A vitally important and complex set of rules governs which courts, or nonjudicial bodies, can hear which kinds of legal disputes, and how cases proceed in these venues from initiation to final resolution. Harvard Law has some of the nation’s top experts in civil and criminal procedure, from whom you will gain a deep understanding of federal and state court systems, including which courts have the power to hear and adjudicate particular disputes and the rules and practices by which these courts operate.
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Faculty
HLS Professors
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Nikolas Bowie
Louis D. Brandeis Professor of Law
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Esme Caramello
Clinical Professor of Law
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Ryan D. Doerfler
Howard J. and Katherine W. Aibel Professor of Law
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Martha Field
Langdell Professor of Law
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Keith Fogg
Clinical Professor of Law, Emeritus
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Jeannie S. Gersen
John H. Watson, Jr. Professor of Law
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Jack Goldsmith
Learned Hand Professor of Law
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James Greiner
The Honorable S. William Green Professor of Public Law
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Vicki Jackson
Laurence H. Tribe Professor of Constitutional Law
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Alan Jenkins
Professor of Practice
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Andrew Kaufman
Charles Stebbins Fairchild Professor of Law, Emeritus
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Randall Kennedy
Michael R. Klein Professor of Law
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Richard Lazarus
Charles Stebbins Fairchild Professor of Law
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Anna Lvovsky
Bennett Boskey Professor of Law
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John Manning
Harvard University Provost
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Richard M. Re
Fessenden Professor of Law
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David Rosenberg
Lee S. Kreindler Professor of Law, Emeritus
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Bill Rubenstein
Bruce Bromley Professor of Law
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Stephen Sachs
Antonin Scalia Professor of Law
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Larry Schwartztol
Professor of Practice
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Steven Shavell
Samuel R. Rosenthal Professor of Law and Economics
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Joseph Singer
Bussey Professor of Law
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Laurence H. Tribe
Carl M. Loeb University Professor, Emeritus
Visiting Professors & Lecturers
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Yas Banifatemi
Visiting Professor of Law
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Richard Clary
Lecturer on Law
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Michael R. Dreeben
Lecturer on Law
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Janet M. Freilich
Visiting Professor of Law
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Joshua E. Gardner
Lecturer on Law
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Nina Gayleard
Lecturer on Law
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Karen Green
Lecturer on Law
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Thomas B. Griffith
Lecturer on Law
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Scott Michelman
Shikes Fellow in Civil Liberties and Civil Rights and Lecturer on Law
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Kevin Newsom
Lecturer on Law
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Luke Nikas
Lecturer on Law
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Leah Plunkett
Meyer Research Lecturer on Law
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Dan Smail
Frank B. Baird, Jr. Professor of History, Harvard University
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Louis Tompros
Hieken Lecturer in Patent Law
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Elizabeth Tuttle Newman
Lecturer on Law
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Jonathan Wroblewski
Lecturer on Law
Clinics
Research Programs and Centers
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| Appellate Courts and Advocacy Workshop | Winter 2027 Course | |
| Civil Procedure 1 | Fall 2026 Course | |
| Civil Procedure 2 | Fall 2026 Course | |
| Civil Procedure 3 | Fall 2026 Course | |
| Civil Procedure 4 | Fall 2026 Course | |
| Civil Procedure 5 | Fall 2026 Course | |
| Civil Procedure 6 | Fall 2026 Course |