Drake University Law School has been selected as a 2008 recipient of the American Bar Association's Gambrell Professionalism Award.
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Prof. Hamilton teaches Iowa’s first wind law course
Eight law students and three attorneys have been taking one of the nation's first courses on wind law at Drake University Law School this spring.
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Law students shepherd children’s rights bills through legislature
Five Drake University law students appear to have a bright future as lobbyists and legislators, thanks to the experience they gained in lobbying for children's rights in the Iowa Legislature this session.
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Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. to give Opperman Lecture
Chief Justice of the United States John G. Roberts Jr. will deliver the 11th Dwight D. Opperman Lecture in Constitutional Law at Drake University Law School on Oct. 2.
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Surgeon earns law degree after seven years and countless volunteer positions
An intense desire to earn a law degree on top of her medical degree led Dr. Deborah A. Turner to squeeze in classes at Drake University Law School between her office hours and surgery schedule.
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Commencement brings Drake Law School graduates diplomas, opportunities
Drake University gained 128 Law School alumni after the graduates in the class of 2008 donned their caps and gowns at the Law School's Commencement Ceremony this spring.
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Law School attracts distinguished speakers to Drake
Drake Law School welcomed a diverse group of prominent speakers to campus this spring. The Law School aims to bring lawyers, scholars and professionals to speak to and interact with students to prepare outstanding lawyers who will promote justice, serve as leaders in their communities and the legal profession and respond to the call of public service.
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Attorney Benjamin Ullem named dean of Law School
Benjamin B. Ullem, a senior partner at the Des Moines law firm of Whitfield & Eddy PLC, has been appointed to a one-year term as dean of Drake University Law School.
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Ag law students plan economic development project in nation’s poorest county
Instead of joining a law firm after graduation, two Drake University law students are teaming up with the head of one of the nation's largest insurance companies. Their goal is to spur economic development on the Crow Creek Reservation in the nation's poorest county -- Buffalo County, S.D.
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Prof. Yu honored with visiting chair professorship in China
Peter K. Yu, the Kern Family Chair in Intellectual Property Law at Drake University, recently accepted the Wenlan Scholar Chair Professorship at Zhongnan University of Economics and Law in Wuhan, China. Yu also serves as the director of the Intellectual Property Law Center at Drake.