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Michael Semanchik
Image of man in his thirties in a business suit, smiling at the camera
Born
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
NationalityAmerican
EducationDuquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA (B.S.)
Alma materCalifornia Western School of Law (CWSL) (J.D. with honors)
OccupationLawyer
Years active2008-Present
EmployerCalifornia Western School of Law
OrganizationCalifornia Innocence Project
Known forLegal exoneration of convicted prisoners
Prison reform advocate
TitleManaging Attorney
Children2
AwardsCalifornia Lawyer Attorney of the Year (2013)
Top Attorney, San Diego Daily Transcript (2014)
(See Honors, presentations and publications section below)

Michael "Mike" Semanchik is the Executive Director of The Innocence Center (TIC) and former Managing Attorney at the California Innocence Project (CIP).[1] As part of his work with CIP, he has been involved in many cases involving the exoneration of previously convicted prisoners, working closely with the organization's director, Justin Brooks, and also preparing petitions for many of CIP's clients.[1][2] After working at CIP while still a law student at California Western School of Law, following graduation in 2010 he became an investigator and then a staff attorney there.[1][3]

He was involved in the high-profile case of star linebacker Brian Banks, and was instrumental in Banks' exoneration in 2012 from a wrongful 2002 conviction as a sex offender, which had destroyed Banks' promising career as a high-school athlete.[4][5][6] As a result of his work on this case, the (now defunct) California Lawyer Magazine named Semanchik Attorney of the Year in 2013.[7]

In the Spring of 2013, Semanchik and two other CIP attorneys walked over 700 miles from San Diego to Sacramento in an event called The Innocence March, a public protest against the incarceration of twelve California inmates they considered innocent, which also served to bring awareness to the problem of wrongly convicted prisoners.[4][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15] They also presented twelve petitions to California Governor Jerry Brown, demanding clemency for the twelve.[9]

Semanchik has spoken at a number of conferences relating to investigations and his work with the California Innocence Project.[1] He has appeared in the media relating to this work over three dozen times. He has also authored essays relating to the criminal justice system, advocating for reform.[16][17][18] In 2014, the San Diego Daily Transcript recognized Semanchik in its list of "Top Attorneys."[19]

  1. ^ a b c d "Our Staff". California Innocence Project. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Alissa Bjerkhoel '08 and managing attorney Mike Semanchik '10 discussing Kim Long". YouTube.com. Clip hot mỗi ngày. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Michael Semanchik, Staff Attorney". Faculty and Staff Directory. California Western School of Law. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  4. ^ a b Cocca, Christina (11 May 2013). "Brian Banks and His Mother Join "Innocence March" to Protest Wrongful Convictions". NBC-4 Los Angeles. NBC. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  5. ^ Koehler, Francie (12 December 2013). "Exonerating the Innocent". PI's Declassified. VoiceAmerica. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  6. ^ "Brian Banks". California Innocence Project. California Innocence Project. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  7. ^ "alumni updates" (PDF). Duquesne University Magazine [pdf] (Spring 2013): 40. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  8. ^ "Route and Stops". Innocence March. California Innocence Project. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  9. ^ a b Golden, Cory (18 June 2013). "Attorneys trek 700 miles to press Brown for clemency". The Davis Enterprise. McNaughton Newspapers, Inc. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  10. ^ Figueroa, Teri (30 April 2013). "'Innocence March' headed from SD to Sacramento". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  11. ^ Cabrera, Marissa (25 April 2013). "San Diego's Innocence Project To Embark On 600-Mile Journey". KPBS. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  12. ^ Sherwin, Doug (16 April 2013). "California Innocence Project's Innocence March to begin April 27". The Daily Transcript. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  13. ^ "CIP Attorneys Talk to San Diego's KPBS about Upcoming Innocence March". California Innocence Project. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  14. ^ Semanchik, Mike. "I'm Walking 600 Miles for the Innocent – Innocence March Update". California Innocence Project. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  15. ^ Gormlie, Frank (2 May 2013). "Ocean Beach Lawyer Leads Innocence Project March to Sacramento". OB Rag. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  16. ^ Semanchik, Michael. "The U.S. Prison System – Why We Need Reform". California Innocence Project. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  17. ^ Semanchik, Michael. "Being Smart on Crime". California Innocence Project. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  18. ^ Semanchik, Michael (February 2015). "California's New Evidence Standard Needs a Makeover" (PDF). Riverside Lawyer Magazine. 65 (2): 15. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  19. ^ "San Diego County Top Attorneys: Top Attorney 2014: Finalist". San Diego Source. San Diego Daily Transcript. Retrieved 7 October 2017.

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