Frank R. Herrmann is Professor of Law Emeritus at Boston College Law School. His writing covers subjects including criminal legal history, roman-canon law, and the forensic use of history. He is an experienced criminal defense attorney in the trial and appellate courts of Massachusetts.

Brownlow M. Speer formerly served as the Chief Appellate Attorney of the Massachusetts state public defence agency. During his career, he was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers and received numerous awards including the Kutak-Dodds Prize for public defense. He was a graduate of Haverford College, Oxford University, and Harvard Law School.