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.
“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 director and associate professor at Regent University School of Law, Kathleen McKee, LL.M. “Our clinic is helping to fill that gap.”
A significant component of the clinic’s work is to assist victims of domestic abuse. The clinic advises abuse victims on how to navigate the legal system to secure protective orders, how to protect credit, how to secure releases from joint leases, and how to prepare for custody and support hearings.
“Regent University is deeply committed to providing world-class, Christ-centered education that equips Christian leaders to change the world,” said Dr. Gerson Moreno-Riaño, executive vice president for Academic Affairs at Regent University. “The extraordinary work of our law clinic is one example among many of how Regent integrates real world learning into its academic programs for a world-class education.”
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| 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 director and associate professor at Regent University School of Law, Kathleen McKee, LL.M. “Our clinic is helping to fill that gap.”
A significant component of the clinic’s work is to assist victims of domestic abuse. The clinic advises abuse victims on how to navigate the legal system to secure protective orders, how to protect credit, how to secure releases from joint leases, and how to prepare for custody and support hearings.
“Regent University is deeply committed to providing world-class, Christ-centered education that equips Christian leaders to change the world,” said Dr. Gerson Moreno-Riaño, executive vice president for Academic Affairs at Regent University. “The extraordinary work of our law clinic is one example among many of how Regent integrates real world learning into its academic programs for a world-class education.”