Associate Professor of Law
J.D., University of Pennsylvania School of Law
E-mail:
jepstein@widener.edu Phone: 302.477.2031
Jules Epstein is Associate Professor at Widener's Delaware campus. Professor Epstein joined Widener from the highly respected Philadelphia criminal defense firm of Kairys, Rudovsky, Epstein & Messing, and teaches criminal law and evidence courses.
A 1978 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania School of Law, Professor Epstein began his legal career with the Defender Association of Philadelphia. He was an adjunct professor at the University of Pennsylvania from 1988 through 2006, has taught in and prepared materials for countless continuing legal education programs, and has authored dozens of articles and book chapters on criminal law and evidence topics.
Since 2001, Professor Epstein has served on a statewide (Pennsylvania) faculty for training lawyers in capital cases. He now serves as faculty for a National Judicial College program training judges in capital case representation.
Professor Epstein is a member of the National Institute of Justice working group on Principles of Forensic DNA for Officers of the Court, which has designed a CD-ROM of educational materials for judges, prosecutors and defense attorneys. In Pennsylvania, he is a member of a group of lawyers, judges and academics revising the Suggested Standard Jury Instruction, Criminal.
Professor Epstein is the recipient of the 1999 Roscoe Pound Foundation award for "Excellence in Teaching Trial Advocacy" and the 2005 Outstanding Faculty Award at the law school.
Selected Recent Publications Books
- Proving Criminal Defenses (Jules Epstein ed., Bender 1994).
Chapters
- Sexually Violent Predators, in THE PROSECUTION AND DEFENSE OF SEX CRIMES, Chapter 41 (Bender 1976; chap. 2007).
- Drug Offenses and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, in DEFENSE OF NARCOTICS CASES, Chapter 5B (Bender 1972; chap. 2007).