Drake Law School is celebrating the retirements of two esteemed professors: David S. Walker, the Dwight D. Opperman Distinguished Professor of Law, and Marty Begleiter, the Ellis and Nelle Levitt Distinguished Professor of Law.
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Drake team wins ABA Client Counseling Regionals
The Drake Law School Client Counseling team of Erika Bertrand (3L) and Nick Behlke (3L) won the ABA Region 8 Client Counseling Competition. They will compete in the national finals at Baylor University Law School in April.
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Three Drake Law grads named to Business Record’s Forty Under 40
Brooke Miller Axiotis, LW’12, Noreen Otto, LW’06, and Mike Richards, LW’01, have been selected to the 2016 Forty Under 40 list by the Business Record. The annual list honors local business leaders under the age of 40 who have “demonstrated impressive career achievements and unparalleled community involvement.”
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Drake Law Real Estate Transactions CLE is March 4
Drake Law School is hosting the 2016 Real Estate Transactions CLE on Friday, March 4 at the Neal and Bea Smith Law Center as part of Drake University's Continuing Legal Education programs.
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Professor Strassberg to lecture on polygamy and the U.S. Constitution
Maura Strassberg, professor of law at Drake Law School, will present "Scrutinizing Polygamy after Hobby Lobby and Obergefell" as part of the Drake Constitutional Law Center's Distinguished Lecture Series on Feb. 4.
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Former chief judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to visit Drake
Randall R. Rader, former chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, will be a Distinguished Visitor at Drake Law School Feb. 22-23. In addition, Rader will present a open lecture on standards, patents, and the proper valuation of technology on Feb. 23.
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Five Drake Law students ask questions during CNN Democratic Town Hall
On Jan. 25, Drake University hosted a Democratic presidential candidate town hall in Sheslow Auditorium, which was broadcast live on CNN. During the event, five Drake Law School students had the opportunity to ask the candidates questions.
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Drake signs partnership agreement with University of Havana in Cuba
Officials at Drake University and the University of Havana have signed a long-term Memorandum of Understanding. The agreement builds upon years of research and collaboration between the two schools, including recent pioneering research by Drake’s Agricultural Law Center in Cuba.
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Anderson named dean of Drake Law School
Jerry Anderson, the Richard M. and Anita Calkins Distinguished Professor of Law, has been named dean of Drake University Law School, effective July 1, 2016.
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Drake selected to host CLEO pre-law summer institute
Drake University Law School has been selected to host the 2016 Council on Legal Education Opportunity, Inc. (CLEO) Pre-law Summer Institute on June 5-July 2, 2016.