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Drake Law News
79th Annual Supreme Court Celebration is March 31-April 2
Don’t miss the annual Supreme Court Celebration March 31-April 2! Events will honor the Drake Journal of Agricultural Law, Drake Law Review, and Drake Moot Court before concluding with the Supreme Court Celebration Banquet. ABA President Paulette Brown will serve as keynote speaker and award winners will be recognized. RSVP now.
Anderson named dean of Drake Law School
Jerry Anderson, the Richard M. and Anita Calkins Distinguished Professor of Law, has been named dean of Drake Law School, effective July 1. He succeeds Ben Ullem, who is currently serving a two-year term as dean. Anderson joined the Drake Law faculty in 1991 and served as associate dean from 1996-2001.
Drake Law students study agricultural law in Cuba
A group of 14 Drake Law students visited Cuba in January, led by Professor Neil Hamilton. During the trip, students learned about Cuban agricultural development and law while experiencing the country’s culture. The group visited the United States Embassy, met with Cuban agricultural lawyers, toured a cooperative organic farm, and more.
Drake selected to host CLEO pre-law summer institute
Drake Law School has been selected to host the 2016 Council on Legal Education Opportunity, Inc. (CLEO) Pre-law Summer Institute June 5-July 2. In addition, Drake is one of four partner law schools participating in the CLEO Legally Inspired Cohort (CLIC), a pilot program that aims to increase access to law school for minority students.
Drake team wins ABA Client Counseling Regionals
The Drake Law team of Erika Bertrand (3L) and Nick Behlke (3L) won the ABA Region 8 Client Counseling Competition in February at the University of Nebraska. They will compete at the Client Counseling National Finals in April, becoming the fourth Drake Law team to do so since 2005. Drake last won the national title in 2013.
Drake Law celebrates retirement of two professors
David S. Walker, the Dwight D. Opperman Distinguished Professor of Law, is retiring after 40 years at Drake Law School, including two terms as dean. Marty Begleiter, the Ellis and Nelle Levitt Distinguished Professor of Law, is also retiring after 38 years at the Law School. See photos from Walker's reception and Begleiter's reception on Drake Law's Flickr page.
Read more news on Drake Law School’s News & Events webpage.
Features
Drake 3L advocates for first-ever Girls Court in Iowa
After Laura McGuire wrote about sex trafficking and the need for a Girls Court in Iowa, some local judges became inspired. As a result, Iowa's first-ever Girls Court, which is designed to address the gender-specific needs of young women, recently opened in Polk County.
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Professor Jerry Foxhoven leads efforts for juveniles
Jerry Foxhoven, professor and executive director of the Neal and Bea Smith Legal Clinic, has spent a lot of time involved in efforts supporting juveniles, including a bill that Iowa Gov. Branstad recently signed to make most Iowa juvenile records confidential.
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Alumna uses law degree to fight for civil rights
Less than three years out of law school, Latrice Lacey, LW'13, advocates for civil rights as executive director of the Davenport Civil Rights Commission. She also recently implemented a diversion program in Scott County through the Center for Juvenile Justice Reform.
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Alumni Notes
Jason Giles, LW’03, was named a "2016 BTI Client Service All-Star.”
Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad appointed David May, LW’98, as judge in District 5C.
Brooke Miller Axiotis, LW’12, Noreen Otto, LW’06, and Mike Richards, LW’01, were selected to the 2016 Forty Under 40 list by the Business Record.
Whitney L. Schiller, LW'11, Nina M. Forcier, LW'10, Meggan L. Guns, LW'09, Gerald B. Feuerhelm, LW'79, Brooke C. Timmer, LW'06, and John R. Webber, LW'82, were elected Iowa district judicial nominating commissioners.
Emily A. Hippen, LW’09, was elected shareholder and director of Otten Johnson Robinson Neff + Ragonetti PC.
Whitfield & Eddy, P.L.C. named Luke Craven, LW'10, member attorney.
Pedro Salazar, LW’13, accepted a position as corporate counsel at Wells Fargo in Charlotte, N.C.
George A. LaMarca, LW’70, was named by Best Lawyers as the 2016 “Lawyer of the Year” in the Des Moines Metropolitan Area in the category of Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs.
Tania Nordelo Ogden, LW’92, joined Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A., in the firm’s workers’ compensation defense team.
H. Daniel Holm, LW'79, was inducted into the Worldwide Registry.
See more on Drake Law School's Alumni Notes webpage. Send your notes and achievements to law-alumni@drake.edu.
Upcoming Events
March 24-25, 2016
2016 Drake Intellectual Property Law CLE
Neal and Bea Smith Law Center
March 26, 2016
Community Easter Egg Hunt
10 a.m.-noon, South Lawn outside Olmsted Center
March 31, 2016
Drake Journal of Agricultural Law Dinner
6 p.m., Cartwright Hall, Kern Commons
April 1, 2016
Drake Law Review Dinner
6 p.m., Cartwright Hall, Kern Commons
April 2, 2016
Drake Moot Court Luncheon
11:30 a.m., Cartwright Hall, Kern Commons
Supreme Court Celebration Banquet and Awards Ceremony
6 p.m., Olmsted Center, Parents Hall
April 9, 2016
2016 Constitutional Law Symposium: "War Powers and the Constitution: 15 Years After 9/11"
8 a.m.-1 p.m., Cartwright Hall, Room 213
April 11, 2016
Drake Day at the Iowa Capitol
9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Capitol Building
May 14, 2016
Drake Law School Spring Commencement
7 p.m., Knapp Center
May 16, 2016
Dean’s Cup Tournament
Tournament Club of Iowa
Find more events on Drake Law School’s online calendar.
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