Category: Law School News

A free seminar for women farmers and food-based entrepreneurs will be held at the Drake University Law School on Wednesday, Nov. 3.

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit will hold oral arguments at 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 4, in the courtroom of the Neal and Bea Smith Law Center.

The Des Moines Register ran a lengthy feature story about Drake University Law School Professor Jim Albert on Sunday, highlighting Albert's many initiatives to help underprivileged people.

Ralph Oman, former register of copyrights, will present the Drake Intellectual Property Law Center's Distinguished Lecture in Copyright Law on Monday, Oct. 25.

After four successful years of transforming chicken wing consumption into charitable fundraising, the Drake University Law School fraternity Delta Theta Phi will co-sponsor the fifth annual Eat-A-Thon. The event will benefit the Iowa-Central American Relief Effort (I-CARE) on Wednesday, Oct. 20.

Princeton Review ratings reveal Drake law strengths Drake University Law School's experiential learning opportunities, faculty accessibility, hands-on approach to teaching legal theory and preparation for the job market drew praise from students surveyed for the Princeton Review's latest rankings of the nation's best law schools.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eight Circuit will hear three cases in the courtroom of the Neal and Bea Smith Law Center.

Ralph Oman emphasized increasing the international protection of American copyrights when he was register of copyrights from 1985-93.

Lori A. Ringhand, a nationally recognized expert on the Supreme Court confirmation process and judicial behavior, will deliver the lecture Oct. 21.

Romonda Belcher, LW'95, recently was selected as Iowa's first female African-American judge.