Harvey A. Silverglate

Harvey A. Silverglate

Harvey A. Silverglate (born May 10, 1942) is an attorney based out of Cambridge, Massachusetts. He is the co-founder, with Alan Charles Kors, of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), for which he also serves as the current Chairman of the Board of Directors. [ [http://www.thefire.org/index.php/person/3439.html "Harvey Silverglate" Foundation for Individual Rights in Education. Accessed 20 March 2008.] ]

He holds degrees from Princeton University ('64) and Harvard Law School ('67). He is a practicing attorney, specializing in civil liberties litigation, criminal defense, academic freedom, and students' rights cases. He is Of Counsel to the Boston-based law firm Good & Cormier.

In addition to his law practice, Silverglate is also a journalist and writer. He is a regular columnist for the "Boston Phoenix", writing on politics, law, and civil liberties. [ [http://thephoenix.com/Author.aspx?name=HARVEY%20SILVERGLATE "Harvey Silverglate" The Boston Phoenix. Accessed 20 March 2008.] ] He writes 'The Free for All' blog for the "Phoenix" with Wendy Kaminer. [ [http://www.thefreeforall.net/ The Free for All. Accessed 20 March 2008.] ] In addition to his regular column and blog, he also has written columns and op-eds for the "Wall Street Journal", the "Boston Globe", the "Los Angeles Times", the "National Law Journal", Reason magazine, and other publications. [ [http://www.harveysilverglate.com/publications.html "Publications" Accessed 20 March 2008.] ]

Silverglate is a member of the board of the Massachuetts chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union. He has also taught at Harvard Law School, the University of Massachusetts College III (in Boston), and at the Cambridge Rindge and Latin School.

Silverglate is married to the portrait photographer Elsa Dorfman. Their son Isaac lives in New York City.

Books

* "Three Felonies a Day: How the Feds Target Innocent Americans" ('forthcoming' 2008)
* "The Shadow University: The Betrayal Of Liberty On America's Campuses" by Alan Charles Kors (Author) and Harvey A. Silverglate (Author) ISBN 0-06-097772-8 (1999)

References

External links

* [http://www.thefire.org/index.php Foundation for Individual Rights in Education]
* [http://www.harveysilverglate.com Harvey Silverglate]


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