Seth Waxman Delivers Keynote at ABA Death Penalty Representation Project's 40th Anniversary Event
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Waxman, a founder of the project, spoke about its history and its work to improve the quality and availability of legal representation for people facing death sentences. Since the project’s founding in 1986, it has connected more than 500 capital cases with pro bono counsel and supported lawyers doing this work. Seth was joined at the podium by Sister Helen Prejean, author of Dead Man Walking, who presented awards to attorneys and firms recognized for their pro bono work in capital defense.
Waxman is co-chair of WilmerHale's Appellate and Supreme Court Litigation Practice and a former Solicitor General of the United States. He has represented death-row inmates since 1979 and has argued many of the Supreme Court's most significant capital cases, including Roper v. Simmons, Hall v. Florida, Hurst v. Florida, Glossip v. Oklahoma, and Hamm v. Smith.