Category: Law School Spotlights

Drake 3L Sasha Mayo spent her last summer of law school interning at the Kings County District Attorney’s Office in downtown Brooklyn, NY. Her assignment was in the Domestic Violence Bureau working with the Misdemeanor Assistant District Attorney and the Felony Assistant District Attorney.

Drake Law believes that practical experience is vital to the success of its students. Beatriz Mate-Kodjo, a Drake Law 3L, has taken advantage of numerous opportunities to gain practical experience both domestically and abroad while at Drake.

To say that Ashley Sparks, a Drake Law 3L, has been busy this summer is an understatement. Sparks works for the Story County Attorney’s Office and in her spare time (her evenings and weekends) she is assisting criminal defense attorney, Angela Campbell, with her brief for upcoming United States Supreme Court arguments.

Ryan Hanlon, a 2012 graduate of Drake Law School, is about to embark on another chapter in his life. As a newly commissioned Foreign Service Officer with the United States Department of State, he is currently finishing his initial training at the Department of State and National Foreign Affairs Training Center in Arlington, VA.

For some students, their birthday week is a time to celebrate and their finals week is a time to really hit the books. For Samuel Berbano, a current 3L, these two occasions instead marked the two times where he was arguing cases before the Iowa Supreme Court.

Students in Professor Jonathan Rosenbloom's Sustainability and the Law class at Drake Law School are continuing a successful tradition of coordinating with Des Moines area organizations to enhance sustainability in the community.

Drake Law School’s Legislative Practice Center has placed 20 students in second year Legislation Internships for the spring semester. Most students have been placed with a Chair, Vice-Chair or Ranking Member of a Committee of their choice.

Each year the Air Force Judge Advocate General’s Corps selects approximately 100 to 120 of the best-qualified candidates to become Air Force Judge Advocates through a variety of accession programs.

Lori and Tom Bullock both had the goal of attending law school before they met at Iowa State University.

In 2009, Stacey Van Zuiden, LW’12, left a career in Nebraska politics to go to law school with the hope of specializing in election law.  She chose Drake Law School because of Iowa’s unique electoral climate.