When Mallory Weiser began her internship with the Polk County Attorney’s Office, she had no idea she would end up on national television. The third-year Drake Law student assisted prosecutors in a first-degree murder case and sat at the counsel table during the trial, which was recently spotlighted on Dateline NBC.
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Professor Pattison advocates for children’s rights
Brent Pattison became inspired to be a lawyer for children while working at a homeless youth shelter in college. Now the director of the Joan and Lyle Middleton Center for Children's Rights and associate clinical professor at Drake Law School, Pattison advocates for children and teaches students interested in juvenile law.
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Drake Law School to host 150th Anniversary Block Party
Drake University Law School will host a block party Friday, Oct. 2 in celebration of the school's 150th anniversary.
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Drake 3L interns for Polk County probate judge
As a third-year law student, Brianna Vaughn knew she was interested in probate. To get more experience in the field, she spent her last semester at Drake Law School working as a judicial intern for Polk County Associate Probate Judge Craig Block.
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Tracey Meares to deliver 2015 Constitution Day Lecture
Tracey Meares, Yale Law School professor and one of the nation’s experts on race relations and law enforcement, is the featured speaker for the 2015 Drake University Constitution Day Lecture Sept. 17.
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Justice Mansfield to speak at Iowa Constitution Lecture
Iowa Supreme Court Justice Edward M. Mansfield will serve as the featured speaker at the annual Judge James Grant Iowa Constitution Lecture on Thursday, Oct. 15. The event is free and open to the public.
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Drake Law School to present IRS Tax Workshop
Drake Law School, in conjunction with the Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines, is partnering with the IRS Exempt Organization Division to present "IRS Tax Workshop: For Small and Medium Sized Nonprofit Organizations" on Sept. 10.
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Peter Neufeld of The Innocence Project to deliver 35th Bucksbaum Lecture
Peter Neufeld, co-founder of The Innocence Project, will deliver the 35th Bucksbaum Lecture at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 27, in the Drake University Knapp Center.
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Drake to host nationally televised DNC debate
Drake University will host a live, nationally televised debate among Democratic presidential candidates on Nov. 14, 2015. Drake Law School's Kern Commons will be the site of the spin room following the debate.
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Ternus to be inducted into Iowa Women’s Hall of Fame
Marsha Ternus, LW'77, and former chief justice of the Iowa Supreme Court, will be inducted into the Iowa Women's Hall of Fame on Aug. 22 for her impact on the status of women in Iowa.