Category: Law School News

The class on Sustainability and Its Applications has proposed ways to make city laws and ordinances more environmentally friendly, socially responsible and economically viable.

Whitney Judkins, LW'09, credits Drake Law School's focus on practical education with her success in the courtroom.

Renovation of Cartwright Hall is essential to the future of Drake Law School and the success of our students.

Networking events allow students to get a jump on their job search and alumni to stay connected to Drake.

Drake Law students observe the Iowa Supreme Court in action; long-time professors honored for service.

Con Law Symposium celebrates 10-year partnership with Belin McCormick, P.C

Renowned intellectual property scholars converged on the Drake University campus on April 1"“2 to participate in the 2011 Intellectual Property Scholars Roundtable hosted by Drake Law School.

Kale Van Bruggen’s article, Agriculture’s Fate Under Climate Change: Economic and Environmental Imperatives for Action, was recently published in the Chicago-Kent Law Review.

The city of Des Moines has been going green -- constructing certified LEED buildings and implementing hundreds of green initiatives. As the municipality marches toward creating a more "Sustainable Green Community," it is getting some assistance from Drake University law students who are developing a blueprint for making municipal laws and ordinances more environmentally friendly, socially responsible and economically viable.

Polk County District Associate Judge Romonda D. Belcher, a 1995 Drake Law School graduate, will deliver the keynote address at the Drake University Law School Commencement Ceremony, which begins at 7 p.m. Friday, May 13, in the Drake Knapp Center, 2525 Forest Ave.