Our Advisory Board  
Professor Kenneth G. Gormley is a professor at Duquesne University School of Law, specializing in First Amendment and constitutional law. He formerly served as Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Legislative Reapportionment Commission, and was a private practice attorney. Professor Gormley’s authorized biography, Archibald Cox: Conscience of a Nation won the 1999 Bruce K. Gould Book Award for an outstanding law-related publication. He has served as a special clerk to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, and is the author of a treatise on the Pennsylvania Constitution. He has testified in the United States Senate and the Pennsylvania Senate on a variety of constitutional issues.
   

The Segal Institute is counseled by a distinguished Advisory Board comprised of former judges, law school professors, and experienced appellate practitioners, each of whom is schooled in the unique perspective of the appellate court and dedicated to the advancement of appellate advocacy. The Advisory Board offers strategic planning to the Segal Institute, as well as real-world appellate experience, moot court participation, and other appellate consulting services. The Board members draw from their vast skills, knowledge, and familiarity with appellate practice to guide the Segal Institute in furthering its goal of providing expert appellate consultation and raising the bar of appellate advocacy.