Welcome to the James Kent

American Inn of Court

The “James Kent American Inn of Court” was officially chartered as the 238th American Inn of Court on September 30, 1994.

J. Nelson Happy, Esquire, Dean of Regent University School of Law from 1993 to 1999, pursued forming an American Inn of Court after being inspired to integrate the law school with the local bench and bar.

Named for the New York justice known for effectively implementing equity jurisprudence, the James Kent American Inn of Court inspires civility and fellowship among legal professionals across Hampton Roads.