When Shannon Bogolin was 16 years old, she became a Child In Need of Assistance (CINA) and was placed in independent living. Now more than two decades later, she is getting her law degree to become an advocate for juveniles.
Author: Taylor Johnson (Taylor Johnson)
Big IDEA Speaker Series continues March 30 with “Strategy & Tactics in Patent Litigation”
Charles Monterio Jr., intellectual property partner at Blank Rome LLP in Washington, D.C., will discuss patent litigation strategy as part of the Intellectual Property Law Center’s Big IDEA Speaker Series on March 30.
Con Law Symposium to explore President Obama’s constitutional law legacy
The Drake Constitutional Law Center will welcome experts from across the country to discuss “President Obama’s Constitutional Law Legacy,” at the annual Constitutional Law Symposium on April 8.
80th Annual Supreme Court Celebration is March 30-April 1
The three-day celebration includes student and alumni events, concluding with the Supreme Court Celebration Banquet and Awards Ceremony, where The Hon. Solomon Oliver Jr., chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, will serve as keynote speaker.
Q&A with SBA President Chas Cahill
Meet Chas Cahil, the newly elected 2017-18 president of the Drake Law School Student Bar Association (SBA).
Drake Law School announces 2017 alumni award winners
Drake Law School is pleased to announce this year’s alumni award winners. Pat Houlihan, LW’82, and Dan Jacobi, LA'76, LW’86, were named 2017 Alumni of the Year, and Nate Boulton, LW’05, GR'05, and Kathleen Law, LW’05, were named 2017 Recent Alumni of the Year.
Drake Law Diversity Week 2017 is Feb. 27-March 3
Drake Law School’s student organizations have planned various events for Diversity Week Feb. 27-March 3. Events include diversity panels, lectures, tabling, prizes, and more.
Visiting University of Havana professors to lecture on impact of Cuban embargo
Three visiting professors from the University of Havana, Cuba, will present “The Impact of the Blockade on Cuban Society and Perspectives on the New Policy on Foreign Investment in Cuba" on March 8 at Drake Law School.
Constitutional Law Center Distinguished Lecture Series to explore Thirteenth Amendment
Professor Kurt Lash of the University of Illinois College of Law will deliver a lecture titled “On the 150th Anniversary of the Reconstruction Amendments: The Two Thirteenth Amendments” on March 2.
Wilson White of Google to lecture at Big IDEA Speaker Series
Wilson L. White, public policy and government relations senior counsel at Google, will give a free lecture on artificial intelligence as part of the Drake Intellectual Property Law Center’s Big IDEA Speaker Series.