President Donald Trump announced the appointment of Johnny Taylor Jr., GR’91, LW’92, as chairman of the President’s Board of Advisers on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
Category: Law School News
Romar selected to The National Jurist’s top 20 Law Students of the Year
The National Jurist selected Erin Romar, LW’18, among the top 20 Law Students of the Year. The annual list honors students across the country for making a difference in their law schools and communities.
Four Drake Law grads named to Business Record’s Forty Under 40
Four alumni from Drake Law School were named to the Business Record’s 2018 Forty Under 40 list, which recognizes local business leaders in the Greater Des Moines area.
Drake Law School to co-sponsor sports betting CLE featuring Sports Illustrated’s Andrew Brandt
Drake Law School and Prairie Meadows are co-sponsoring “Is Sports Betting Coming to Iowa?” on March 5, featuring sports media insider Andrew Brandt as the keynote speaker, as well as panels of gaming law experts.
Pritchett named director of Drake Legal Clinic
Suzan Pritchett has been named director of clinical and experiential programs and associate professor of law at Drake Law School, effective July 1.
Drake arbitration team wins national championship
Drake’s team of Olivia Brooks, Jordan Garrison-Nickerson, Rachael Irlbeck, and Gabe Walsh won the national ABA Law School Division Arbitration Competition on Jan. 20.
Free conference tackles agriculture and food policy issues
The Drake University 2018 Engaged Citizen Conference, “Nourishing (Feeding) the World,” is scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 22, and Friday, Feb. 23 in Drake’s Olmsted Center. Admission is free.
Drake Law School announces partnership with 100 Black Men of America, Inc.
Drake Law School has entered into a partnership with 100 Black Men of America, Inc. to provide students in its Collegiate 100 program guaranteed admission and scholarship assistance the Law School’s JD program.
Drake 3L Dillon Malone receives Linda S. Weindruch Scholarship
The Iowa Taxpayers Association announced Dillon Malone, a third-year student at Drake Law School, as the recipient of the 2017 Linda S. Weindruch Scholarship.
Drake Law alumna works for LA County Public Defender’s Office
Nicole Rommero, LW’13, is an attorney at the Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office, where she handles misdemeanor offenses ranging from domestic violence and prostitution to battery, assault with a deadly weapon, and DUI cases.