Bio

Gordon J. Beggs has taught for 20 years at Cleveland State University College of Law. He served as founding President of Christian Legal Services of Cleveland, a church based legal aid program for the poor, and President of Community ReEntry, a ministry to persons involved with the criminal justice system. Prior to his teaching, he worked for 20 years with the ACLU, beginning as a Law Students Civil Rights Research Council Intern and finishing as Legal Director of the ACLU of Ohio. He has written on civil rights litigation and faith and the law and penned an autobiography, FROM NIXON UNTO NIXON - THE TALE OF A PUBLIC INTEREST LAWYER.