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Drake introduces new compliance and risk management program
Drake Law School and the College of Business and Public Administration are offering a new compliance and risk management program, which includes a professional certificate, a Master of Jurisprudence degree, and a Master of Laws degree.
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Jurs named chair of AALS Section on Evidence
Andrew Jurs, professor of law at Drake Law School, was recently named chair of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Section on Evidence.
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Drake Law students help secure commutation for inmate
Students in Drake Law School’s Federal Criminal Law course helped one man secure a commutation by President Barrack Obama, reducing a life sentence to 30 years.
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Rosenbloom named Distinguished Environmental Scholar
Jonathan Rosenbloom, professor of law at Drake Law School, was named a Distinguished Environmental Scholar by Vermont Law School as part of its 2017 Distinguished Summer Scholars program.
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Drake Law alumna balances military, law practice
In 2003, Kristina Stanger was sitting in Professor Matthew Doré’s class when she got a phone call—she was being deployed to Iraq. Stanger returned to finish law school; today, she continues to serve while practicing law and raising a family.
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Professor Shontavia Johnson has big plans for IP Law Center
Shontavia Johnson has only been director of Drake’s Intellectual Property Law Center for less than six months but is already working to make the center a hub for agriculture, biotechnology, and entrepreneurship.
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Drake 3L tries six felony jury trials
Drake Law third-year student Thomas Tolbert has tried six felony jury trials during his internship with the Polk County Attorney’s Office in Des Moines, Iowa.
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Drake places second, third at regional ABA Arbitration Competition
Drake’s two teams placed second and third at the regional ABA Law Student Division Arbitration Competition. The team of Manuel Cornell, Jordan Garrison-Nickerson, Nicholas Rauch, and Monika Sehic will advance to the national finals in Chicago.
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Drake National Moot Court team wins regional competition
Drake Law School’s team of James Duff, Christopher Kreuder, and Julia Steggerda-Corey placed first at the Region 14 National Moot Court Competition Nov. 17-19.