Category: Law School News

Drake University law professor Hunter R. Clark traveled to the Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site in Topeka, Kan., on May 17 to commemorate the 55th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark ruling that outlawed racial segregation in public education.

Drake Law School recently honored 143 law graduates with their commencement rites of passage at Drake's 128th Drake Law School Commencement last Friday.

Laurie Kratky Doré, the Ellis and Nelle Levitt distinguished professor of law, has been named the 2009 recipient of the Madelyn Levitt Teacher of the Year Award.

Drake University Law School will honor 143 graduates at its commencement ceremony at 7 p.m. Friday, May 15, at the Drake Knapp Center, 2601 Forest Ave.

Drake University Law School's programs in legal writing and intellectual property are ranked among the top programs in the nation in the 2010 edition of "America's Best Graduate Schools," published by US News & World Report magazine.

The Joan and Lyle Middleton Center for Children's Rights at Drake Law School received the Advocate Award for organizations with fewer than 100 employees at the 2009 Live United Recognition Event Tuesday.

Drake University Law School recently established three Master of Laws (LL.M.) and Master of Jurisprudence (M.J.) programs in Intellectual Property Law, Health Law and Individualized Studies.

Drake Law School students, faculty, staff and alumni recently gathered with law professionals, friends of the University and seven Supreme Court justices to celebrate Drake's accomplishments.

Just three days after winning the award for best oralist in the annual Iowa Supreme Court Competition, Drake law student Erin Grundy again found herself standing before the seven justices of the state's highest court.

The team recently finished in the top eight out of 28 teams that competed in the national finals of the 59th Annual National Moot Court Competition.