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The Board of Visitors is a select body of distinguished legal professionals, judiciary members, business leaders, and public servants who advise and support the Dean, faculty, and students of the Regent University School of Law.

Board members are active partners in the school’s mission. They help strengthen connections between Regent Law and the broader legal community, support the school’s continued national growth, and offer insight drawn from the judiciary, private practice, government, business, and nonprofit sectors. Their service reflects Regent Law’s commitment to training lawyers who serve with excellence, integrity, and purpose.

Current Board of Visitors Members

The Honorable James C. Ho

Judge
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

The Honorable Walter D. Kelley Jr. (Ret.)

United States District Judge (Ret.) ADR Neutral and Expert Witness, Kelley ADR Arbitrator, Mediator, and Special Master
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The Honorable Robert G. MacDonald

Presiding Judge
Chesapeake Circuit Court, First Judicial Circuit of Virginia

Jason E. Manning

Partner
Troutman Pepper Locke

Jeff Mateer

Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Legal Officer
First Liberty Institute

The Honorable Paul B. Matey

Judge
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Gabriel L. McCoy

Partner
Williams Mullen

The Honorable Robert F. “Bob” McDonnell

71st Governor of Virginia
President and Founder, The McDonnell Group

The Honorable David J. Porter

Judge
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Randy Singer

Senior Partner
Singer Hoffman

Aaron Streett

Partner and Chair, Supreme Court and Constitutional Law Practice
Baker Botts

Kristen Waggoner

CEO, President, and Chief Counsel
Alliance Defending Freedom

Jack L. White

Partner and Tysons Office Managing Partner
McGuire Woods

E. Todd Wilkowski

Partner
FBT Gibbons

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S. Ernie Walton

To learn more about the Board of Visitors or how to support Regent Law’s mission, contact:

Dean S. Ernie Walton
757.352.4040
lawdean@regent.edu

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