Dean strang biography

But during his undergrad years, he thought he should pursue a more practical profession. Taking a cue from his aunt Eileen, a “blisteringly smart” and trailblazing lawyer he had long admired, Strang enrolled in law school in 1982.

After stints in employee benefits litigation work, he found himself practicing criminal law—including a run as Wisconsin’s first federal defender.

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In 2006, Strang began representing Steven Avery, a Wisconsin man accused of murder in a case that received worldwide attention after the 2015 release of the Netflix documentary Making a Murderer. Here, the School of Law’s distinguished professor in residence discusses his most important lessons, what needs to change in the criminal justice system, and why he’s optimistic about the next generation of law leaders.