John Craft

Jones School of Law

John Craft is a professor at Faulkner University - Jones School of Law.  He received his B.A. degree from Auburn University and graduated cum laude from Jones School or Law.Professor Craft is overall director of the law school’s clinical and field placement programs.  He teaches and supervises the Elder Law Clinic where his students provide pro bono legal services for Montgomery area seniors: preparing basic wills, living wills, and powers of attorney; providing representation during guardianship and conservatorship proceedings; and, assisting with nursing home Medicaid applications.  Professor Craft is past Chair of the Elder Law Section of the Alabama State Bar.  He is a member of the Alabama Interagency Council for the Prevention of Elder Abuse where he was the inaugural chair of its Legislative Advocacy Committee.Professor Craft chairs the WINGS (Working Interdisciplinary Network of Guardianship Stakeholders) Task Force in Alabama working to improve state guardianship systems, avoid unnecessary guardianship, and prevent and address abuse.