By BJC Staff Reports
Jennifer Hawks, a native of Germantown, Tennessee, is the staff counsel for the Baptist Joint Committee.
A graduate of Mississippi College and the University of Mississippi School of Law, Hawks earned a Master of Divinity degree from George W. Truett Theological Seminary at Baylor University.
Before coming to the BJC, Hawks was the director of advocacy and outreach services for the Family Abuse Center in Waco, Texas, where she conducted a legal clinic and led educational programs. She previously worked for two judges in the state of Mississippi and served as a staff attorney for the Mississippi Department of Human Services.
Hawks also served in both paid and volunteer ministry positions in Tennessee, Mississippi and Texas. She has published papers in the journal of the Texas Baptist Historical Society and Baptist History & Heritage Journal. She is a member of the state of Texas and state of Mississippi bars.
From the January 2015 Report From the Capital. Click here to read the next article.
