Berl Falbaum is a political reporter for The Detroit News, an administrative aide to Michigan’s lieutenant governor, has done corporate PR for 30 years, has been an adjunct member of Wayne State University’s journalism department for 45 years, and is the author of nine books.

Alton Logan, of Chicago, was convicted of a murder he did not commit. Four attorneys knew he was innocent from the outset (their own client had committed the crime), but because of lawyer-client confidentiality, they remained silent for more than 2 ½ decades. They broke their silence when their client died.

This is the second in OLLI’S distinguished lecture series for 2018-19. A total of ten lectures will be presented covering a variety of topics. The next lecture will be November 20, 2018. The topic will be: What Happened in the November 2018 Elections.