Renée Gentry

Renée Gentry serves as a Distinguished Professorial Lecturer in Law and Director of the Vaccine Injury Litigation Clinic at The George Washington University Law School. With over two decades of specialized practice since 2001, she is nationally recognized as a leading expert in the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (NVICP) and founded her private practice, the Law Office of Renée J. Gentry, Esq., in 2019.

Educational Background

• BA, Drake University
• JD, Washington University Law School

Her research and professional focus centers on vaccine injury law within health law frameworks, complemented by expertise in disability rights litigation. As Director of the Vaccine Injury Litigation Clinic, she provides clinical legal education while maintaining an active congressional advisory role on NVICP policy reforms and proposed legislation. Her work bridges academic instruction with real-world impact through representation of petitioners in federal vaccine injury claims.

Ms. Gentry holds licensure in the District of Columbia and admission to the Federal Claims Court Bar. She demonstrates professional leadership through four years as President of the Vaccine Injured Petitioners Bar Association and membership in the US Court of Federal Claims Bar Association and American Association for Justice.

Prior to her academic career, she developed specialized expertise as Senior Analyst at Teal Group Corporation advising governments and contractors on defense industry consolidation, later transitioning to immigration consultancy for corporate clients and the Washington National Opera.