Oak Book College of Law

While enrolled in Oak Brook, Darren worked for Home School Legal Defense Association (www.hslda.org) as a legal assistant to Dewitt T. Black, III. His responsibilities included counseling clients on the telephone, tracking and analyzing legislation in 21 states, and acting as a legal secretary for Black.

After passing the California Bar Exam on his first attempt in February 2000, Darren was hired as an attorney by HSLDA. Initially, he functioned as a contact attorney, which involved corresponding with superintendents, social workers, and truancy officers, as well as assisting state organizations with legislative battles. He initiated a project to develop homeschooling forms suitable for use in each state, and he was heavily involved in writing news articles for the website. Since December 2001, he works as a Litigation Attorney under Mike Farris and Jim Mason. In June 2002, he attended a weeklong Trial Advocacy course presented by the National Institute for Trial Advocacy. His first court appearance was on August 20, 2002, when he successfully convinced a judge to allow a family to begin homeschooling over the objections of Child Protective Services.

Darren is married to Sara (Roberts) Jones, a former intern with HSLDA from Mississippi. They have two daughters, Adelaide and Daphne, and two sons, Stuart and Phillip. They currently reside in Stephens City, Virginia.

Current as of June 15, 2009