Harvey Silverglate
Early life and education
Early life and education
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Born in New York City, Silverglate graduated in 1960 from [Bogota High School](/wiki/Bogota_High_School "Bogota High School") in [Bogota, New Jersey](/wiki/Bogota%2C_New_Jersey "Bogota, New Jersey"). He holds degrees from [Princeton University](/wiki/Princeton_University "Princeton University") (cum laude, 1964\) and [Harvard Law School](/wiki/Harvard_Law_School "Harvard Law School") (1967\).[Harvey Silverglate](https://www.thefire.org/about-us/our-team/harvey-silverglate-0), [Foundation for Individual Rights in Education](/wiki/Foundation_for_Individual_Rights_in_Education "Foundation for Individual Rights in Education"). Accessed July 3, 2023\. "Harvey Silverglate was born in New York (1942\) and was educated at Bogota (N.J.) High School (1960\), Princeton University (1964\), and Harvard Law School (1967\)." He is a practicing attorney, specializing in [civil liberties](/wiki/Civil_liberties "Civil liberties") litigation, [criminal defense](/wiki/Criminal_defense "Criminal defense"), [academic freedom](/wiki/Academic_freedom "Academic freedom"), and students' rights cases. He is counsel to the [Boston](/wiki/Boston "Boston")\-based law firm Zalkind Duncan \& Bernstein.

Among his more prominent clients is [John Eastman](/wiki/John_Eastman "John Eastman"), a fellow attorney controversial for his service to [Donald Trump](/wiki/Donald_Trump "Donald Trump").


What law firm is Harvey Silverglate counsel to?