Iris . Eytan

Protect Ethical Prosecutors (PEP)

Iris Eytan, Esq., is the CEO and founder of Protect Ethical Prosecutors, a non-profit dedicated to educating the public about the nationwide problem of prosecutorial misconduct, and reforming the criminal legal system to hold deter prosecutors accountable for their misconduct. Iris has been a fierce advocate for a just criminal legal system for nearly 30 years. As a criminal defense lawyer, Iris represented thousands of defendants and obtained numerous acquittals in high-profile cases and murder trials. Iris has received numerous accolades from Best Lawyers in America, Best Law Firms in America and 5280 Magazine, Law Week’s Barrister’s Best and was featured on the cover of Colorado Super Lawyers Magazine.  In the high-profile case, People v. Barry Morphew, Iris and her team uncovered egregious prosecutorial misconduct that resulted in the dismissal of Mr. Morphew’s first-degree murder charges, disbarment of the elected District Attorney, and the public censoring of two additional prosecutors. It was after this case in 2022 that Iris decided to cease her criminal law practice and found PEP, in the hopes of ending the prosecutorial misconduct she witnessed throughout her career.

 

(03/26)