About Andrea Lyon
Andrea D. Lyon is Clinical Professor of Law, Director of the Center
for Justice in Capital Cases, and Associate Dean for Clinical Programs
at DePaul University College of Law in Chicago. She began her career at
the cook County Public Defender's Office, working her way up to Chief
of the Homicide Task Force, a 22-lawyer unit that represents people
accused of homicide. Lyon has tried more than 130 homicide cases, both
within the public defender's office and elsewhere. She has defended
more than 20 potential capital cases at the trial level. Of these, she
has taken 19 through the penalty phase, and won them all. She lives in
Flossmoor, Illinois.
For more information, view Andrea Lyon's Web site.