Vanderbilt University Law School has received a $6.8 million gift to endow the creation of The Gail Anderson Cañizares Innocence Clinic.
Chris Guthrie, dean of Vanderbilt, said the gift from the Anbridge Charitable Fund, directed by Gail and Rob Cañizares, will be able to provide students with a transformative educational experience in pursuit of justice for the innocent in Tennessee.
The clinic, which will function as a course available to 2L and 3L students, will launch in Spring 2026.
Students will work on exoneration cases under the supervision of incoming clinic director Anne-Marie Moyes ’02, a long-time federal public defender currently serving as executive director of the Korey Wise Innocence Project at University of Colorado Law School.
The clinic will coordinate with the Tennessee Innocence Project to source cases.
Susan Kay, associate dean for experiential education at Vanderbilt, said the clinic will provide students with an opportunity to help vulnerable clients who are suffering as victims of wrongful convictions.
This generous investment fuels the momentum of Vanderbilt’s Dare to Grow campaign, which surpassed its initial goal last fall and continues to push the boundaries for what’s possible to make an impact across campus and around the world.
Vanderbilt receives $6.8 million gift to establish an innocence clinic
