Category: Law School News

Allan Vestal recently visited Parkersburg, Iowa, to replace a law school diploma for alumnus and City Attorney Martin Petersen, whose firm was destroyed by a tornado.

The conference drew nearly 50 scholars from more than five regions in China and five countries.

Scholars will debate about the Iowa Supreme Court’s same-sex marriage decision and the constitutionality of the federal Defense of Marriage Act.

Two law students are preparing a final proposal to amend an Iowa law that criminalizes the possession, manufacture and distribution of controlled substances.

Hunter Clark was featured in preLaw magazine in a question-and-answer style story exploring human rights law.

This marks the firm's fifth appearance in the top-10 of American Lawyers' "A-List," including its first place ranking in 2008.

Melissa Heames Weresh received the 2009 Warren E. Burger Writing Competition Prize for her essay that examines the professional identity of novice lawyers.

As Germany celebrates the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall today, Drake University law professor Jerry L. Anderson reflects on his 1978 visit to one of the most visible symbols of the Cold War.

Hunter Clark, professor of law at Drake University, was recently featured in a special section on human rights law in the fall 2009 issue of preLaw magazine.

Nearly 250 children ages 3-12 came out for basketball and Beggar's Night at the 16th annual Drake University Community Halloween Hoops Shoot Out on Thursday, Oct. 29.