Drake University Law School is pleased to announce that Edmund J. Sease (LA’64, LW’67) received the inaugural Drake Law School Adjunct Professor of the Year. The new award recognizes exemplary service and excellence in adjunct faculty teaching. “One of the great strengths of Drake Law School is our ability to call upon outstanding members of...
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Drake Law School Receives $3.25 Million Gift from J. Locke and Harriet Macomber Fund to Support Entrepreneurial and Transactional Clinic
Drake University Law School is celebrating an anticipated $3.25 million gift to establish the J. Locke (LW’48) and Harriet S. Macomber Drake Law School Fund that will support the Drake Entrepreneurial and Transactional Clinic (“ETC”). The ETC provides legal assistance to business startups, entrepreneurs, and community nonprofit organizations to help them establish successful for profit...
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Drake’s Hispanic and Latino Law Student Association hosts “Celebrating our Community’s Culture,” an art show featuring works created by local high school students
Drake’s Hispanic and Latino Law Student Association (HLLSA) presented “Celebrating our Community’s Culture,” an art show featuring works created by students from Des Moines Public School’s Central Campus. HLLSA collaborated with students enrolled in Central Campus’ “Arts and Activism” class to bring the art show to Drake as part of the Law School’s Diversity Week...
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Drake Law School named a “Best Law School for Practical Training” by preLaw magazine
Drake Law School once again earned a place on preLaw magazine’s list of “Best Law Schools for Practical Training.” Law schools were graded based on key offerings such as clinics, externships, simulation courses, and moot court participation. The annual rankings were featured in the Spring 2022 issue of the magazine. “At Drake Law, we like to say that ‘practice...
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“The Constitution and Democratic Erosion”: 2022 Drake Constitutional Law Symposium
The Drake Constitutional Law Center will host the 2022 Constitutional Law Symposium on Saturday, April 9, from 8:30 a.m. – noon. The program will be delivered virtually via Zoom. The speakers will examine the role the Constitution may play in stemming or facilitating democratic erosion. The symposium will feature a slate of nationally renowned scholars...
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Drake Law donors generate $11.8 million in initial phase of comprehensive campaign
Drake University Law School announces that The Ones: Drake’s Campaign for the Brave & Bold has raised $11.8 million against the $20 million Law School goal. Gifts will enhance the Law School’s efforts to produce the next generation of outstanding Drake lawyers. The Law School is celebrating several leadership gifts that will create new student...
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Drake University Law School Announces the Outstanding Recipients of this Year’s Law Alumni Awards
Drake University Law School is proud to announce this year’s alumni award honorees. David M. Erickson, LW’79, is Alumnus of the Year; Ann Naffier, LW’11, is Recent Alumna of the Year; and Nan Horvat, LW’81, receives the Alumni Distinguished Public Service Award. We will honor award winners at the 85th annual Supreme Court Celebration Banquet...
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Student Attorneys in Drake’s Entrepreneurial and Transactional Clinic provide critical services to ensure the success of area nonprofits
Hawthorn Hill and their partner agency, Bidwell Riverside Center (Bidwell), provide life-changing assistance to individuals and families experiencing food insecurity and homelessness in the greater Des Moines community. When these organizations needed specialized advice and assistance on some complex transactional matters, they reached out to the Drake Entrepreneurial and Transactional Law Clinic (“ETC”). Hawthorn Hill...
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3L Brecklyn Carey Reflects on Law School Career Before December Graduation
Brecklyn Carey caught the law bug after participating in a mock trial based on the book The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton as a middle-schooler in Atlantic, Iowa. She volunteered to be the defense attorney and, while she will be the first to tell you that she had absolutely no idea what she was doing, she was so...
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3L Rachel Payton to Speak to Women in Belarus at World Women’s Entrepreneurship Day
Drake Law 3L Rachel Payton has been invited to speak to a group of women in Belarus as part of World Women’s Entrepreneurship Day. The program is hosted by ProWomen By, a non-profit that provides support and training to women in business in Belarus. She joins speakers from Belarus, Ukraine, and the United States who...