Forensic Justice Project

Name

Forensic Justice Project

Legal name

Forensic Justice Project

Website

https://forensicjusticeproject.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Criminal Justice Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (54111)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Criminal Defense (BPAHAAAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

Criminal Investigations & Forensics (Detectives, Crime Labs, CSI) (BPAIAGAI)

Keywords

• Wrongful conviction defense
• Forensic evidence litigation
• Post-conviction relief
• Criminal justice nonprofit
• Amicus curiae advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Portland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Donations and Grants: FJP is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization (Tax ID: 83-1241315) that relies on tax-deductible donations from the public. Donations can be made by check or debit/credit card.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Forensic Justice Project is a nonprofit legal organization that helps attorneys in Oregon criminal cases understand, challenge, and develop forensic evidence, and provides direct representation for defendants asserting factual innocence. Services span pre-trial, appellate, and post-conviction phases and include co-counsel partnerships, amicus curiae filings, and legal education and training. All services focus on addressing faulty or misleading forensic evidence in Oregon state and federal criminal proceedings.

Product overview

The Forensic Justice Project is a single-service legal organization offering comprehensive support for wrongful conviction cases in Oregon. The core offerings include direct case investigation and litigation for exoneration, strategic litigation to change Oregon law, co-counsel partnerships with defense attorneys, legal education and training programs, and amicus curiae filings. All services focus on addressing faulty or misleading forensic evidence in criminal proceedings at pre-trial, appeal, or post-conviction phases.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Exoneration Services Investigates and litigates cases to exonerate men and women who have been wrongfully convicted in cases that involve forensic evidence. Targeted at defense attorneys and individuals in Oregon criminal cases at pre-trial, appeal, or post-conviction stages.
• Strategic Litigation Works to improve Oregon law through strategic litigation in select cases involving forensics, targeting systemic change in how forensic evidence is treated by Oregon courts.
• Associate as Counsel Partners with other lawyers to address forensics in their cases, either by appearing as co-counsel or collaborating behind the scenes, for Oregon defense attorneys needing forensic expertise.
• Education and Training Educates and trains other lawyers to address forensics in criminal cases, building the capacity of the Oregon defense bar to handle forensic evidence issues.
• Amicus Curiae Representation Appears as amicus curiae to help educate the courts on issues relating to forensics, including in significant appellate matters such as the Ninth Circuit Frank Gable wrongful conviction appeal.

Quantifiable outcome

• Nicholas McGuffin exonerated December 17, 2019 after 9 years of wrongful imprisonment for manslaughter
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core, moderate and minor.

• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 March 2020FJP attorneys Janis Puracal and Aliza Kaplan published an article with NACDL explaining why some forensics can be unreliable and what lawyers should do about it. The article was featured in The Champion magazine.
• O'Connor WebercoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 2 December 2019FJP partnered with O'Connor Weber law firm to represent Nicholas McGuffin at his post-conviction trial, where his conviction was overturned based on exculpatory DNA evidence that was never disclosed to the jury.
• NIST Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science (OSAC)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerJanis Puracal is a member of the Legal Task Group for OSAC, established by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). This connection helps inform FJP's work on forensic science standards and reliability.
• Lewis & Clark Law SchoolminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJanis Puracal serves as an adjunct professor at Lewis & Clark Law School where she teaches a course on wrongful convictions, helping educate the next generation of attorneys.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Direct peers

• California Innocence Project: California Western School of Law–affiliated innocence organization that reviews innocence claims and litigates post-conviction cases. Direct peer in the same innocence-project service category, at larger scale.
• Center for Integrity in Forensic Sciences: Mission-driven organization focused on strengthening forensic science standards and challenging unreliable forensic evidence. Direct peer on the forensic-science-policy dimension of FJP's strategic litigation work.
• Innocence Project: The flagship national innocence organization, founded at Cardozo Law, working to exonerate wrongfully convicted people and reform the criminal justice system. Direct peer because FJP operates the same core model (post-conviction innocence litigation) at a sub-national scale.
• Innocence Project Network (state and regional affiliates): Network of affiliated innocence organizations across U.S. states that share the Innocence Project model. Direct peers in the same innocence-project service category, varying in size and capacity.
• Oregon Innocence Project: Oregon-based innocence organization that also takes post-conviction innocence cases in Oregon courts. Most direct state-level peer to FJP and the most obvious source of competitive overlap in the same geography.
• Wisconsin Innocence Project: University of Wisconsin Law School–affiliated innocence project, where FJP's Senior Staff Attorney Byron Lichstein previously worked. Direct peer in innocence litigation and forensic-evidence challenges.
• Northwestern University Center on Wrongful Convictions: Academic innocence clinic at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law investigating and litigating claims of actual innocence. Direct peer in innocence/clinical litigation with similar forensic-evidence focus.

Broad incumbents

• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL): The largest national membership organization for criminal defense lawyers. Broader incumbent that FJP partners with (NACDL published FJP's article in The Champion), and which addresses forensic-evidence issues across a much wider scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/forensic-justice-project

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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