Marty Tankleff

Co-Director

Marty Tankleff is the current Peter P. Mullen Distinguished Visiting Professor at Georgetown University (previous recipients include Ron Klaine, Seth Waxman, Paul Clement, Maureen Mahoney, and others) and an Adjunct Professor of Law at Georgetown Law Center.  At Georgetown, in addition to teaching the undergraduate version of Making an Exoneree, Marty also co-teaches the Making an Exoneree Law class with Joy Evans. Through the work at Georgetown, Marty and Marc are either co-counsel or advisory team members on cases in several different states.

At Barket Epstein, Mr. Tankleff will focus on wrongful convictions, prisoner and civil rights while working hand in hand with other members of the firm on criminal defense, civil matters, and related legal matters.

Marty’s zealous advocacy for those who have been wrongly convicted stems from his own personal experience.

Marty was wrongfully convicted on June 28, 1990, for the murder of his parents, Seymour and Arlene, two years earlier. At the time of his arrest, Mr. Tankleff was a 17-year-old student, embarking on his Senior year of High School. In the blink of an eye, his life changed. After being sentenced to two consecutive terms of 25 years to life, Mr. Tankleff filed a 2003 appeal with new evidence from almost two dozen witnesses.