Jennifer Franklin

Bio

Jennifer Franklin is an associate professor of law and the director of the Center for Bar Passage. After attending Virginia Tech and working in social services, Franklin graduated summa cum laude from Regent University School of Law.

She comes to Regent from William & Mary, where she served as the director of academic success and bar preparation, was the moot court advisor, and taught legal writing, appellate advocacy, and Virginia civil procedure.

Previously, Franklin began her academic career at Regent in a teaching fellowship, where she helped develop the university’s academic success program.

Before entering academia, she clerked for Chief Justice Perry Hooper on the Alabama Supreme Court and served as an assistant attorney general in the Criminal Litigation Section, defending criminal convictions on appeal. She also worked for the Supreme Court of Virginia as the habeas supervisor, where she handled thousands of habeas corpus cases.

Franklin and her husband have six children and six grandchildren. They enjoy cruising and spending time with their family. For the past 20 years, she has volunteered as a role player for regional police academies.

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When I stepped onto Regent’s campus for the very first time, I knew I was being called to join Regent. Attending law school at Regent was an incredible experience and my entire family considers Regent home. I have spent my career working to return to Regent to assist with the mission. The love and commitment that Regent’s faculty has for the Lord, the mission, and its students is unparalleled, and I am humbled and honored to join them.