Bryan Stevenson Height, Weight, Religion, Net Worth, Age, Biography

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Bryan Stevenson

Last Updated: 26 Feb, 2023 | Views: 487

Age: 64

Profession: Lawyer

Famous For: Executive Director of the Equal Justice Initiative

Higher Education: Eastern University (BA) Harvard University (JD, MPP)

Bryan Stevenson Religion, Birthday, Age

Date of Birth

14 Nov, 1959 (64 Years 11 Months 1 Day)

Birth Country

United States

Birth State/Province

Delaware

Birth District

Milton

Birth Sign

Scorpio

Religion

Christianity

Nationalities

American

Bryan Stevenson Early life, Education, Career, Awards, Achievements, Controversy, Unknown Facts

About (Profile/Biography):

Bryan Stevenson, a well-known American lawyer, was born in Delaware. An American attorney, clinical lecturer, and social activist, Bryan Stevenson has devoted his life to fighting for the rights of minorities and the disadvantaged. Growing up in a segregated neighborhood, he was exposed to all forms of discrimination. Stevenson discovered how the integrated society had been denied equal treatment in the justice system while working as an intern at the "Southern Center for Human Rights." In Montgomery, Alabama, he started the "Equal Justice Initiative" to establish uniform legal counsel and get rid of the death penalty.

Bryan Stevenson Career:

His attempts to promote social fairness have primarily contributed to the homogeneity of the American judicial system. At the moment, Stevenson teaches legal theory at the "New York University School of Law."

Bryan has guest lectures on the law at Yale, Harvard, and the University of Michigan law schools. Stevenson, a frequent public speaker, favors expanding possibilities for public service and recognizes the contribution of law schools to the construction of a more equitable and consistent legal system in the nation.

Bryan advocated for allowing parole eligibility for mentally impaired and juvenile offenders.

Stevenson has presided over countless instances where racially biased defendants received reasonable legal representation and just verdicts, and the death penalty was overturned while working with the group.

Bryan Stevenson Achievements and Awards:

Stevenson received the "Distinguished Teaching Award" from "New York University" in 2006.

The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute Fred L. Shuttlesworth Award, the American Psychiatric Association Human Rights Award, and the Smithsonian Magazine American Ingenuity Award in Social Progress were given to Bryan Stevenson in 2012.

Stevenson was given the Thurgood Marshall Award by the American Bar Association in 2016.