Jarrett Adams was wrongfully convicted of sexual assault at age 17 and sentenced to 28 years in a maximum-security prison. After serving nearly 10 years and filing multiple appeals, Adams was exonerated with the assistance of the Wisconsin Innocence Project. Adams used the injustice he endured as inspiration to become an advocate for the underserved and often uncounted. After law school, he completed a public interest law fellowship with Judge Ann Claire Williams on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. This is the same court that reversed Adams’s conviction because of his trial lawyer’s constitutional deficiencies. Adams’s remarkable story has captured both local and national media attention.

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