Stephen Gard
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Stephen W. Gard has reportedly been checked into a Northeast Ohio hospital as of 10/25/2011.
Stephen W. Gard is a Professor of Law at Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
in Cleveland, Ohio
.
After earning his B.A.
from DePauw University
he went on to earn his J.D.
from Indiana University
(where he was an editor of the Indiana Law Review) and subsequently an LL.M. from the University of Chicago
.
Professor Gard was in private practice before beginning his law teaching career at Gonzaga University
. During his time at Cleveland-Marshall, he has written widely in the area of first amendment rights. He has written briefs in cases before the United States Supreme Court and has testified before Congressional Committees on labor reform.
Gard was previously married to Connie Schultz
, columnist for The Plain Dealer and wife of U.S. Senator
Sherrod Brown
.
Stephen W. Gard is a Professor of Law at Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
The Cleveland–Marshall College of Law is the law school of Cleveland State University, located in Cleveland, Ohio. The school traces its origins to the founding of Cleveland Law School in 1897 which, in 1946, merged with the John Marshall School of Law, founded in 1916, to become Cleveland–Marshall...
in Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
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After earning his B.A.
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
from DePauw University
DePauw University
DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana, USA, is a private, national liberal arts college with an enrollment of approximately 2,400 students. The school has a Methodist heritage and was originally known as Indiana Asbury University. DePauw is a member of both the Great Lakes Colleges Association...
he went on to earn his J.D.
Juris Doctor
Juris Doctor is a professional doctorate and first professional graduate degree in law.The degree was first awarded by Harvard University in the United States in the late 19th century and was created as a modern version of the old European doctor of law degree Juris Doctor (see etymology and...
from Indiana University
Indiana University
Indiana University is a multi-campus public university system in the state of Indiana, United States. Indiana University has a combined student body of more than 100,000 students, including approximately 42,000 students enrolled at the Indiana University Bloomington campus and approximately 37,000...
(where he was an editor of the Indiana Law Review) and subsequently an LL.M. from the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
.
Professor Gard was in private practice before beginning his law teaching career at Gonzaga University
Gonzaga University
Gonzaga University is a private Roman Catholic university located in Spokane, Washington, United States. Founded in 1887 by the Society of Jesus, it is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities and is named after the young Jesuit saint, Aloysius Gonzaga...
. During his time at Cleveland-Marshall, he has written widely in the area of first amendment rights. He has written briefs in cases before the United States Supreme Court and has testified before Congressional Committees on labor reform.
Gard was previously married to Connie Schultz
Connie Schultz
Connie Schultz , of Avon, Ohio, has been a nationally syndicated columnist based at The Cleveland Plain Dealer newspaper. She won the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for commentary and had been finalist for the 2003 Pulitzer Prize in feature writing....
, columnist for The Plain Dealer and wife of U.S. Senator
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
Sherrod Brown
Sherrod Brown
Sherrod Campbell Brown is the senior United States Senator from Ohio and a member of the Democratic Party. Before his election to the U.S. Senate, he was a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Ohio's 13th congressional district from 1993 to 2007...
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