Delano Franklyn

Who is Delano Franklyn?

Delano Franklyn is a practicing Attorney-at-Law and is one of the founding partners of the law firm Wilson Franklyn Barnes. His area of legal work includes, civil and criminal litigation, conveyancing, land, labour, intellectual property, entertainment and sports law. He is also chairman of the Michael Manley Foundation.

An Attorney-at-Law and trained teacher, Franklyn was educated at Kingston College, Mico Teachers’ College, the University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica, Cave Hill, Barbados, and the Norman Manley Law School, Mona Jamaica. He was called to the Bar in 1995.

During his years at High School, College and University, Mr. Franklyn was elected as President of a number of student and youth organisations at the national level. In 1995 he was appointed the Manager of the National Youth Service. He is the only Jamaican to have been the President of both the National Secondary Students’ Council and the Jamaica Union of Tertiary Students, and also the only Jamaican to have been elected President of the Guild of Undergraduates at both campuses of the University of the West Indies in Mona and Cave Hill, respectively.