On Monday, July 18, the Drake Law School Agricultural Law Center will host a free workshop on the benefits of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Value Added Producer Grant program. Farmers and business owners -- as well as their professional affiliates -- are invited to attend.
Category: Law School News
Drake Law graduate helps adopt new fire investigations policy
As a legislative intern with the Innocence Project of Iowa, Dawone Robinson LW’11 played a significant role in the adoption of a new policy...
Des Moines named Best City for Young Professionals by Forbes
Forbes Magazine recently ranked Des Moines number 1 on their list of “Best Cities For Young Professionals”.
Drake Law alumnus starts law firm, business
A bold, yet practical vision. An evolving set of skills. The drive, and confidence, to succeed. These are among the assets of an entrepreneur...
Professor Matthew Doré earns accolades from Iowa State bar
Matthew Doré, the Richard M. and Anita Calkins distinguished professor of law at Drake University, recently received the Iowa State Bar Association (ISBA) Outstanding Section Chair Award.
Drake law professor to speak at American Bar Association annual meeting
Peter K. Yu, the Kern Family chair in intellectual property law at Drake University Law School, will speak at the annual meeting of the American Bar Association (ABA) in August.
Drake to host conference on sustainable land ownership
Experts in land tenancy, ownership and conservation will present a land owner conference at Drake University on Thursday, July 28. Governor Terry Branstad will open the conference with an 8 a.m. address.
Recent grad wins first trial, $2.5 million jury verdict
As a prospective student, Whitney Judkins, LW'09, chose to attend Drake Law because of its reputation for providing a practical law education.
Graduate’s work among best law review articles of the year
An article by Beth Dooley, LW'11, has been named as one of the best law review articles published within the last year.
Dean Vestal receives Burton Award for Legal Writing
Dean Allan Vestal recently won a prestigious Burton Award for Legal Writing.