Brent Pattison became inspired to be a lawyer for children while working at a homeless youth shelter in college. Now the director of the Joan and Lyle Middleton Center for Children's Rights and associate clinical professor at Drake Law School, Pattison advocates for children and teaches students interested in juvenile law.
Category: Law School Spotlights
Drake 3L assists with first-degree murder case, appears on Dateline NBC
When Mallory Weiser began her internship with the Polk County Attorney’s Office, she had no idea she would end up on national television. The third-year Drake Law student assisted prosecutors in a first-degree murder case and sat at the counsel table during the trial, which was recently spotlighted on Dateline NBC.
Drake 3L interns for Polk County probate judge
As a third-year law student, Brianna Vaughn knew she was interested in probate. To get more experience in the field, she spent her last semester at Drake Law School working as a judicial intern for Polk County Associate Probate Judge Craig Block.
Drake Law students help feed Iowa
Food trucks can now operate in downtown Des Moines thanks to the work of Drake Law School students. In a Drake Law course on sustainability and law, students were tasked with writing ordinances for issues related to entrepreneurship, energy efficiency, waste management, and water management.
Drake Law alumna attends law school after career change
Poppy Davis, 2014 graduate of Drake Law School, interrupted a strong career path to attend law school. She has now been hired by SAGE (Sustainable Agriculture Education) as program director.
Drake 3L wins case in Iowa Supreme Court
Before graduating from law school, Austin Mouw, a third-year law student at Drake, has already won two jury trials and a case before the Iowa Supreme Court.
From private practice to the Department of Justice, Drake Law alumnus’ experiences span the globe
Ryan Rohlfsen, LW’99, graduated law school having accomplished a lot: member of Drake Law Review, a C. Edwin Moore winner, the Rodney L. Hudson Supreme Court Oral Argument top advocate, and high honors.
Drake 3L wins jury trial, argues before Supreme Court of Iowa
Through an internship with the Iowa Appellate Defenders Office and working in the Advanced Criminal Law Clinic, Mouw tried (and won) his first jury trial and he argued in front of the Supreme Court of Iowa.
Drake 2L interns in Hong Kong
From Beijing to Des Moines, Brooke Yang has had quite the law school experience. She has gobbled up every experience possible in her first two years of law school – including a clerkship with a federal judge and an internship with a high profile firm in Hong Kong.
Drake 3L spends summer immersed in sustainability
As Andy Duffelmeyer prepares to start his third year of law school, he’s spending his summer immersed in the realities of stormwater management, urban sprawl, energy efficiency and waste reduction.