Dr. Michael Gerhardt

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Michael Gerhardt is an accomplished academic and author, serving as an Adjunct Professor at the University of North Carolina School of Law. His teaching and research predominantly focus on constitutional conflicts involving presidents and Congress. Gerhardt has authored seven influential books, including 'Lincoln’s Mentors' (Harper Collins, 2021), and has written extensively on topics such as impeachment, presidential power, and Supreme Court precedent. With more than a hundred law review articles and numerous op-eds in leading publications including SCOTUSblog, The New York Times, and The Washington Post, Gerhardt's insights have contributed significantly to public discourse on constitutional law. Notably, his book 'Forgotten Presidents' (Oxford University Press 2013) was acknowledged as one of the Financial Times’ non-fiction books of 2013. Having graduated from the University of Chicago Law School, where he was a member of the Order of the Coif, Gerhardt has also held notable legal positions, including clerking for Chief District Judge Robert McRae and practicing law in Washington and Atlanta. Furthermore, he has played an integral role in various congressional testimonies and has commented on high-profile impeachment proceedings involving presidents Clinton and Trump.

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