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Jules Epstein is the Edward D. Ohlbaum Professor of Law and Director of Advocacy Programs at Temple University's Beasley School of Law. He previously served as a partner at the Philadelphia criminal defense firm Kairys, Rudovsky, Messing, Feinberg, & Lin LLP and remains of counsel there. Epstein also held roles as Director of the Taishoff Advocacy, Technology, and Public Service Institute at Widener School of Law and an adjunct professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School from 1988 to 2006.
Epstein earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Pennsylvania School of Law in 1978 and a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts (Magna cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa) from the University of Pennsylvania in 1975. His legal career began at the Defender Association of Philadelphia.
His research focuses on criminal law, evidence, capital cases, eyewitness reliability, and forensic science validity. He has authored numerous articles and book chapters, including co-editing Scientific Evidence Review (2013) and The Future of Evidence (2011). Epstein has also served on national and state-level committees addressing wrongful convictions, forensic science standards, and jury instructions.
Epstein's awards include the Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching (2011), the Liberty Award (2013), and the Outstanding Faculty Award (2015). He frequently lectures on evidence law, capital case strategies, and forensic science at judicial colleges and CLE programs.
He leads Temple's advocacy programs, emphasizing practical training for students in trial advocacy and forensic analysis. Epstein remains actively involved in high-stakes capital litigation and serves as an expert witness on eyewitness identification and forensic validity issues.
