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| Attorney Frank M. Jenks was honored at the Child Welfare and Juvenile Law Section's May 15 section meeting. |
On May 15, 2025, the CWJL section was happy to recognize Attorney Frank M. Jenks for his 22 years of service in the Juvenile Court.
Frank M. Jenks obtained his BA in History from the University of Rhode Island, his MBA from the University of New Haven, and his JD with honors and LLM from the University of Connecticut School of Law.
Attorney Jenks served on active duty with the US Army Signal Corps at Fort Bragg, North Carolina and then served in the US Army Reserves with various assignments. Attorney Jenks is a recipient of the Meritorious Service Medal. He attended the National Security Management Course at Ft. Lesley J. McNair in Washington D.C. and the Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. He retired from the United States Army after 28 years of service as a Lieutenant Colonel.
Attorney Jenks was admitted to the Connecticut Bar in 2001. His first child protection case was in May 2003, which he took on pro bono. As assigned counsel, he has represented hundreds of parents and hundreds of children over the years in child protection matters. He has extensive trial experience, which includes successful defenses against the termination of parental rights petitions. He is a member of the CBA Child Welfare and Juvenile Law section and was a certified Child Welfare Law Specialist with the National Association of Counsel for Children (NACC).
Attorney Jenks previously served as senior warden of St John the Evangelist in Newport, RI. He resides in Niantic, Connecticut and has a daughter Hilary and granddaughter Amelia.
In addition, during the May 15 section meeting, Rebecca Perra and Lindsay Morris presented CLE training on using Our Family Wizard in Child Protection Cases.