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Drake Law News
Drake introduces new compliance and risk management program
Drake Law School and the College of Business and Public Administration are offering a new compliance and risk management program that includes a professional certificate, MJ degree, and LLM degree. Courses are scheduled to accommodate working professionals. Applications are being accepted for fall 2017.
Drake Law students help secure commutation for inmate
Thanks to the work of Drake Law students, one man’s life sentence has been commuted to 30 years. Professor Angela Campbell assigned students in her Federal Criminal Law course to draft a clemency application for the inmate, who was serving life without parole for a drug offense. The application was granted by President Obama in early January.
Drake to update Sustainable Community Development Code
Drake Law School is part of a joint project to update the Sustainable Community Development Code, which provides local governments nationwide with up-to-date land use standards to promote sustainable development. Co-led by Professor Jonathan Rosenbloom, Drake Law students will be able to work on the project as part of their coursework.
80th Annual Supreme Court Celebration is March 30-April 1
Don’t miss the annual Supreme Court Celebration! Events will honor the Drake Journal of Agricultural Law, Drake Law Review, SBA, and Moot Court before concluding with the Supreme Court Celebration Banquet on April 1. The Hon. Solomon Oliver Jr., chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, will serve as keynote speaker, and award winners will be recognized. RSVP now.
Read more news on Drake Law School’s news webpage.
Features
Drake 3L uses personal experience to advocate for children
When Shannon Bogolin was 16 years old, she became a Child In Need of Assistance (CINA) and was placed in independent living in Des Moines. Now more than two decades later, she is getting her law degree to fulfill her dream of being an advocate for juveniles.
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Drake Law alumnus’ career path leads him to Silicon Valley
Phillip Maroc, LW'92, found his calling working for Silicon Valley technology companies. He is now senior legal counsel at Adobe Systems Inc., a multinational computer software company headquartered in San Jose, Calif., that has created well-known products such as Photoshop and Acrobat.
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Professor Kende provides expertise in constitutional law
As director of the Drake Constitutional Law Center, Professor Mark Kende is frequently asked about current constitutional law and civil rights issues by local media as well as national publications such as Fortune Magazine, USA Today, and The Washington Post.
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Alumni Notes
Nate Boulton, LW'05, GR'05, Karen Karr, LW'08, William Scales, LW'11, and Maggie White, AS'06, LW'13, were named to the Business Record's 2017 Forty Under 40 class.
Jacob Varghese, LW'01, joined LegalShield as vice president and launch general manager.
John Gish, LW'13, was named Washington County Attorney in Washington, Iowa.
Jennifer Drake, AS'98, LW'03, GR'03, and William Scales, LW'11, were announced as member attorneys at Whitfield & Eddy Law.
Jennifer K. Eggers, LW'93, was elected shareholder of Arthur, Chapman, Kettering, Smetak & Pikala, P.A.
Dionna Maria Lewis, LW'11, joined Tully Rinckey PLLC as a senior associate in the firm’s Washington, D.C., Federal Sector Labor & Employment practice group.
Emily Stork, LW'07, was elected shareholder of the Davis Brown Law Firm.
Kathleen Law, LW'05, was named to The Des Moines Register's People to Watch in 2017.
Sheila Knoploh-Odole, LW'13, was named executive director of the Sustainable Iowa Land Trust (SILT).
Natalie Ginty, LW'16, was named one of the primary lobbyists for the Iowa Hospital Association.
Timothy Schimberg, LW'80, was honored by the Colorado Defense Lawyers Association and the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association.
See more on Drake Law School's alumni notes webpage. Send your promotions, awards, and achievements to law-alumni@drake.edu.
Upcoming Events
March 30, 2017
Big IDEA Speaker Series: "Strategy & Tactics in Patent Litigation—What You Didn’t Learn in Law School or From a Book"
Charles Monterio, LW'04, Blank Rome LLP
3 p.m., Cartwright Hall, Room 201 
March 30-April 1, 2017
80th Annual Supreme Court Celebration
April 6, 2017
Drake Law Lecture: "In Pursuit of International Criminal Justice"
Stephen Rapp, LW'74, former U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Cartwright Hall, Room 201
April 6, 2017
Big IDEA Speaker Series: "An Insider’s Legal Perspective on the Music Industry"
Wade Leak, Sony Music Entertainment
3 p.m., Cartwright Hall, Room 206
April 8, 2017
2017 Constitutional Law Symposium: "President Obama's Constitutional Law Legacy"
8 a.m.-12:20 p.m., Cartwright Hall, Room 213
April 14, 2017
Drake Business Law CLE: "Drafting Skills for the Business Lawyer: From Contracts to Opinion Letters"
8:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m., Neal & Bea Smith Law Center
April 20, 2017
Big IDEA Speaker Series: "Protecting Mobile Apps and Software—Patent Considerations for Startup Companies and Entrepreneurs"
Nichole Biglin Hayden, LW’04, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
5 p.m., Cartwright Hall, Room 206
May 5, 2017
Drake Law CLE: "Lessons in Election Law"
Noon-1 p.m., Neal & Bea Smith Law Center
May 12, 2017
Spring 2017 Drake Law School Commencement
7 p.m., Knapp Center
May 17, 2017
Drake Law CLE Webinar: "Ethical Duties Toward Clients with Mental Health Limitations"
Noon-1 p.m., online only
June 9, 2017
Drake Law CLE: "World War II and the Laws of War: Five Law of War Case Studies from History's Deadliest Conflict"
Noon-1 p.m., Neal & Bea Smith Law Center
Find more events on Drake Law School’s online calendar.
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