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Author: Paul Allen, Associate Director of M.A. in Financial Planning & Law Depending on who you ask, there are somewhere between 4 and 7 steps in the process of  ‘problem solving’... identify, analyze, describe, etc . No matter how many steps you recognize in your problem solving process, the issue is never resolved unless there is implementation of a solution . I am Director of the CFP Board Registered Program at the Regent University School of Law. As I prepare to teach the Capstone Course in Financial Planning in the approaching summer semester, I am reminded there is a problem within the financial planning profession.  You probably won’t be surprised by the problem, but you might be surprised to discover we are implementing the solution to it at Regent University. The problem is the financial planning profession does not look like the rest of America. The United States is 76.6% white and 49.2% male. According to 2019 Bureau of Labor Statistics data , financial...

In September 2019, Regent University School of Law opened a satellite campus law clinic in downtown Norfolk, Virginia to provide pro bono legal aid to the Hampton Roads community. Since its inception, the clinic has served 1,000 households. Kathleen McKee, Clinic Director (Standing) “At Regent Law, we are humbled and honored to serve the Hampton Roads community by extending legal expertise to the underserved, completely free of charge,” said Regent University School of Law dean, Mark Martin. The mission of the Regent Law clinic is to serve low income households in the Hampton Roads community with free legal representation for civil matters. The clinic handles cases in the areas of consumer issues, domestic relations, landlord/tenant matters, government benefits, and guardianships. “The work of the law clinic is vitally important because, statistically, there is only one legal aid attorney for every 7,000-plus low-income persons in the Commonwealth of Virginia,” said clinic d...

The fundamental human right of parents to educate their children is under attack. Harvard Law Professor Elizabeth Bartholet recently published an article that proposes to ban homeschooling with a few exceptions. She argues that the ban is necessary to protect children from abusive parents and fulfill children's "rights" to education and autonomy, among other things. In his new article, The Fundamental Right to Homeschool: A Historical Response to Professor Bartholet , Regent Law Center for Global Justice Director and Assistant Professor Ernie Walton explains that not only do Professor Bartholet's arguments directly contradict Supreme Court precedent, they also contradict the unambiguous historical record. Beginning in England and continuing in the colonies and founding generation stands an unbroken chain of the practice and recognition of the fundamental right and duty of parents to educate their children at home, and the Enlightened Academy cannot so easily di...

Regent University School of Law is pleased to announce Bradley P. Jacob, J.D., as associate dean for online programs. In his new role, Jacob will oversee online programs including the Master of Arts in Law and the Master of Arts in Financial Planning and Law. “We are fortunate to have Professor Jacob at Regent Law,” said Regent University School of Law Dean Mark Martin. “Professor Jacob, in light of his demonstrated expertise in distance education, will enable Regent Law to continue its standing as one of the very best providers of online legal education in the nation.” The associate dean for online programs will be responsible for current and future distance-education programs in the Regent University School of Law. He will supervise overall curriculum structure and concentrations; oversee the creation of new courses and revision of existing courses as needed; hire and assign adjunct faculty; oversee, train, evaluate, and equip faculty; develop and communicate various academic...