Bernard Campbell Gavit (b. 1893; d. 1954), Indiana University School of Law’s seventh Dean, was born in Michigan and raised in Hammond, Indiana. He received his B.A. from Wabash College in 1915 and then attended the University of Chicago Law School, graduating in 1920. After spending eight years in his father’s Hammond law firm he accepted the position of Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Oregon in 1928. In 1929, he joined the faculty of the Indiana University School of Law. Gavit served as Dean from 1933 to 1951, the longest Deanship at Indiana to date.

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Writings by Dean Bernard Gavit

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The Privilege of Reexamination in Professional Licensure, Bernard C. Gavit

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The Superiority of Lawyers, Bernard C. Gavit

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Legal Education and Bar Examination, Bernard C. Gavit

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What the Bar Examiners Should Know about the Law Schools, Bernard C. Gavit

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Where Do We Go From Here in Legal Education, Bernard C. Gavit