Our next Luncheon at Fred’s Market will be June 9, 2009 at 12:00. Location 2120 Harden Blvd.
Our speaker will be Dean Jeffery Brauch from Regent University.
“Critical Foundation for Business: The Rule of Law.”
Dean Brauch will emphasize both the importance of the rule of law and its Christian roots.
Regent University is the nation’s academic center for Christian thought and action, with a multitude of on-campus and online programs available worldwide.
Regent University School of Law offers a rigorous, Christian approach to legal studies, award-winning skills programs, and a nurturing, expert faculty.
Jeff Brauch received his B.A. with distinction from the University of Wisconsin in 1985. He received his J.D. with honors from the University of Chicago Law School in 1988.
After graduating from law school, Brauch was a law clerk for Justice William Callow of the Wisconsin Supreme Court during the 1988-89 term. He then worked five years as an associate with the Milwaukee law firm Quarles & Brady, where he specialized in commercial litigation.
In 1994, Brauch joined the faculty of Regent University School of Law. From 1999-2000 he served as the school’s interim dean and he has served as dean from September 2000 through the present. Brauch has taught Christian Foundations of Law, International Human Rights, Civil Procedure, Appellate Advocacy, and other courses. He has served five summers as director of Regent’s Summer Program in International Law and Human Rights in Strasbourg, France.
Brauch has published two books, A Higher Law (2008) and an earlier edition, Is Higher Law Common Law (1999). He has also published seventeen articles on topics related to international human rights, integration of faith and law, and ERISA litigation.
Brauch and his wife Rebecca were married in 1987, and they have four children: Cyndi, Melissa, Christina, and Jeffrey.
More about Regent University…
When Dr. M.G. “Pat” Robertson, Regent president and chancellor, established the university in 1978, he envisioned a high-caliber institution that would attract a leadership team brimming with superior professional experience and extraordinary academic credentials. In just three decades, that vision is being fulfilled. Distinguished faculty and guest lecturers include John Ashcroft, former U.S. Attorney General; Vern Clark, former Chief of Naval Operations; Steve Forbes, president and CEO of Forbes, Inc. and others.
Regent also exposes students to speakers who are front and center on some of the most important issues of our time. Nationally covered events such as Clash of the Titans®, The Ronald Reagan Symposium and Executive Leadership Series, allow students and the greater community to learn firsthand from major world and national leaders about today’s most pressing issues.
