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Ag Law Center, Farmer Veteran Coalition of Iowa to co-host conference
The Farmer Veteran Coalition of Iowa and Drake Agricultural Law Center will host a conference Dec. 14 featuring expert agriculture attorneys, accountants, agribusiness professionals, educators, USDA personnel, and other veteran service providers as well as a keynote address from Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey.
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Drake Law named ‘Top 10 Best Value Private Law School’
Drake Law was chosen as a Top 10 Best Value Private Law School by preLaw Magazine, a National Jurist publication. The magazine analyzes, “tuition, cost of living expenses, bar passage rates, debt accumulation and employment success."
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Professor Johnson named to ’40 Under 40′ by National Bar Association and IMPACT
Assistant Professor of Law Shontavia Johnson was recognized as a “2013 Nation’s Best Advocates: 40 Lawyers Under 40” by the National Bar Association and IMPACT. Nation’s Best Advocates recognizes talented individuals (age 40 and under) within the African American legal community who have achieved prominence and distinction, professionally and philanthropically.
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Drake LL.M. student publishes article on WikiLeaks
“The Fifth Estate” opened in theaters Friday, Oct. 18 featuring one of this century’s most sensitive topics: WikiLeaks. For Drake Law alumnus Nawi Ukabiala, LW’11, the timing is perfect. An article he wrote at Drake on the same topic was recently published in the Federal Courts Law Review, Oct. 2013.
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Drake to host 20th annual Halloween Hoops
On Monday, Oct. 28, Drake University will host its 20th annual Halloween Hoops Party for Des Moines area children ages 3–11. The event will be held in the Bell Center on the Drake University campus at 1421 27th Street from 6–8 p.m.
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Drake 3L interns at district attorney’s office in New York
Drake 3L Sasha Mayo spent her last summer of law school interning at the Kings County District Attorney’s Office in downtown Brooklyn, NY. Her assignment was in the Domestic Violence Bureau working with the Misdemeanor Assistant District Attorney and the Felony Assistant District Attorney.
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Distinguished Lecture Series hosts expert on Latinos in the U.S.
UCLA Vice-Dean Laura Gómez speaks on Latinos in the U.S. on Oct. 3 at 3 p.m. in Opperman Hall at Drake University Law School.
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Wrongful convictions expert to speak at Drake Law School
Prof. Jon Gould, professor in the Department of Justice, Law and Society at American University, will give a talk entitled, “Predicting Wrongful Convictions” at the Drake University Law School on Friday, Oct. 11.
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Drake Law students play integral part in annual Stand Down event
Drake Law School students participated in the local Stand Down event held annually for homeless or near-homeless veterans.