Barry Scheck is co-founder and special counsel at the Innocence Project. Barry has litigated and taught extensively in both the “hard” and behavioral forensic sciences. His trials frequently redefine and expand the parameters of permissible defenses involving forensic psychiatry and laboratory science. Barry's cases often result in enhancing public awareness of systemic problems, improving the criminal justice system, and legislative reform. Barry was counsel for Louise Woodward, a British au pair who was tried in 1997 in a landmark Shaken Baby Syndrome prosecution.