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Drake Law student recognized by American Board of Trial Advocates
Third-year Drake Law student, Peter Blink, was recently recognized by the American Board of Trial Advocates for outstanding trial advocacy.
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Alumna becomes Iowa’s first female African-American judge
Romonda D. Belcher, a 1995 graduate of Drake Law School, made history when she was selected as Iowa’s first African-American female Judge.
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Student accepts position as assistant district attorney in NY
Sam Hodge will soon be taking a bite out of the “Big Apple”. Hodge recently accepted an offer for the position of Assistant District Attorney for the Bronx, NY, starting after his expected graduation in May.
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Drake Law School recognized by preLaw Magazine
Two Drake Law School programs attracted the attention of preLaw, a National Jurist publication.
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Iowa Supreme Court holds special session at Drake Law School
The Iowa Supreme Court will travel to the Drake University Law School for oral arguments Thursday, March 24, starting at 9:30 a.m.
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Drake Environmental Moot Court Team reaches quarterfinals in national competition
A team of three Drake University law students recently advanced to the quarterfinal round of the National Environmental Moot Court Tournament, which drew 72 teams from law schools across the country to Pace University Law School in White Plains, N.Y.
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Sustainable Agricultural Land Tenure Project creates new resources for Iowa farmland owners
A two-year study of sustainable agriculture and land tenure in Iowa has analyzed legal questions relating to Iowa farmland ownership and the transfer of land to a new generation of owners, many of whom will rent or lease farmland to others.
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Drake law professor to teach diplomats at the United Nations
On Wednesday, Feb. 23, Peter K. Yu, the Kern family chair in intellectual property law at Drake University Law School, will return to the United Nations to teach diplomats and U.N. personnel about the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights. His presentation will focus on the basic principles of copyright.
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Drake Law places second and third in client counseling competition
Two Drake University Law School teams finished second and third in the Regional American Bar Association Client Counseling Competition held at the University of South Dakota Law School last weekend.