Ross H. Garber (born April 3, 1967) is an American

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, and legal analyst. He provides on-air commentary for

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and teaches Political Investigations and Impeachment at

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. He is a former partner in the law firm Shipman & Goodwin and a contributing author to ''Ethical Standards in the Public Sector''.

Early life and education

Garber grew up in

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, and although Jewish, attended the Roman Catholic

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. He graduated from the

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and went on to earn his

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from

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Career

Garber is considered a legal expert on political investigations and impeachment. He defended four United States governors facing impeachment, including: * Governor

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of Connecticut * Governor

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of South Carolina * Governor

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of Alabama * Governor

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of Missouri Garber was a partner at Shipman & Goodwin where he chaired the firm's government investigations and white collar defense group. Garber argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit that public officials and government lawyers have an attorney-client privilege in grand jury investigations. In 2005, the court agreed, rejecting contrary holdings of the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Seventh, Eight, and District of Columbia. As of 2018, Garber works as an on-air legal analyst for CNN and teaches Political Investigations and Impeachment Law at Tulane Law School. He has written for

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and the

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as well as appeared on

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. He is also a contributing author for ''Ethical Standards in the Public Sector''.

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