About me
Jennifer Brinkman is an Assistant Professor of Law and Director of the Children’s Law Center Clinic at NKU Salmon P. Chase College of Law. She teaches and writes in the areas of child and family law, juvenile justice, and trauma-informed legal practice. Before entering academia, she served as a judicial law clerk to Justice Michelle M. Keller of the Kentucky Supreme Court and spent years representing children and adults as a public defender. Her work focuses on improving advocacy for children through ethical practice, policy development, and experiential legal education.