Cynthia Goode Works graduated from Texas A&M University with a degree sociology, received her law degree from American University Washington College of Law (AUWCL) and a Master of Laws, (L.L.M) in Trial Advocacy, with highest honors, from Temple University, James E. Beasley School of Law.. A criminal defense attorney, law professor and advocacy consultant, Cynthia Goode Works was recently selected as the Director of the Stephen S. Weinstein Advocacy Program at AUWCL. She has a solid background in the academic arena, having held faculty appointments at George Mason University School of Law, Howard University School of Law, and AUWCL. She served as the Director of Education for the National Legal Aid & Defender Association and Staff Attorney of the D.C. Public Defender Service. She’s a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
