Regent Law News

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA (March 29, 2022) – For the first time in its history, Regent University School of Law has been ranked among best law schools by U.S. News & World Report. In the 2023 Best Graduate Schools rankings published today, Regent was listed among the top 147 ranked law schools. “With great enthusiasm, I am honored to announce that Regent Law is officially a ranked law school,” said Mark Martin, Dean of Regent Law and former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of North Carolina. “I’ve long known that Regent is an excellent law school—and one that is getting stronger every year.  It’s wonderful to see U.S. News recognize what is happening at Regent.  Receiving this recognition is an important affirmation of the high-quality, rigorous academics at Regent Law.”   The 2023 Best Graduate Schools rankings measured 192 law schools fully accredited by the American Bar Association. U.S. News & World Report based 60% of its rankings on objective measurements, including admiss

Regent Law alumna Jennifer B. Shupert ('03)was unanimously selected by Virginia Beach lawmakers for an open judicial seat on the Virginia Beach Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court last week. Before coming to Regent Law, Shupert earned a degree in family studies and child development from Oklahoma Christian University. She told lawmakers "I believe that helping children and families through the process of family law is very rewarding," and "I have specialized my practice in the area of family law intentionally." ( dailypress.com ) Shupert has been practicing family law in the Commonwealth for eighteen years. She will be joining the bench from Shupert Chaing, where she was partnered with another Regent Law alumna, Cynthia Chaing.

Shemeka Hankins chose to pursue an education in law at a young age as the foundation for her aspiration to be president of the United States. Along the way, after earning a juris doctorate at Regent University School of Law, her presidential ambition fell away while her love of the law and helping others thrived. Hankins began her career as an assistant commonwealth attorney in Norfolk where she cut her teeth in public service, fine-tuning her trial skills and working with law enforcement.  After seven years there, she currently works at Invictus Law in Virginia Beach where she is a senior associate attorney and Director of the firm’s criminal law practice group. She works in state and federal courtrooms and provides leadership to staff, associates and interns.  Hankins also has a passion for mentoring others in the field, volunteering for many statewide legal organizations including Virginia Law-Related Education, which runs the mock trial program for high school students across