Law 2024: BRADLEY J. LINGO

In the U.S. News & World Report’s 2024-25 ranking of the nation’s best law schools, Regent University ranked No. 108 — rising 17 places from the previous year.

Part of the private conservative Christian university founded by the late televangelist and cable TV magnate Pat Robertson, Regent’s law school prioritizes “mission over rankings,” Lingo stated in a news release, “but it’s still rewarding to see U.S. News recognize our success. And it’s even better to know that we’re doing it while remaining true to our distinctly Christian approach to legal education.”

Tapped to be the sixth dean of Regent University two years ago, Lingo previously served as the school’s associate dean for academic affairs. He also co-founded Regent University’s Robertson Center for Constitutional Law, which pairs scholarship and advocacy to advance principles like limited government, separation of powers and religious liberty, and serves as its executive director. In 2020, Lingo won the Faculty Excellence Award. 

In February, Lingo and Christopher T. Holinger, representing the Robertson Center, filed a friend of the court brief to the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing that anti-abortion doctors have standing to challenge the abortion pill. In June, however, the justices ruled against the argument.