Prof. Jessica Lynn Wherry

Prof. Jessica Lynn Wherry

University of Baltimore School of Law

Moderator, The Irregular Application of the Presumption of Regularity

Professor Jessica Wherry (sounds like worry) is an Associate Professor of Law at the University of Baltimore School of Law. She teaches courses in legal analysis & writing, and veterans law. Prior to joining UBalt Law’s faculty in 2024, Professor Wherry was a professor of law at Georgetown University Law Center, where she taught legal research and writing courses to first-year and upper-level students. She began her teaching career as associate professor of legal research and writing, associate director of the legal research and writing program, and co-director of the scholarly writing program at The George Washington University Law School. Previously, she served as assistant counsel in the U.S. Department of the Navy’s Office of the General Counsel. She practiced federal procurement and employment law. She served on active duty as a cryptologic technician in the U.S. Navy, primarily in a direct support billet in Yokosuka, Japan.

Professor Wherry earned an undergraduate degree from Lawrence University, a M.S.Sc. from Syracuse University, and a J.D. from The George Washington University Law School. She also earned a certificate in Military & Veterans Health Policy and Advocacy from William & Mary Law School.

Her primary scholarly interests are veterans and military law, legal communication and narrative, and generative AI and lawyering. She has published articles in the California Law Review, American University Law Review, and Legal Communication & Rhetoric, among other publications.