Regent University School of Law

Law school in Virginia, United States
Regent University School of Law
Parent schoolRegent University
Religious affiliationEvangelicalism
Established1986
DeanBradley J. Lingo
LocationVirginia Beach, Virginia
Enrollment287
Faculty20
USNWR ranking125th (2024)[1]
Websitewww.regent.edu/school-of-law

Regent University School of Law is the law school of Regent University, a private Christian university in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It was founded in 1986 and accredited by the American Bar Association in 1996.[3]

Admissions statistics

For the entering class of 2022, the median LSAT score was 157 and the median undergraduate GPA was 3.63.[2]

ABA national competition wins and moot court program

Moot court teams from the Regent University School of Law have placed as quarter-finalists or better in over 100 moot court competitions, winning more than 40 national and regional events.[4] In 2006 and 2007, Regent Law won several national ABA moot court and negotiation competitions succeeding against teams from Harvard and Yale.[5][6][7][8] Regent's moot court program was ranked sixth in the nation in 2015.[9]

Notable People

Deans

  • Jeffrey A. Brauch (2000–2015)
  • Michael V. Hernandez (2015–2019)
  • Mark D. Martin (2019–2022)
  • Bradley Lingo (2022–present)

Faculty

  • John D. Ashcroft
  • Erin Hawley
  • James Duane
  • Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito

Alumni

  • Bob McDonnell, graduated 1989
  • Daniel Kelly, graduated 1991

References

  1. ^ "Regent University". U.S. News & World Report – Best Law Schools. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Regent University – ABA Required Disclosure 509, 2022" (PDF). Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Aba Grants Accreditation to Regent Law School".
  4. ^ "Regent Law - Awards and Specialty Competitions". Regent.edu. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  5. ^ Savage, Charlie (April 8, 2007). "Scandal puts spotlight on Christian law school". Boston Globe. Retrieved 2007-04-15.
  6. ^ Moyers, Bill (May 11, 2007). "Bill Moyers Journal Transcript". PBS. Retrieved 2007-12-12.
  7. ^ "ABA Law Student Division 2006-07 Negotiation Competition National Competition Results" (PDF). American Bar Association. Retrieved 2007-12-12.
  8. ^ "Regent Law - Competition Championships & Awards". Regent University. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
  9. ^ "Regent University News - Regent University School of Law Ranked No. 6 for Best Moot Court Program". Regent.edu. 2015-03-12. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
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