
Mary Campbell Gallagher
J.D., Ph.D.
NY, USBIO: Mary Campbell Gallagher, J.D., Ph.D.
Trained in law at Harvard and in linguistic theory at the University of Illinois, which awarded her the Ph.D., Dr. Mary Campbell Gallagher is a nationally-recognized authority on the bar examination and rescheduling the bar exam, lawyer practice-readiness, and efficient writing in law and business. She is the author of the book and CDs Scoring High on Bar Exam Essays and of the book Perform Your Best on the Bar Exam Performance Test (MPT): Train to Finish the MPT in 90 Minutes "Like a SportTM." Her company, BarWrite® and BarWrite Press, offers courses and coaching for lawyers and business people on efficient writing, as well as courses and coaching for the bar examination. She lectures nationwide.
Dr. Gallagher is a widely-published professional writer and an active professional member of the National Speakers Association New York City Chapter, on whose board of directors she served for nine years, and which awarded her its highest honor, the Alan Cimberg Award.
Dr. Gallagher is a member of the Committee on Legal Education and Admission to the Legal Profession of the New York State Bar Association. She passed the New York bar examination in July of 1989, and she is a member of the Massachusetts and District of Columbia bars. She is a member of the Federalist Society, the National Association of Scholars, the Authors Guild, the American Society of Journalists and Authors, the New York City Bar Association, the Harvard Club of New York City, the National Arts Club, and numerous other professional, civic, architectural and planning organizations. She is active in the Architectural Committee of the National Arts Club.
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BIO: Mary Campbell Gallagher, J.D., Ph.D.
Trained in law at Harvard and in linguistic theory at the University of Illinois, which awarded her the Ph.D., Dr. Mary Campbell Gallagher is a nationally-recognized authority on the bar examination and rescheduling the bar exam, lawyer practice-readiness, and efficient writing in law and business. She is the author of the book and CDs Scoring High on Bar Exam Essays and of the book Perform Your Best on the Bar Exam Performance Test (MPT): Train to Finish the MPT in 90 Minutes "Like a SportTM." Her company, BarWrite® and BarWrite Press, offers courses and coaching for lawyers and business people on efficient writing, as well as courses and coaching for the bar examination. She lectures nationwide.
Dr. Gallagher is a widely-published professional writer and an active professional member of the National Speakers Association New York City Chapter, on whose board of directors she served for nine years, and which awarded her its highest honor, the Alan Cimberg Award.
Dr. Gallagher is a member of the Committee on Legal Education and Admission to the Legal Profession of the New York State Bar Association. She passed the New York bar examination in July of 1989, and she is a member of the Massachusetts and District of Columbia bars. She is a member of the Federalist Society, the National Association of Scholars, the Authors Guild, the American Society of Journalists and Authors, the New York City Bar Association, the Harvard Club of New York City, the National Arts Club, and numerous other professional, civic, architectural and planning organizations. She is active in the Architectural Committee of the National Arts Club.
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