Professor Godfrey received his B.A. with honors (history and philosophy) and M.A. (literature) from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He received his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School. Prior to joining IIT Chicago-Kent he was the sole practitioner of the Law Office of Douglas Wm. Godfrey, where he practiced litigation, including criminal defense, civil litigation and appellate practice. Before establishing his own firm, he was a prosecutor in the Kings County District Attorney's office, where he served in the sex crimes and homicide bureaus.
After leaving New York, Professor Godfrey joined a large Chicago law firm, Katten, Muchin and Zavis, where he was a litigation attorney. He is a member of the Illinois State Bar, New York State Bar, United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (including the Trial Bar), United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, Illinois Attorneys for Criminal Justice (Board of Directors), Chicago Bar Association, Illinois State Bar Association, and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
J.D., University of Michigan Law School
M.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
B.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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“A curious part of sentencing is that no one will get the answer to the question we all have asked: Why did he do it?” said Doug Godfrey, a professor of legal writing and research at Chicago-Kent College of Law. “He won’t say and I doubt he will take responsibility or apologize. So, as to the fundamental question, we will not know.”
Chicago Sun-Times
“Causation is links in a chain, and that’s a very long chain,” says Doug Godfrey, professor of legal writing and research at Chicago-Kent College of Law. “There’s also intervening causes, which can break the chain. I’m sure the defense can point to many other things or people that may have contributed.”
Chicago Sun-Times