International Conference on the Future of Legal Education

John Burwell Garvey

Professor Garvey directs the Daniel Webster Scholar Honors Program. The only program of its kind in the nation, it is a comprehensive practice-based teaching and bar licensing program, designed to make law students client-ready. Garvey combines nearly 30 years of trial practice and vast experience as a mediator and arbitrator with extensive teaching experience. He started teaching Evidence at Pierce Law in 1985, and now also teaches Pretrial Advocacy, Negotiations, and the Webster Scholar Capstone Course, which focuses on becoming client-ready. During his years of practice, Professor Garvey has received numerous honors, including the New Hampshire Civil Liberties Union "Bill of Rights Award". He has been selected for Best Lawyers in America, Super Lawyers, Who's Who in America, Who's Who in American Law, and is A/V rated by Martindale-Hubbell.