To say that Ashley Sparks, a Drake Law 3L, has been busy this summer is an understatement. Sparks works for the Story County Attorney’s Office and in her spare time (her evenings and weekends) she is assisting criminal defense attorney, Angela Campbell, with her brief for upcoming United States Supreme Court arguments.
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Drake Law alumnus takes over as president of Iowa State Bar Association
Guy Cook, LW’82, took the reigns as president of the Iowa State Bar Association (ISBA) in June 2013.
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Q&A with Foreign Service Officer Ryan Hanlon, LW’12
Ryan Hanlon, a 2012 graduate of Drake Law School, is about to embark on another chapter in his life. As a newly commissioned Foreign Service Officer with the United States Department of State, he is currently finishing his initial training at the Department of State and National Foreign Affairs Training Center in Arlington, VA.
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Drake alumni chosen for ‘Lawyers of Color Hot List’
Drake Law School graduates Charles Monterio, Jr., LW’04, and Shannon Redd, LW’10 have been named to the Lawyers of Color Hot List, a group of 100 exceptional early- to mid-career minority attorneys under 40 from the Mid-Atlantic Region who are excelling in the legal profession.
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Employment statistics place Drake among top schools in nation
Drake Law School’s focus on experiential learning not only gives students the tools to practice law, it produces results.
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Drake Law School benefactor Dwight Opperman dies at 89
Dwight Opperman, LW’51, the single largest benefactor in Drake University’s history, died on Thursday, June 13 after battling liver cancer for five months. Funeral services were held on Saturday, June 22 at Forest Lawn in Glendale, Calif.
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Drake Intellectual Property Law Center hosts joint conference with Oxford University
On June 14-15, the Intellectual Property Law Center at Drake Law School hosted the 11th Annual Chinese Internet Research Conference with the Oxford Internet Institute at the University of Oxford.
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Plant a Mile fundraising dinner scheduled for June 16
Join Drake University for a night of great food and camaraderie at a fundraiser for the Plant a Mile project. These efforts help the Des Moines Area Religious Council (DMARC) Food Pantry Network provide Central Iowa families access to fresh, locally grown produce.
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Cartwright renovation close to being finished
Construction is coming to a close on the extensive renovation of Cartwright Hall, the Law School’s primary classroom, office, and student activity venue.
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Drake 3L argues two cases before Iowa Supreme Court
For some students, their birthday week is a time to celebrate and their finals week is a time to really hit the books. For Samuel Berbano, a current 3L, these two occasions instead marked the two times where he was arguing cases before the Iowa Supreme Court.