003 Insights from the Inside: Shon Hopwood

Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Podcast

This month GACDL President Scott Key interviewed Georgetown Associate Law Professor Shon Hopwood. Shon was a bank robber who studied law in prison and became a lawyer. In this interview, he shares some great tips on how to understand our clients' stories, how to better communicate with our clients, how to deal with "jailhouse lawyers," how prisons can improve, and more insights from the inside. We hope you enjoy this short and informative edition of the GACDL podcast. Some things discussed in the Podcast: 60 Minutes piece on Shon: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/meet-a-convicted-felon-who-became-a-georgetown-law-professor/ Prison Professors, soon to be Yelp for prisons: https://prisonprofessors.com You can find Shon's book Law Man and other resources here: https://prisonprofessors.com/shop/ Shon's contact information: https://www.law.georgetown.edu/faculty/hopwood-shon.cfm Host Scott Key's blog can be found here: https://www.georgiacriminalappellatelawblog.com If you are a criminal defense lawyer anywhere in the US, we would value your membership. Click JOIN on GACDL's website: www.gacdl.org The judge who sentenced Shon had a blog. You can read it here: https://herculesandtheumpire.com/ Thank you for listening.