Robert Rigg, director of the criminal defense program at the Drake University Law School, is quoted as an expert regarding motions to suppress breath and blood tests in cases involving allegations of drunken driving.
Year: 2011
Nominations down for Gene Schultz Community Service Award
Requesting applications for an award honoring Drake alumnus and former basketball player Gene Schultz. The award goes to an individual in Ottumwa whose volunteer service to the community best exemplifies Gene's own commitment.
Drake Law alumnus works to make higher education more accessible
A Drake alumnus works to make the world of higher education an accessible, better place. Johnny C. Taylor Jr., GR’91, LW’92, is the father of a newborn daughter, but he’s already responsible for helping nearly 250,000 students pay for their college education.
Costs trimmed for Branstad inauguration
Drake University students will sing at the Service of Dedication for Iowa Gov.-elect Terry Branstad on Jan. 13. Branstad, a Drake Law School alumnus, is set to be sworn-in as governor Jan. 14.
Fiserv names Mark Ernst executive vice president and chief operating officer
Drake alumnus Mark Ernst, a member of the University's Board of Trustees, was named executive vice president and chief operating officer of Fiserv, Inc. The company describes itself as the leading global provider of financial services technology solutions.
Iowa's Stephen Rapp, U.S. war crimes envoy, continues international crusade
Stephen Rapp, a 1974 Drake Law School alumnus, has served as lead prosecutor of the Special Court for Sierra Leone and now pursues perpetrators of large-scale violence around the globe as the U.S. special envoy for war crimes.
Schultz is already pumped for 2014
Drake University politics professor Dennis Goldford says there's a risk for any secretary of state if the office, which oversees elections, is seen as being politicized. "A good secretary of state would be, in a sense, someone whose name is not in the newspaper," Goldford said. Iowa Secretary of State Matt Schultz says he wants elections to be fair and honest, with no party having an advantage.
Martinez names Dona Ana County district attorney
Drake Law School alumna Amy Orlando was named district attorney in Dona Ana County, Texas.