CBS’ 60 Minutes featured GW Law Professor and Director of the Vaccine Injury Litigation Clinic Renée Gentry on its Sunday, October 5, episode.
The episode segment, hosted by 60 Minutes’ Jon Wertheim, told the story of Jacob Thompson, a 13-year-old boy who Professor Gentry represented through the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. Jacob suffers from rare side effects from the vaccines he received as a young child.
In addition to directing the Vaccine Injury Litigation Clinic and being a Professorial Lecturer in Law, Professor Gentry is the founder of her own firm, the Law Office of Renée Gentry, Esq., in Washington, D.C., which specializes in vaccine injury litigation. She is also a leading expert on vaccine injury litigation in the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.
As director of the Vaccine Injury Litigation Clinic, Professor Gentry mentors GW Law students as they represent clients like Jacob, who suffer from rare vaccine injuries. In the 60 Minutes’ episode, Professor Gentry is seen helping students with their oral arguments while providing her expertise on vaccine injury litigation.
The Vaccine Injury Litigation Clinic is one of over 20 Jacob Burns Community Legal Clinics at GW Law, in which students gain real-world experience representing indigent clients under the mentorship and guidance of experts like Professor Gentry.