Drake Law School student Emiliano Lerda, 28, has been appointed to the Iowa Commission on Volunteer Service on the heels of winning the Governor's Volunteer Award.
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Drake Law School accepts national award for professionalism
Drake Law School officials recently accepted the E. Smythe Gambrell Professionalism Award from the American Bar Association at the ABA's annual meeting in New York City.
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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 Thursday, Oct. 2.
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Graduate receives Award of Merit from Iowa Judges Association
Iowa Court of Appeals Judge Larry J. Eisenhauer, LW'74, recently received the Iowa Judges Association Award of Merit.
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Prof. Rigg quoted in major newspapers, testifies before Congress
Robert Rigg, BN'75, AS'75, LW'78, associate professor of law and director of the Law School's Criminal Defense Program, recently was quoted in the Washington Post and New York Times and testified before Congress on recent illegal immigrant raid trials.
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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.