Drake University Law School is proud to announce this year’s alumni award honorees. Hon. Romonda D. Belcher, LW’95, is Alumna of the Year; Nawi Ukabiala, LW’11, is Recent Alumnus of the Year; and Dr. Deborah Turner, LW’07, will be recognized posthumously with the Alumni Distinguished Public Service Award. We will honor award winners at the...
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Drake Law School Earns a Top Ranking in preLaw Magazine’s List of “Best Law School for Practical Training”
Drake Law School earns the sixth-place ranking in preLaw Magazine’s 2024 list of “Best Law Schools for Practical Training” with an impressive grade of A+. Law schools are graded based on key offerings such as clinics, externships, simulation courses, and moot court participation. The annual rankings were featured in the Spring 2024 issue of the magazine. “Drake...
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Drake University Law School Welcomes Inaugural Edmund Sease Research Professor
Drake University Law School is pleased to welcome Sayoko Blodgett-Ford as the inaugural Edmund Sease Research Professor. This new professorship role honors Edmund (Ed) Sease, LA’64, LW’67, an expert in the field of Intellectual Property (IP). Sease was instrumental in establishing the IP program at Drake Law, where he taught as an adjunct professor for...
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Drake University Law School Welcomes Back Recent Alumna as Director of Academic Success
Drake University Law School is pleased to announce Ashley Madsen as the new Director of Academic Success. Ashley’s appointment follows the promotion of Elizabeth Battles to Dean of Student Services. Ashley’s journey into the legal world began while she was an undergraduate student working as an AmeriCorps Representative at Iowa Legal Aid, where she worked...
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Drake University Law School Promotes Elizabeth Battles to Assistant Dean of Student Services
Drake University Law School is pleased to announce Elizabeth (Liz) Battles as the new Assistant Dean of Student Services. Liz’s appointment follows the departure of the previous dean, Erin Lee Schneider. Liz earned her bachelor’s and Juris Doctor degree from the University of Iowa. She began her legal career at the Iowa Coalition Against Domestic...
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Drake Law School Named Top School for Trial Advocacy by preLaw Magazine
Drake University Law School was awarded an A- ranking for trial advocacy by prelaw Magazine, placing Drake among the top schools in the nation. The publication based the rankings on law schools’ offerings in trial advocacy, including programs and opportunities that allow students to develop their ability to deliver arguments, evidence, testimony, and substance. The results are...
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Drake Law Faculty Attend 2024 AALS Meeting
Several Drake Law faculty members attended this year’s Association of American Law Schools (AALS) annual meeting in Washington, D.C. Many presented on topics within their specialties and were appointed to leadership positions. Here are some highlights: Professor Jeremy Kidd was elected to the Executive Board of the Business Associations Section and reelected to the Executive...
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Drake Law Student Named a 2023 Real Pork Scholar
Drake Law second-year student Beth Stevermer is among the nine students named to the 2023 Real Pork Scholars cohort by the National Pork Board. This two-year program is designed to offer professional mentorship and build a strong peer-to-peer network and professional training to help communicate technical information in the agricultural community. Beth discovered the opportunity...
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Entrepreneurial/Transactional Clinic Becomes a Partner in the State of Iowa’s Rural Iowa Employee Ownership Initiative
The Entrepreneurial/Transactional Clinic (ETC) has partnered with the State of Iowa to help develop the State’s Rural Iowa Employee Ownership Initiative. The project goals are to improve current Iowa laws that affect rural entrepreneurs and encourage employee-ownership models for rural business succession. The ETC’s work will directly support rural communities and help keep businesses in Iowa. ...
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Drake Law Student Shines in Summer Internship with the IRS
Drake Law third-year student Michael Comito spent the summer in Washington, D.C. as an intern with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). He worked in the Office of the Chief Counsel for the Corporate Division. The Corporate Division provides legal advice and litigation support on tax matters primarily involving subchapter C (corporate distributions and adjustments) issues....