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Jennifer Morrell
Associate Professor of Law & Director Veterans Law Clinic
B.A., Salisbury University
J.D., Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law
About
Jennifer R. Morrell is an Associate Professor of Law and Director of the Veterans Law Clinic at Widener University Delaware Law School. Professor Morrell joined the Delaware Law School in 2010 and has worked as a Staff Attorney and Director of the Veterans Law Clinic.
Professor Morrell received a B.A. in English Language and Literature from Salisbury University in 1994 and a J.D. from Temple University’s James E. Beasley School of Law in 2004. Following graduation from law school, Professor Morrell worked as a law clerk for The Honorable Linda G. Baxter, then-presiding judge of the Superior Court of New Jersey's Criminal Division in Camden.
Professor Morrell teaches in the area of veterans benefits law and is active in the veterans law community. She currently is serving a three-year term as a Board member for the National Law School Veterans Clinic Consortium, where she serves as Secretary and a member of committees. Professor Morrell speaks widely on veterans benefit issues, from local bar association events to the Delaware National Guard.
Professor Morrell is admitted to practice in Delaware and Maryland (inactive) and regularly serves as a preceptor to Delaware Bar applicants. She is also admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims and is an accredited attorney before the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
Before attending law school, Professor Morrell worked for several years as a business writer and newspaper copy editor.
What inspires me to teach?
As a first-generation college and law school graduate, I am inspired by the varied paths students take on their way to our classrooms and offices. I enjoy getting to know my students as we navigate our cases together, and I find the mentorship aspect of my job to be as fulfilling as the work we are doing for our veteran clients. Clinical legal education is the best of both worlds--providing pro bono legal representation to an inspiring population and guiding law students on their path toward lawyering and becoming our colleagues.