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DEAR GRADUATES AND FRIENDS OF THE LAW SCHOOL: Writing to you to introduce this issue of our alumni magazine, I am reminded again how proud I feel to serve the Law School as its Dean. This issue includes stories on the accomplishments of our students; the activities of our faculty and staff; visits of scholars and speakers and signature events that help to make the Law School such an engaging place to be; and the impressive work of our alumni.

Through stories about our alumni and students it also offers numerous examples of our mission, which provides in part, “Drake Law School prepares outstanding lawyers who will promote justice, serve as leaders in their communities and the legal profession, and respond to the call of public service.”

Understanding mission and values is always important, perhaps never more so than now as the public asks more of the professions, and certainly the legal profession; and as we – in an increasingly competitive environment – ask students to choose and alumni and friends to support the Drake Law School. It is especially timely now as the University prepares to celebrate its 125th Anniversary, and the Law School traces its own roots to 1865 and the determination of two Iowa Supreme Court Justices – Chester Cole and George Wright – to start a law school and offer rigorous preparation for the profession in an academic setting in Iowa’s state capital, where the legislature and the courts were available for students as a laboratory. Cole was the founder of the Drake Law School, and Wright went on to become an early president of the American Bar Association and later Senator from Iowa.

Much has changed since then, of course, but important themes and values have endured. We have maintained throughout our history a strong orientation towards and excellent relations with the Bench and Bar. We remain committed to rigorous, outstanding preparation of students for the

practice of law, not only in the classroom but with the courts and legislature as well. And like Cole and Wright, Drake understands that education for leadership and service lies at the very heart of who we are and what our purpose is.

Let me offer some examples. One example is our First Year Trial Practicum, which is unique in all legal education in bringing to campus, in the courtroom of the Neal and Bea Smith Law Center, a real jury trial, which all first-year students observe from start to finish and in which they discuss its various phases in small groups with lawyers, judges and faculty. A further example is our Legislative Practice Program. Through one part of that program – the Legislative Internships students pursue – more than 30 students work with Iowa Senators and Representatives and offer more than 3000 hours of legislative support each year. Effective learning and preparation for leadership takes place in a context of public service. And the increasing collaboration of the Law School with the nationally renowned American Judicature Society offers still other examples.

Probably the best example can be found in our clinical programs, in which more than half of our students participate, allowing them to represent clients, provide needed service to low income and elderly clients, and learn under excellent fac-

“Drake prepares outstanding lawyers who will promote justice, serve as leaders in their communities and the legal profession, and respond to the call of public service.” ulty supervision. Moreover, our clinical faculty integrate law office management into the students’ experience, so that students get instruction in this typically neglected but critically important aspect of effective practice and service to clients.

That includes use of a special software program which our clinical faculty and System Administrator Shawn Madsen have developed that makes possible the creation of virtual files, enables conflict of interest checks, facilitates accounting for time and simulated billing, provides a tickler system and reminders of deadlines and key dates, and tracks communications.

In everything we do we have in mind the difference one person can make, whether in promoting justice, providing leadership, or rendering public service. Preparing students to make a difference, and helping them to try, has certainly been our purpose. In that respect, I welcome your advice and I hope you enjoy this issue of your alumni magazine.

Sincerely,

David S. Walker, Dean and Dwight D. Opperman Distinguished Professor of Law

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Student Spotlights—Clarissa Rodriguez, a “Rebel with a Cause” and Brooke BurrageTimmer, the “Natural Negotiator.”

The Value of Ideas— How the study of intellectual property law found a home at the Drake Law School.

For the Greater Good— The public service ethic at Drake Law School.

Minnesota’s “Super Lawyer”— At the top of her game, grad helps others make solid business decisions.

Supreme Court Celebration —Keynote speaker Jan R. Schlichtmann joins honorees Daniel L. Power, professor emeritus of law, and retired Air Force Lt. General Russell C. Davis at the Supreme Court Banquet.

The Magazine of Drake Law School Editorial Office: Marketing and Communications Drake University 2507 University Ave. Des Moines, IA 50311-4505 Phone: 515.271.2169 David S. Walker Dean david.walker@drake.edu Jennifer Hansen Senior Development Officer jennifer.hansen@drake.edu Casey L. Gradischnig Editor/Designer Tracey L. Kelley, Tim Schmitt Contributing Writers Counselor is published for alumni and friends of Drake Law School, Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa. © 2005 Drake Law School. All rights reserved.

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TAKE ON SUPREME COURT Nine students spent their winter Law School graduate Brian break researching past judgments and Reichel, LW’91, appeared before the opinions of the nine Supreme Court U.S. Supreme Court on March 21, Justices, and Professor Andrea arguing on behalf of Castle Rock, CO, Charlow used time allotresident Jessica Gonzales. ted for her Children and Gonzales believes the the Law class to conduct police in her hometown a moot court with several violated her constitutional faculty members acting right to due process, which as Supreme Court jusresulted in the murder of tices and later discussing her three children by her strategy with Reichel. estranged husband, and “It was great practice,” was fighting for the right to says Reichel. “It helped to make this argument heard have the brightest constiin court.

Brian Reichel, LW’91 tutional law minds there Looking for advice, to present me with the Reichel contacted his forbest chance possible.” mer professor, Law School Associate The Supreme Court eventually Dean Russell Lovell, who brainruled against Reichel, but the opportustormed with faculty to get the Law nity the case presented was not lost School involved. on those who offered their assistance.

“The whole approach was to “It gives you a wonderful sense of satisinclude students and use it as an edufaction that you played a role in a Supreme cational experience that helped them Court case,” says Charlow. “The average as well as Brian,” says Professor Mark lawyer just doesn’t get to do that.”

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The Chicago Connection About 30 alumni and prospective students attended a luncheon on May 10 at Chicago’s Union League Club in an event sponsored by Law School alumnus and former Drake University Board of Trustees member Howard Haft, LW’53. Bruce Foudree, LW’72, helped secure the location and is helping to develop a Chicago area alumni network.

“This is an opportunity to update alumni, learn about developments in the profession, and strengthen the involvement of alumni in the preparation of students,” explains Law School Dean David Walker.

Jennifer Hansen, senior advancement officer for the Law School, is working to develop similar regional law alumni events in other areas to keep former students connected with one another and the University.

Alumni can visit www.drakealumni.net for the details of each event.

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HAFT DONATES NUREMBERG TRIAL TRANSCRIPTS Howard Haft, a 1953 Law School graduate, and his wife, Judy, have donated a complete 42-volume set of the Nuremberg Trial transcripts to the Drake Law Library. The transcripts detail Nazi Germany’s Holocaust against the Jews before and during World War II. “This gift could not have been more timely,” says Law School Dean David Walker. “Our focus at the Law School has been on expanding to offer more study on international law, civil rights, human rights and constitutional law. The Holocaust and the Nuremburg Trials communicate powerful lessons we cannot forget.”

The transcripts join an already impressive collection of papers donated by 1914 Law School alumnus Charles Wennerstrum, a former Iowa Supreme Court Justice who served as a judge during the hostage portion of the Nuremberg Trials.

“The volumes are a great complement to our collection,” says John

Opperman Provides Annual Grants to Scholars When 1951 alumnus Dwight D. Opperman attended the Drake Law School, his living conditions were less than ideal. Now chairman of Key Investments Inc. in Minneapolis, Opperman, his wife and young son lived in the trailer court the University established on campus to accommodate the flood of veterans after World War II. “Those trailers didn’t have running water,” he recalls. “You had to go down to a common bathroom. You’d track snow in and if you’d left it there, it would never melt.”

Opperman recently made a gift to the Drake Law School that will provide an annual grant of $10,000 to each student in the Opperman Scholars program to help pay for books and living expenses while attending Drake Law School. The Opperman Scholars program provides full-tuition merit scholarships to selected students, and this gift is meant to further help the Law School recruit outstanding students. The program was created in 1997 with Opperman’s $50 million gift. Currently 17 Opperman Scholars are enrolled, including five who began classes this fall.

Edwards, associate dean for information resources and technology and professor of law. “They are as relevant today as they were 60 years ago.”

TESKE SCHOLARSHIP CREATED Grace M. and Max R. Teske Jr., a Law School alumnus who graduated with honors in 1954 and specialized in real estate law throughout his life, through their estates have endowed an annual scholarship for the sole benefit of the Drake University Law School. Max Teske passed away in 2003, and his wife a year earlier.

Together they have left more than $450,000 to establish the Max R. Jr. and Grace M. Teske Scholarship, which will be awarded annually to a student or students enrolled in the Law School who maintain a grade point average of 3.0 or higher and demonstrate financial need.

TRIAL PRACTICUM IN THE MOSH PIT For the eighth year in a row, Drake Law School cancelled classes so that first-year students could observe a trial at the Drake Law Clinic. More

than 175 students spent a week in February observing Brad Morgan v.

Hairy Mary’s Inc. et al, and participated in exclusive debriefing sessions with lawyers, Judge Richard Blane II, and a question-and-answer session with jurors.

Morgan sued Hairy Mary’s, a popular heavy metal bar at 23rd Street and University Avenue in Des Moines, after he broke his wrist in a mosh pit during a 2002 concert. Two of Des Moines’ top attorneys tried the case: Alfredo Parrish, who represented Morgan, and George Appleby, who represented Hairy Mary’s.

“This is cutting-edge education,” says Law School Associate Dean Russell Lovell. “Drake is the only law school in the country that cancels classes for a week so its first-year students can observe a jury trial from beginning to end. The Trial Practicum is the laboratory that makes the firstyear classroom, the book learning, come alive.”

Student Diane Murphy agrees, adding, “This has been an incredible experience.

All the things we worked on first semester came together in this one week.”

Each year the state court system screens more than 200 cases for potential observation during the Trial Practicum week, and at least 25 lawyers and judges volunteer to help coordinate the event.

“There’s a cast of thousands involved,” says Lovell. “Not just any law school can do what we’ve been doing here for eight years.”

The jury found both parties in this case equally at fault and awarded $23,822 in damages. Morgan will receive $11,911 for medical expenses and lost wages, and $1 for pain and suffering.

TECHNOLOGY RECOGNITION The Drake Law School was ranked 16th in the nation for its use of technology by the National Jurist on its annual Technology Honor Roll. The ranking, which appeared in the January 2005 issue, considered such factors as wireless networks, use of computers to take exams, technology in the classrooms and laptop usage among faculty and students.

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School has made an appearance on the list, first appearing in the top 40 of the previous National Jurist technology ranking.

“This most recent survey helps further affirm Drake’s position as a leader in effective use of technology,” says John Edwards, associate dean for information resources and technology and professor of law.

BYERS SCHOLARSHIP AWARDED Donald C. and Doris K. Byers have made a $250,000 endowment gift to provide scholarship support for Drake law students, and former Newton, IA, resident Andrew Heiting-Doane was chosen as the first recipient of the Donald C. and Doris K. Byers Scholarship. The scholarship is awarded annually with preference given to residents of Newton and Jasper County.

“We’re very grateful to Don and Doris for this most recent instance of

Golf Challenge The Dean’s Cup Alumni Golf Challenge, held May 20 at the Legacy Golf Course in Norwalk, IA, brought together University of Iowa Law School and Drake Law School graduates looking to sharpen their games and raise funds for Iowa Legal Aid. Drake won the Dean’s Cup by a score of 28-10 and the event raised approximately $5,000, which will help provide legal services to low-income and elderly residents. The Dean’s Cup Trophy, donated by Jeff Boehlert, LW’78, and Eric Boehlert, LW’99, is at home in the Law School. Intended as an annual event, next year’s tournament will be held in the Amana Colonies.

Pictured: Federal judges James E. Gritzner, LW’79, and University of Iowa grad Ronald E. Longstaff.

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their generosity,” says Law School Dean David Walker. “The scholarship they have endowed is helping to attract outstanding students like Andrew to Drake and is making it possible for them to attend.”

Donald Byers is a 1951 Drake Law School graduate and retired general counsel and secretary of the Maytag Corp. He serves on the Drake University Board of Trustees and is a past chair of the board. Among his many honors, he was named Drake Law School’s outstanding alumnus in 1990.

Heiting-Doane is a 2000 graduate of Newton High School and a secondyear law student who graduated summa cum laude from Central College in Pella, IA, where he was on the dean’s list for four years.

“If it wasn’t for Mr. and Mrs. Byers’ generosity in providing this scholarship, I would not be able to attend law school,” said HeitingDoane.

MOOT COURT TEAM FINISHES SECOND IN NATION The Drake National Moot Court Team took second place in the National Moot Court competition held in January and February in New York, which included the top 28 teams in the nation, whittled down from 185 teams from 140 law schools.

“The Drake team performed perfectly, but lost the final round to the University of California Hastings College of Law team, which was simply phenomenal,” says Laurie Doré, professor of law and the team coach.

“A second-place finish is an outstanding accomplishment for Drake Law School.”

The team, sponsored by the Des Moines law firm of Whitfield and Eddy, included second-year students Anna Wholey and Dan Anderson and third-year student Matt Eslick, who was also named the second best oralist in the final round of competition. (continued on page 8)

Members of the law faculty applaud the new 2006 graduates.

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Dr. Kenneth Quinn, president of the World Food Foundation, delivered the commencement address.

Benjamin Barlow, a 2005 graduate.

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“Drake Law School is a traditional strong performer in the National Moot Court Competition,” says Law School Dean David Walker. “In 11 out of the last 15 years, Drake has placed first in the region, which includes law schools in South Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa.

Drake tied for third in the nation last year and won the competition in 2001.”

In May, the Drake Environmental Moot Court Team advanced to the quarterfinal round of the Environmental Law Moot Court tournament held at Pace University in White Plains, NY. In the last 14 years, the Drake team has reached the quarterfinal round 12 times, advanced to the semifinals three times and the finals once.

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW SYMPOSIUM The 2005 Drake Constitutional Law Center attracted about 150 attorneys,

students and faculty members for the first symposium in the nation to examine both the domestic and foreign implications for constitutionalism in the war on terror.

The event, sponsored by the Des Moines law firm of Belin Lamson McCormick Zumbach & Flynn and appropriately titled “Constitutionalism and The War on Terror,” included several nationally known scholars and attorneys in the event’s two panel discussions.

“The debates were lively, especially on the panel concerning the Supreme Court’s enemy combatant decisions,” says Mark Kende, the James Madison chair of constitutional law and director of the Constitutional Law Center.

The panel titled “The Enemy Combatant Cases” included Frank Dunham, a federal public defender who represented enemy combatant Yaser Hamdi, an American citizen who was captured with Taliban forces, held in detainment and denied access

to an attorney or the courts though he was never charged with a crime. Also participating were Douglas Kmiec, the Caruso family chair and professor of constitutional law at Pepperdine University School of Law, and Mark Drumbl, an international law scholar at Washington and Lee University.

Kmiec argued that the judiciary should be respectful of the president’s authority to fight terrorism with all tools available, while Drumbl discussed whether holding detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, met international legal standards.

The second panel focused on “Constitutionalism in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Other Emerging Nations,” and included Nathan Brown of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Said Arjomand, the inaugural Crane fellow and visiting professor of public affairs at Princeton University, and Kim Lane Scheppele, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School.

Law Professor’s Holocaust Opera Hits the Stage Drake University Law Professor Cathy Lesser Mansfield, pictured far left, is an international expert in consumer protection who has lectured throughout the United States, testified before Congress and been quoted in the country’s leading newspapers. But before law became her passion, the Cleveland native became an accomplished musician who began writing an opera while still in high school.

Her opera, “The Sparks Fly Upward,” was put on hold for some time while Mansfield pursued her law career, but she dusted off the work in 1994 and has expanded and refined it since then.

The opera follows a German Jewish family in Berlin who goes into hiding to escape the Nazis. To entertain each other, they act out the biblical story of Job. As the story progresses, the parallels between their lives and Job’s become apparent.

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After years of work, Mansfield’s passion was performed before an audience on May 7 by the City Opera Company of the Quad Cities as part of a series of Holocaust-related events sponsored by the Quad Cities Jewish Federation. Seven of the lead roles were played by members of the Drake community, including five music students, a recent graduate and Leanne Freeman-Miller, an associate professor of voice at Drake.

“I decided that it was very important that the piece be historically accurate,” Mansfield says, “so it could memorialize what happened, educate the public and oppose the revisionist historians who claim the Holocaust never happened. My ultimate dream is to have the piece performed widely, serving to educate and combat hate and bigotry of all sorts.”

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IF YOU BELIEVE THE OLD ADAGE THAT MANY YOUNG PEOPLE REBEL AGAINST THEIR PARENTS’ CHOICES, THIRD-YEAR DRAKE LAW STUDENT CLARISSA RODRIGUEZ

should have become an anarchist. As the daughter of parents active in local, state and national politics, this Texas native has been steeped in a culture of civic service all her life - and likes it. “My parents taught me to appreciate the value of service and the sense of purpose it has,” Rodriguez says. “I want to represent my state someday, and maybe even take political office on the national level.”

Before considering law school, Rodriguez earned a communications degree from Texas A&M, and an MPA from the University of Texas-San Antonio.

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for a city councilman in San Antonio convinced her of the next steps. “I’m one of the few in my class that had solid work experience before law school, and it was the best decision for me.” And for the first time, she was ready to leave her home state.

“I thought the experience would be beneficial, and Drake has such intimacy and camaraderie, it really made me feel at home to come here.” Rodriguez now serves as dean of Delta Theta Phi, an activity she credits as a highlight of her Drake experience, along with participating in the Summer in France pro-

gram. “The faculty with us in France were so helpful just amazing,” she adds.

Rodriguez is secretary of the Moot Court board, a type of advocacy she considers especially meaningful. “Advocacy is so critical to a litigator’s experience.

You want to represent to the full extent of your ability, and work through each case with affinity and confidence. Moot Court provides so many opportunities to fully understand and act on a case.”

With plans to return to her home state after graduation, she hopes to balance career interests. “I think I’d prefer private sector litigation as a complement to my public service. Being involved in both aspects would be fantastic.”

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–Tracey L. Kelley

From taxes to tennis teams, law student is a natural negotiator

A tired team of college tennis players saunters into a pizza joint.

Faced with the price of feeding 12 of them, third-year Drake law student Brooke Burrage-Timmer takes charge.

“I tried to get the restaurant to give us free pop, breadsticks – something –

since there were so many of us, and we’d be spending a lot anyway. I’m just that way – there’s always a deal to be made, and I want to find a way to make it happen.”

Burrage-Timmer has a flair for lobbying, much of it learned while stumping one summer in Denver for a city tax referendum. “It’s like litigation. You always want to get the best settlement, the best resolution, and that’s what I like – the wheeling and the dealing. Not in a shrewd way, but finding solutions leading to a result that works for everyone.” She channels this passion for generating results into many leadership roles. As president of Drake’s Student Bar Association (SBA),

Burrage-Timmer is proud of the SBA’s role in revamping Drake’s Career Services to provide stronger job placement. “The SBA rallied for better services. Our next goal is to get the word out about all the great things Drake does.”

She also serves as governor of the 8th Circuit of the American Bar Association Law School division and is a member of the resolutions committee of the ABA Law Student Division. “The resolutions committee is the place to create change or take a stand on certain issues. It’s very exciting to be a part of that,” she says.

Married to her high school sweetheart, Burrage-Timmer has a sunny perspective on maintaining a hectic schedule of law school, family, friends and extracurricular activities. “I’m learning so much all the time. I don’t get sad or overwhelmed – I’m very lucky.”

–Tracey L. Kelley

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How the Study of Intellectual Property Law Found a Home at the Drake Law School

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he Des Moines River flows quietly below where Ed Sease sits in his corner office on the 32nd floor of the Principal Building at 801 Grand Avenue in Des Moines. Low-flying clouds pass just overhead, and the sun reflects brightly off the gilded dome of the Iowa Capitol Building to the east, providing a view that is second to none in the city.

But Sease, president of McKee, Voorhees and Sease, one of the largest intellectual property law firms in Iowa, has learned over the years to keep his attention focused away from the view and on the many papers piled precariously on his desk. Still, he admits, there are days when the scenery is too much to ignore.“When a storm rolls in from the east, the way the clouds block out the sky and the sun shines through and reflects off the Capitol dome, I’ll never get tired of looking at it,” says Sease, dressed in a simple pullover shirt and slacks.

But the casual appearance is deceiving. Sease is Ed Sease, LW?64 nothing short of a powerhouse -- and one who has earned the right to be occasionally distracted by this phenomenal view. His firm, McKee, Voorhees and Sease, employs 20 attorneys who represent

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clients in all aspects of intellectual property law. In 2001, Sease represented Du Pont Corporation in the United States Supreme Court and successfully argued that plants and plant genetics are patentable, resulting in a decision that literally affected agricultural practices around the globe and changed the world economy.

Since his days as a student at the Drake University Law School 40 years ago, Sease has been committed to making the school a central force in the field of intellectual property law. Along with his partner Michael Voorhees, Sease was a student in the first intellectual property class taught at Drake University in 1966, a course that birthed the current IP program at Drake and which may never have come about were it not for Sease’s interest.

“It was at my urging that Dean [Maurice B.] Kirk agreed to present the class,” Sease says. “He told me if I could find 10 kids and a teacher, he would allow it.”

Sease quickly recruited the late Don Zarley, LW ’54, a prominent patent law attorney, to teach the class and found exactly 10 students to fill seats in the classroom.

And even after one dropped the course before it began, Kirk allowed it to go forward.

That one inaugural course occupied by Sease and eight other students has since evolved into a program that offers at least four classes focused on different aspects of intellectual property law, which attract up to 45 students each year. Since 1975, Sease has taught these courses to the increasing number of Drake students expressing an interest in intellectual property law.

One of those students is Dan McCracken, a third-year law student who developed an interest in patent law because his father, a chemical engineer, holds several patents that landed him in legal battles in the past.

“The courses I’ve taken have been exceptional,” says McCracken. “Ed and Jeff Harty [another adjunct professor

and member of the MVS law firm] are both very knowledgeable and bring to the classroom a lot of real-world experience. That’s been invaluable and is what I believe sets Drake apart.”

The opportunities available to students like McCracken are much greater now, not only because of Sease’s youthful demands upon the dean, his teaching, and his firm’s hiring of Drake Law School graduates (one-third of its total staff), but also because of the law firm’s financial support over the years to ensure that interested students have the opportunity to study intellectual property law at Drake.

Recently, MVS increased a $25,000 scholarship fund that it had already established at Drake to $100,000.

“The goal is to basically provide scholarships for students who are interested in intellectual property law, to provide an opportunity for them to attend law school when they might not otherwise be able to,” says Sease.

“While we don’t expect anything in return, we hope the top graduates will turn their eyes to us as a place to work."

“We’re very happy with the students we get from Drake,” he adds. “We are always confident when we hire a Drake graduate that we know what we are getting.”

At least 500 students have taken Sease’s courses at Drake, of whom at least 150 have gone on to be patent lawyers, he says.

“Name any major city in the United States, and I can tell you there is a Drake graduate working there in patent law,” he says.

One of those former students is Troy Groetken, a 1997 Law School graduate who is now a partner in the firm of McAndrews, Held & Malloy Ltd. in Chicago, and president of the Association of Patent Law Firms, an organization that represents dozens of independent patent law firms around the globe.

“I got a great core development in law from Drake, and I was very fortunate to have Ed Sease,” says Groetken.

Sease taught all three classes that were offered in patent law at the time, but when Groetken and a couple other students asked for more IP courses -- much as Ed

had done as a student -- he created intellectual property litigation and patent prosecution courses as well.

“We simply went to him and said we wanted more, and he added classes,” says Groetken. “He was always exceptionally provocative and supportive. Ed bleeds blue. [Law School Dean] David Walker has always recognized that, and Drake is better off for it.”

“Ed Sease is, by acclamation, an undeniably great teacher,” Walker says. “He is a triple-threat guy: a world-class lawyer, a scholar, and a great, motivating, informed teacher. Thanks to Ed Sease and select other members of his firm, Drake has for decades offered a rich, in-depth intellectual property law curriculum. We offer four solid courses, and that has attracted many students who are now flung far and wide.

Troy Groetken, “Good ideas are the most valuable property there is,” he adds. “We’ve been offering a high-quality legal education for decades in this area. Drake has been ahead of the curve in offering these courses.”

Groetken agrees and says the University should do more to make this fact known.

“I think Drake has been ahead of the curve in providing this education, but not in advertising it,” he says. “It shouldn’t be the best-kept secret in the Midwest anymore. The secret should be out.”

“Name any major city in the United States, and I can tell you there is a Drake graduate working there in patent law.”

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While these activities might not be immediately associated with a potential law student, her commitment to working on behalf of others is exactly what the Drake Law School seeks in prospective students.

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Based on her pre-law school activities, Poff Salzmann was granted one of two public service scholarships given each year to students entering Drake Law School. Four more are renewed annually for returning students, and two additional scholarships worth three-quarters of yearly tuition are given to returning students as well.

“I'll do some type of public service work for the rest of my life,” says Poff Salzmann, speaking from her office at the Public Defender Service in Washington, DC. Prior to this job, she spent the three years after graduation working for Harlem Legal Services in New York.

Poff Salzmann is dedicated to doing this type of work not for any rewards or accolades, but because it is important in and of itself. For decades, the Drake Law School has worked to foster this commitment through programs and services designed to encourage students already interested in public service and to convince others that such work is worthwhile.

“A commitment to public service is a hallmark of the Drake Law School,” says Law School Dean David Walker. “Practicing law is clearly a livelihood, but what motivates many of our students, and what we intend to promote, is serving others and making the system work.”

Drake pulls out all the stops to do this, integrating public service coursework into the curriculum and creating learning opportunities that promote public service: • Since 1997, the Law School has secured grant funding to support both a Summer Poverty Law and Summer Juvenile Justice Program.

• The Drake Legal Clinic, one of the oldest academic clinics in the nation, assists low-income and elderly clients while providing real-world experience to students.

• The Ferguson Prize is awarded annually to students with an outstanding commitment to public service (see sidebar on page 14).

• The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, co-sponsored by the IRS and the Law Student Division of the American Bar Association, helps low-income residents complete

tax forms and secure earned income credit.

• $50,000 in federal work-study funds supports 19 students each year in summer internships in the public service setting.

• Funding through the Agricultural Law Center allows another six to 10 students to intern in public service.

“We've been able to support about 8 to 9 percent of our students through paid internships in public service,” says Law School Associate Dean Russell Lovell.

At the core of the Drake Law School's public service culture is the public service scholarship, established in 1995 and overseen by Lovell, which has enabled students like Poff Salzmann to pursue a career in law that will benefit others as well as themselves.

As part of the program, the scholars get together every two weeks in informal meetings with members of the legal profession who've been involved in public service. They also are assigned faculty mentors to help them throughout their education.

“The most important thing to me was the mentorship I got from professors,” says Poff Salzmann. “I learned about public service through professors who set an example of how to incorporate such work into your daily life.”

Since the scholarship's inception, 25 public service scholars have graduated and entered the workforce, doing everything from public defender work in Washington, DC, to providing legal assistance to inmates at a women's prison in Idaho.

“We like to think that a student's interest in public service is kindled while they are here,” says Lovell. “Private practitioners often do some of the best public service work, and many of our students in the private sector fulfill their public service duties in that way.”

The scholarships are awarded based on a combination of academic credentials, demonstrable commitment to public service and a willingness to commit to three years of postgraduate service,

“It's vital for students to know that it's important for them to give back to the community.”

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Student Honored for Public Service Work Earle Ferguson, a 1934 law alumnus, spent his entire legal career in federal government service, concluding as deputy general counsel for the Atomic Energy Commission. In 1996 he endowed the Ferguson Prize for Bryan Dearinger Public Service to recognize two students annually for their outstanding public service contributions.

The award is given in the form of a Gold Prize of $1,000 and a Silver Prize of $500 to the two students who best exemplify the commitment of Drake Law School and the legal profession to public service, and who have rendered outstanding assistance to eligible individuals or groups.

This year's Gold Prize winner was Bryan Dearinger, and Tracy L. McNeme-Carrothers received the Silver Prize. McNeme-Carrothers worked as an organizer of the Voluntary Income Tax Assistance Program, among other volunteer activities, and Dearinger was active in a variety of public service activities both prior to and during his time in Law School.

Dearinger served as editor in chief of the Drake Law Review , worked on the VITA program in his first year, and volunteered with Legal Aid of Oregon and the Legal Aid Night Clinic of Oregon between his second and third years.

“Bryan is one of the superstars of the group,” says Law School Dean David Walker.

“I feel very lucky to have been involved in the public service program,” says Dearinger. “I think it will make me a better lawyer and, more importantly, a better person. Mr. Ferguson's life and the pubic service work he did were amazing, so it means a lot to me to be honored with this award.”

This fall Dearinger will begin a two-year clerkship with United States District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson in Wyoming.

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something that otherwise might not be feasible for a student carrying the debt load associated with a legal education.

“It's really hard for students [to choose a career in public service] because they walk out of law school with significant debt,” says Suzanne Levitt, director of the Drake Legal Clinic. “We have to acknowledge that we make it difficult for graduates to pursue public interest work when we send them away with thousands of dollars of debt incurred for college and law school.”

John Moorlach had been a Methodist minister for 12 years and was a father of two when he decided to enter law school. As a recipient of the Public Service Scholarship, Moorlach was spared the usual law school debt upon graduation in 2004 and has been able to pursue his interest in social justice and public interest work. Presently he is a law clerk for United States District Court Judge Robert Pratt.

In addition to the scholarship, Moorlach credits internships and work at the Drake Legal Clinic with strengthening his commitment to public service.

“That was a great way to see how the law affected everyone and to learn that the law has the greatest effect on the poor,” he explains. “Just to get heat, housing, or aid of any kind, they have to walk a very narrow gauntlet. That experience taught me to understand this and to realize that I could assist them during that process. Public service experience in law school gives you a hands-on experience that you just don't get in other areas of the law, because the need is so great.

Advocating for people is something that is simply irreplaceable.”

Established in 1971 at a time when few law schools were interested in such things, the Drake Legal Clinic is among the first academic legal clinics in the nation, and has been an important part of the Drake Law School's

mission of supporting public service and providing legal aid to the greater community.

“It's vital for students to know that it's important for them to give back to the community, and the clinic is one place where we teach them that they have a professional obligation to do this,” says Levitt. “There are simply not enough legal services to go around for people who can't afford it.”

Four full-time and one adjunct faculty at the Legal Clinic oversee and supervise 70 to 80 students each year who work on more than 500 cases, representing low-income and elderly clients. The cases accepted by the clinic are either appointed by the courts or chosen by faculty members for their educational value.

“We don't have strict guidelines, but we try to focus our services on those who otherwise couldn't afford them,” says Levitt.

The opportunity to do work that benefits this population is equally beneficial to students, who gain real-world experience that employers want. Most clinic students graduate with eight to 10 cases under their belts.

“There's no doubt that employers look for someone who can hit the ground running,” says Levitt.

“Employers just don't have the time or money to spend a year training someone who doesn't know what they are doing. I've had employers tell me they hired students because they had clinical experience.”

“We have a tremendous amount of support from faculty and the bar,” she adds. “This school has a history of supporting a clinical program even before that was the norm. Drake has an incredibly positive outlook on public service and there's a strong tradition here, but having a dean and associate dean with an interest in pursuing this is a breath of fresh air. To engage in public service really is a tradition at Drake. This is really part of what the Law School is.”

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Minnesota’s “Super Lawyer” AT THE TOP OF HER GAME, GRAD HELPS OTHERS MAKE SOLID BUSINESS DECISIONS

Father Knows Best: Barbara Lano Rummel, LW'90, remembers well many family dinners during which her father, the owner/operator of a farm equipment dealership, discussed the challenges of business.

“So when I talk to companies now,” Rummel says, “I understand how much they live, eat and sleep this stuff, and it's my job to give them useful advice.”

In her third year of law school, Rummel realized her future wasn't in trial law, but in assisting companies. After graduation, Rummel joined Lindquist & Vennum PLLP, where she counsels emerging businesses on many levels of growth including new ventures, raising capital, licensing, and negotiating mergers and acquisitions. Her focus is on the life sciences industry.

“It's rewarding to work with companies

that develop treatments and products which help millions of people around the world – treatments that may be cheaper, better and faster. It's exciting to be a part of that.”

The Middle Woman: Rummel acts as a conduit for both large and small organizations to find solutions for their development. She believes this type of networking and mentorship is important for not only her clients, but for peers and law students as well. When she was a law student, Dean Walker and the faculty at Drake Law School supported Rummel's efforts as a national officer in the Law School division of the American Bar Association by allowing her to travel extensively during school. That experience, Rummel says, helped her build a network of professional contacts, “so I do whatever I can to help others.”

Minnesota Law and Politics selected her as a “Super Lawyer,” a designation that applies to few attorneys in the state, and the Minneapolis-St. Paul Journal named Rummel as one of their “Top 40 Under 40.”

After 15 years at Lindquist & Vennum PLLP and a partnership, Rummel recently secured two deals worth $1 billion each. While those acquisitions expand her business portfolio, Rummel recently enjoyed a different kind of success a little closer to home: coordinating the succession plan for her father's company, in which her brothers assumed control. “It provided such peace of mind for my father and a deep sense of accomplishment for me.

My experiences have come full circle.”

—Tracey L. Kelley

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USING THEATER TO RAISE FUNDS AND AWARENESS The Des Moines Playhouse and the StageWest Theater companies teamed with the Drake Law School and the American Judicature Society on the evening of Jan. 26 to raise funds for the Drake Legal Clinic and its client representation programs, including the criminal defense clinic.

The Playhouse and StageWest presented an advance performance of The Exonerated, a play first produced in 2002 in New York, that tells the stories of six people who spent from two to 22 years on death row before they were exonerated of the crimes for which they were convicted. The performance raised approximately $9,500 for the clinic.

A related panel discussion on “Issues of Eyewitness Identification and Exoneration” drew a standingroom-only crowd to the Legal Clinic during the afternoon.

Speaking to the audience before the play was Penny Beerntsen, a former Wisconsin resident who told how she mistakenly identified a man as the assailant who sexually assaulted

her on a Lake Michigan beach.

Flawed identification procedures by police contributed to the error. The man served 18 years in prison before he was exonerated through DNA tests that proved he could not have committed the crime.

“The reception and performance of The Exonerated and the accompanying conference earlier in the day on problems associated with eyewitness identificaStageWest’s Todd Buchacker, director of The Exonerated, visits with Susan Fitzsimmons, LW’94, and Evelyn Ocheltree during the preshow tion were a tremenfundraiser reception at the Des Moines Playhouse. dous success,” says including the Des Moines law firm of Law School Dean David Walker. “The Parrish, Kruidenier, Moss, Dunn, courtroom was packed for the conferBoles, Gribble & Cook; The Atlas Cos.; ence, the Playhouse was full, the play Joan Middleton; the American is powerful and provocative, and the Judicature Society; Law School performance was just excellent.”

Endowment Trust and others.

Support for the benefit also came from members of the community,

Middleton Center Co-sponsors Child Welfare Conference On March 2, 2005, Drake University hosted a day-long conference on “Interdisciplinary Topics in Child Welfare: What Lawyers, Educators and Social Workers Should Know” at the Neal and Bea Smith Law Center. The conference was sponsored by the Joan and Lyle Middleton Center for Children's Rights at the Drake Legal Clinic and co-sponsored by the Drake School of Education and the Iowa Department of Human Services. The Middleton Center is a Fostering Results/Pew Charitable Karnale Manuel Trust partner.

“Lawyers, educators and social workers are key providers of services to children involved in the juvenile justice and child welfare systems,” says Karnale Manuel, director of the Middleton

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Professionals in law, education and social work shared their expertise and provided practical information that conference attendees could apply to their own work with children.

Topics included “The Effect of Public Policy on Education Policy and Juvenile Justice” and “Medication, Children's Behaviors and Diagnosis Needs.” Among the speakers were W. Dean Eastman, a high school teacher who was named the 2004 Massachusetts History Teacher of the Year; Paul Cahill, administrative consultant for the Iowa Department of Education; Kristi Bowman, assistant professor of law at Drake Law School; Kathy Fejes, professor of education at Drake; Eric Johnson, assistant professor of education at Drake; and Lynda O'Meara, the Des Moines Public Schools liaison for the Iowa Department of Human Services.

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A world to defend IN 1994, THE EAST AFRICAN COUNTRY OF RWANDA EXPERIENCED AN UPRISING OF UNBELIEVABLY TRAGIC PROPORTIONS, WHICH RESULTED IN THE MASSACRE OF 800,000 RWANDANS AND MORE THAN 3 MILLION REFUGEES LEFT AS DEAD. MANY GOVERNMENT LEADERS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE GENOCIDE HAVE FLED, BUT STEPHEN RAPP, LW'74, IS TRACKING EACH ONE DOWN AND FORCING THEM TO STAND TRIAL.

Rapp has spent many years bringing justice to the people of Rwanda. A former U.S. attorney in Iowa, Rapp joined the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, based in Arusha, Tanzania in 2001. As a senior trial attorney prosecuting genocide suspects, Rapp also spearheaded a landmark case: the conviction of three members of Rwanda's “hate media,” responsible for inciting genocide through broadcast and newspaper propaganda. It was the first such verdict since the 1946

Nuremberg trial of Nazi propagandist Julius Streicher.

Recently appointed chief of prosecutions for the head of the United Nations' International War Crimes Tribunal of Rwanda, Rapp is focused on “bringing in the big fish – Rwanda has arrested more than 100,000 people for genocide involvement.

Now we're targeting those who had particular influence.” However, the clock is ticking. Rapp and his associates have until 2008 to define a law and bring

about convictions or arrange for prosecution that sends the message, “when it comes to war crimes, the statute alone is enforceable and the international community will have the power to prosecute,” Rapp says. “The answer to victims before was that these people will get away with it. We want to demonstrate that it is important to have law, and someone will face consequences. This will aid other tribunals those for Yugoslavia, Sierra Leone and Darfur, Sudan.”

When he's not fighting for world justice, Rapp unwinds with his wife, son and daughter, taking safaris through the Serengeti, hiking along volcanic craters and traveling through the African countryside “so unusual, it's like something from an Indiana Jones movie. Yes, there have been

horrors here, but it's so beautiful, and soon, we hope to bring closure and peace to the people who live here.”

–Tracey L. Kelley

Go Navy: Drake grad answers the call to serve country It's odd to think of an on-duty Navy officer racking up more than 25,000 miles on his car in two years. But as a member of the Judge Advocate General's Corps (JAGC) acting as sole military defense attorney for a fourstate area, Lt. James “Jamie” H. Kirby, LW'03, is as at home on the road as he is on the sea.

“I wanted to be in JAG long before the television show became popular,” Kirby jokes.

“When I entered Drake Law School, I had already set my sights on becoming part of JAG. The Navy gave me time and service credit because of law school, and now I'm a full lieutenant after just three years out.”

Kirby cut his teeth as one of the few first-year law students in the Drake Criminal Defense Clinic.

“Everything I learned there, I'm doing as part of JAG,” he says.

“Professors Bob Rigg and Hunter Clark prepared me well for what I handle now. I'm working in every facet of law you could possibly imagine: rape, pornography, molestation, drugs. I'm trying to help these sailors learn from their mistakes and move forward.” On most cases, he works without a life vest – no legal partner, no co-counsel.

In addition to his multistate defense duties, Kirby carries a significant legal assistance caseload and helps shipmates with taxes, wills and other day-to-day necessities. He received the commendation of Naval Legal Service Command Junior Officer of the Quarter this past spring – a tremendous recognition, considering he was selected from more than 750 JAG officers.

When asked why “Go Navy,” the Iowa native answers, “I don't know. I know I wanted to serve, and I've just always felt a call to the sea.” At press time, Kirby had left his family in port and his car in the garage in preparation to serve as the No. 2 JAG officer aboard aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower.

–Tracey L. Kelley

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Student Efforts Result in Justice Two years of Drake students' work came to fruition when Iowa District Court Judge Arthur Gamble, Chief Judge of the 5th Judicial District, granted a post-conviction relief petition setting aside the convictions of David and Cindy Luu. The court also ordered the return of fines and fees amounting to $32,972.

The Luus, who speak very little English and were never provided an interpreter during legal proceedings, were charged with unlawful commercialization of wildlife for selling 20 fish allegedly caught illegally in Iowa's waterways. Only after the couple signed the papers and pleaded guilty did they learn the details of the agreement, which in addition to the fines included 20-year suspended prison sentences. When they realized this, the Luus sought the assistance of the Drake Legal Clinic.

The clinic accepted the case in March 2003 and Professor Robert Rigg, LW'78, director of the criminal defense clinic, supervised students as they handled motions to dismiss evidentiary hearings and court conferences. When the students' motion to reconsider was denied for being untimely, they filed for post-conviction relief, alleging ineffective assistance of trial counsel – a motion difficult to argue in this case because the petitioners actually pleaded guilty.

“The Asian community felt disappointed and misrepresented,” says Ying Sa, a spokesperson for the Luu family. “But because the Drake Legal Clinic was willing to take the case, it proved to be a place of justice for small business owners like the Luus.”

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“We are very proud of the work LEGAL CLINIC HOSTS FORUM we're doing with Pew and that we ON PROTECTING CHILDREN were selected to partner in this The Drake Legal Clinic and the national project,” says Suzanne Middleton Center for Children's Levitt, executive director of clinical Rights hosted and co-sponsored a programs at Drake Law forum on “Protecting School. “We were further Children, Promoting honored to be selected as Permanent Families” on the site for the first June 2, 2005. national conference on Approximately 90 the report, and to have in people attended the attendance so many who forum, which focused are working to better the on a report issued by lives of Iowa's and the the Pew Foundation and nation's children.” its Fostering Results Among those attendproject. The project is Suzanne Levitt ing the forum were U.S. designed to help move Rep. Leonard Boswell; children in foster care Deb McDurren, staff assistant for more quickly and appropriately to U.S. Rep. James Leach; Michele safe, permanent families and preWing, regional representative for vent the unnecessary placement of U.S. Rep. Tom Latham; Aaron children in foster care.

McKay, regional director for U.S. The Pew Foundation selected Sen. Chuck Grassley; Iowa Sen. Jack child advocacy organizations from Hatch; Iowa State Court eight states to be part of the Administrator David Boyd; Fostering Results project. In Iowa, Assistant Polk County Attorney Fred the Drake Legal Clinic’s Middleton Gay, LW'83; and Juvenile Court Children’s Rights Center was selectJudge Connie Cohen, LW'87. ed as one of two Iowa state partners in the Fostering Results project.

Attorneys Alfredo Parrish and George Appleby answer students’ questions after this year’s Trial Practicum case, which involved a personal injury trial.

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The secret to success FORMER FARM KID DRESSES TO SERVE AS AIR FORCE JUDGE ADVOCATE

We can't tell you everything Air Force Judge Advocate Carrie Wolf, LW'97, does; otherwise, we'd have to kill you. Seriously. Many of Wolf's cases come to her as stacks of paper with paragraphs marked out with thick, black ink. How do you build a case with classified evidence? “Very carefully!” laughs Wolf.

A cheerful farm kid from Iowa's Amana Colonies and a former Drake Student Bar Association president, Wolf spent her formative law school years prosecuting in the county attorney's office in Des Moines.

“While I value my classroom experiences at Drake, it was really the non-class environments that put law into practice for me, and that's where I excelled. When you have the

facts, 90 percent of litigation is game face and a little theatre.”

Once a “C” student in criminal defense, Wolf has advanced her career to advising the Department of Defense interrogators on terrorist cases. So, just how do you build a case with classified evidence? “Of course I want all evidence presented, but it's also important to national security to protect the evidence itself. So you go back to the basics,” Wolf says. “Review all facts available and look at the crime. You can't get overwhelmed by the motivation or culture – stick to the basics.”

She served more than eight years in the Air Force before transferring to the reserves, and

now operates at the Air Force Court of Appeals and the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. As an attorney within the National Security division, she holds the highest clearance possible. The irony of being married to a news photojournalist isn't lost on Wolf.

“Fortunately, we have other interests outside of work,” she says.

While she can't talk about the majority of cases she's been involved with, Wolf is more than willing to share her zeal for the purpose behind her position. “Trying to give people the justice the United States citizens expect while, at the same time, protecting our country.

That's what makes it important for me.”

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Jan R. Schlichtmann, left, the plaintiff's attorney about whom the book A Civil Action was written and later made into a movie, spoke at the Law School's 68th annual Supreme Court Celebration banquet held March 12. A sellout crowd of more than 600 attended the event.

Schlichtmann, whose speech was titled “Confessions of an Environmental Lawyer,” is one of the country's best-known plaintiff's attorneys specializing in complex civil litigation, particularly environmental litigation.

The Supreme Court Celebration honors justices of the Iowa Supreme Court as well as the accomplishments of Drake students, faculty and alumni.

SUPREME COURT CELEBRATION Daniel L. Power, below, professor emeritus of law, was honored at the event for more than 30 years of service to the University with a portrait that will hang in the Neal and Bea Smith Law Center. Power helped establish the Law School’s extensive clinical programs and led efforts nationally to secure funding for clinical education. He also enlisted the support of former Rep. Neal Smith to create the Neal and Bea Smith Law Center, which houses the Law School’s clinical programs today.

Retired Air Force Lt. General Russell C. Davis, above, was honored as this year's Alumni of the Year at the celebration banquet.

The annual recognition identifies an alumnus or alumna whose career has been marked by exceptional achievement and distinguished service to the Law School, the legal profession and the community.

Davis, a 1969 graduate of the Drake Law School, served on the Drake University Board of Trustees until he was appointed in 1998 as commander of the nation's nearly 475,000 Army and Air Force National Guard members, capping a long military career marked with distinction and many honors. Davis was the first African-American to hold the position, which he occupied through August 2002.

Pictured from left: Dean Walker with award winner Janet Phipps; SAB President Mitchell Kunert; and below: Tom Power, David L. Brown LW’75, last year’s Alumni of the Year award winner, and Daniel L. Power, professor emeritus of law.

In the weeks preceding the event, students argued a predetermined case and four finalists presented their argument to the Iowa Supreme Court on the morning of the celebration.

Students Amber Brady, Autumn Canny, Matthew Eslick (pictured above left with Chief Justice Lavorato, Justice Cady and Justice Streit) and Tom Hutchins appeared before the state's high court, which declared Eslick this year's best oral advocate and awarded him the Rodney L. Hudson Appellate Advocacy Award. Pictured above: Dean Walker with award winner Syeta Glanton; and Law School Development Officer Jennifer Hansen with Dean Walker and Mitchell Kunert. Left, Robert B. Allbee, LW’55, a former Alumni of the Year award winner, visits with Drake President David Maxwell.

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Faculty and Staff Accomplishments James Adams, the Ellis and Nelle Levitt distinguished professor of law, published the 2004 supplement to Pretrial Motions in Criminal Prosecutions (3rd ed.

Lexis/Nexis) and submitted the manuscript for the 2005 issue of Vol.7, Iowa Practice: Evidence (Thomson/West). In December, Adams made a CLE presentation on criminal procedure at the Drake Law School general practice review.

James Albert, FA’71, professor of law, was selected by third-year law students to receive the Drake Law School’s Leland Forrest Outstanding Professor Award.

Kristi L. Bowman, AS’98, assistant professor of law, spoke at a recent symposium on child welfare at the Drake Legal Clinic.

Her presentation was titled “Legal Implications of No Child Left Behind.” She also argued an appeal in an education law case to the United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, was an academic contributor to the ninth edition of Black’s Law Dictionary, and is working on a civil rights anthology.

Martin D. Begleiter was recently named an Ellis and Nelle Levitt distinguished professor of law. He is on sabbatical this year as he continues his work revising the casebook Problems and Materials on Decedents’ Estates and Trusts for its seventh edition, which is expected to be published by Aspen in spring 2006.

In recent decisions, the New Jersey Supreme Court cited the duress and secrecy articles of Professor Laurie Doré. She continues to serve as faculty Moot Court advisor and coached the Drake National Moot Court Team to its second-place finish in national competition. She taught international civil litigation in the Drake Law School’s Summer in France program.

Matthew Doré, the Richard M. and Anita Calkins distinguished professor of law, spoke on recent business law develop-

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by NAACP Two Drake University Law School alumni and a Drake law professor were honored at the NAACP National Convention in Milwaukee on July 11, 2005.

Henry Hamilton III, a 1992 graduate, Robert Wright Sr., a 1955 alumnus, and Russell Lovell, Drake Law School associate dean and professor of law, were presented with Foot Soldiers in the Henry Hamilton III LW’92, his wife Susan, and Sands Awards at the 21st Annual Professor Russell Lovell.

Clarence Mitchell Luncheon honoring eight civil rights lawyers.

The Foot Soldiers Award is given annually to attorneys who have given exemplary service on behalf of the NAACP and its civil rights agenda. Following remarks by incoming NAACP President Bruce Gordon and NAACP Chairman Julian Bond, New York Supreme Court Justice Laura Blackburne made the award presentations. The inscription engraved on the award reads, “In tribute to your enduring pursuit of justice, your advocacy on behalf of many who are without means of redress and for leaving footprints on the sands of time that others can follow.”

"The national awards given Henry Hamilton, Bob Wright and Russ Lovell by the NAACP recognize the outstanding ability, courage and devotion to justice of these three dedicated lawyers," Drake Law School Dean David Walker said. "It is also a deeply gratifying reflection of the Law School’s mission to prepare outstanding lawyers who will promote justice, provide leadership and serve the public interest. We’re very proud of each of them."

In 2004, Lovell was also honored by the Des Moines NAACP, which presented him the Outstanding Individual Community Service Award for the third time.

ments at continuing legal education seminars sponsored by the University of Iowa and Drake in November and December 2004. In addition, his article, “Partnership Law and Practice under the New Iowa Uniform Partnership Act,” which first appeared in the Drake Law Review, is being republished as part of the latest edition of the Iowa State Bar Association’s Business Law Practice Manual. Doré recently completed his sixth and final year of service on the Iowa Supreme Court’s Commission on Continuing Legal Education. He delivered bar review lectures on business associations for the Iowa State Bar Review School at Drake and the University of Iowa in January and May 2005. This summer, Doré taught a course in comparative corporate law as part of the Law School’s Summer in France program.

John D. Edwards, associate dean for information resources and technology, appeared in a recent Des Moines theatrical production of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. His roles included Link Deas, the employer of defendant Tom Robinson. The three-day run over Memorial Day weekend played to standing-room-only crowds each night.

Sally Frank, professor of law, was recently elected chaplain and social action chair of District 20 of the Women of Reform Judaism. District 20 covers Colorado, South Dakota, Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas and Iowa. Frank also has been nominated to a position on the national board of the organization, which

is the women’s arm of the Union for Reform Judaism. She will be installed at the biennial convention in Houston in November.

Dwight D. Opperman Chair of Law, Professor of Law and Director of the Agricultural Law Center at Drake Neil D. Hamilton’s article “Forced Feeding: New Legal Issues in the Biotechnology Policy Debate” appeared in the Washington University Journal of Policy and Law in spring 2005. In January 2005, Hamilton presented a lecture titled “Reflections on 15 Years of Environmental Regulation on Agriculture” for a seminar at the University of California, Boalt Hall School of Law. In February, Hamilton gave lectures on “Agricultural Contracting in the U.S.” and “Regulation of Agriculture and the Environment” while visiting at the University of Nantes Law School in France, where he spent a week as a guest

professor teaching a course on American agricultural law and policy. In May 2005, Hamilton spoke to the Red Cross of Iowa on International Red Cross World Food Day on “The Role of Law and Justice in Promoting Sustainable International Agriculture Development.” In June, he spoke to an Atlanta Metro Region Food System Planning conference and showed his award-winning video “Making the Connections in Iowa’s Food System.”

Mark Kende, the James Madison chair, professor of constitutional law and director of the Constitutional Law Center at Drake, spoke Feb. 25 at a conference on Children and the First Amendment at the Michigan State University College of Law. His presentation was titled “Filtering Out Children: The First Amendment and Internet Porn in the U.S. Supreme Court.”

This summer, Kende delivered a presentation to Iowa state court judges on the topic

of “The U.S. Supreme Court’s Foray into Internet Porn.”At the National Conference of Law and Society in June, Kende was involved in two roundtable presentations: “Planning for a Renaissance in Africa Law and Society Research and Scholarship,” and “Pragmatism in Constitutional Interpretation: The South African Experience,” which he chaired. Kende is also one of the founders of the Law and Society Collaborative Research Network on Africa and the author of a chapter in a forthcoming book being published by University College of London titled Security, Reconstruction, and Reconciliation: When the Wars End. His chapter is titled “Truth Commissions v.

Prosecutions: An African Perspective.”

This fall, Kende will deliver presentations on comparative constitutional law topics in Canada, New York City and South Africa. In addition, the 2005 supplement for Kende’s co-authored casebook on theatre law recently was issued by Carolina Academic Press.

Yee Joins Law School Faculty In accepting the position of assistant professor of law at the Drake Law School, Ellen Yee is returning to her roots. Born and raised in Fridley, MN, a former deputy district attorney in Marin County, CA, and visiting law professor at Florida State University, Yee returns to her native Midwest with a wealth of experience and a rediscovered affection for the region.

“I am happy to be returning to the Midwest,” says Yee, speaking from her cell phone near Memphis en route to Iowa from Florida. “Surprisingly, I miss the four seasons, and it’s nice to be coming back close to home.”

Yee will teach Criminal Law and Professional Responsibility in the fall semester, and will develop an interdisciplinary class on psychiatry and law for next year.

“I’m not sure how I’m going to incorporate it into my work at Drake, but human rights are an interest I will pursue,” she says.

“My goals are to get to know my students and become a great teacher and work within the law community in Iowa.”

She has also been researching developments in the 6th Amendment right to confront witnesses and expects to complete an article this coming year.

Yee received her undergraduate degree in East Asian Studies at Yale University and her JD at the University of Minnesota, where she served as associate managing editor of the Minnesota Law Review.While in California, Yee conducted 32 jury trials, served

as liaison to the Marin County Human Rights Commission, and worked on domestic violence, child abuse and elderly abuse cases with the Family Violence Unit.

Following the stint in California, Yee accepted an offer of a term appointment and served as a visiting assistant professor of law at Florida State University. After a year and a half at FSU, Yee became an academic free agent and quickly attracted the attention of several universities.

“I interviewed at a number of law schools, and Drake’s faculty impressed me as especially collegial and supportive of both my teaching and research interests,” she says. “I chose Drake because it felt like it had a lot of positive energy. The faculty I’ve met are fantastic and the students I’ve met are engaged and interested in becoming the best lawyers possible.”

“We are thrilled to have her,” says Law School Dean David Walker. “She was our top choice after reviewing nearly 1,000 resumes. She has distinguished academic credentials and exceptional practice experience, she is an outstanding teacher and she’s a really nice person to boot. I’ve had deans from three other law schools tell me how fortunate we are to have attracted her here.”

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Suzanne Levitt, executive director of the Drake Legal Clinic and professor of law, was a plenary session speaker at the American Association of Law School’s (AALS) Clinical Conference held in Chicago in May 2005. Levitt is the treasurer and a member of the board of the Clinical Legal Education Association (CLEA), and is in the process of writing an article on case management, law office management and technology for the New York University Clinical Law Review.

Law School Associate Dean Russell Lovell’s book Court-Awarded Attorneys’ Fees is one of fewer than 10 books or periodicals cited in the two chapters on attorneys’ fees in the newly released 4th edition of the Federal Judicial Center’s Manual for Complex Litigation (2004). The innovative education feature of the September 2004 issue of The Syllabus, the ABA

Section on Legal Education’s quarterly magazine, published Lovell’s article “The First-Year Trial Practicum Engages Students in Actual Trial.” The article also was republished in the November 2004 issue of The Iowa Lawyer. Lovell secured $50,000 in federal work-study funding (up from $16,000 in summer 2004) to support 19 law students in summer 2005 paid public service internships.

Professor David McCord wrote an article titled, “Switching Juries in Midstream: The Perplexities of Penalty-Phase-Only Retrials” in the Ohio State Journal of Criminal Law, a peer-reviewed publication; and he also wrote an article published by Judicature in May-June 2005 titled, “Juries Should Not Be Required to Have 12 Members or to Render Unanimous Verdicts.” As director of the AJS National Jury Center, he also put together

www.ajs.org/jc a Web site on juries, that has already attracted international attention.

Robert Rigg, criminal defense program director and visiting associate professor of law, spoke at the Iowa Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Annual Meeting in November 2004 on “Ethical Consideration of American Bar Association Standards for Prosecutors and Defense Counsel.” Rigg also presented a criminal law update to the Polk County Bar Association; lectured in January and June 2005 in the Iowa Bar Review School on “Criminal Law and Procedure;” and presented at an Iowa State Bar criminal law CLE on “Constructive Possession” in April 2005. Rigg also taught at the Iowa Judicial Institute in August 2005 and has been appointed to the Iowa Supreme Court Advisory Committee on the Rules of Criminal Procedure and the Polk County Bar Association Ethics Committee.

Visiting Prof’s Interests Include Intellectual Property and Agricultural Products Jean-Christophe Boze might easily be mistaken for a native Iowan. His mannerisms, dress and easygoing attitude signify his comfort in the American Midwest, but the journey to Drake University from his home in France was long and winding.

“I don’t know how I ended up here,” he jokes.

“I was on my way to California and got lost.”

In reality, Boze came to the Drake Law School in August 2004 when Neil D. Hamilton, professor of law and director of the Agricultural Law Center, invited him to spend a year at the university as the inaugural Louis Lorvellec International Food Law Scholar.

Boze, a widely respected intellectual property rights lawyer, taught a course at the Law School on geographical indications as they relate to wines and all types of food and agricultural products.

He will do the same in a two-week intensive course this year. He also spoke at the National Agricultural Law Center in Fayetteville, AR, and represented Drake University on a panel at a symposium in San Francisco on the subject with representatives from the World Trade Organization, the European Union, and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

His decision to spend time at Drake influenced the research he’s conducting for his PhD dissertation on geographical indications in the United States.

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“I love food and English and I travel quite a lot. I love America and speak English pretty well, so this was a good opportunity,” Boze explains.

Boze grew up in the Languedoc region in the south of France.

From a very early age, he helped his grandfather, an independent grape grower, with the grape harvesting activities. He later studied at the University of Paris II and earned a post-doctoral degree in intellectual property law (DEA Droit des Créations Immatérielles) at the Montpellier Law Faculty in France.

Now 37, he has worked in the Comoro Islands, dedicating some of his time to Quranic law. He has worked for law firms in Canada and England and speaks Italian, French, English, and Swahili. He and his wife, Charlotte, a professor of geography, and his five-yearold son, Calixte, reside in Brussels, where he hopes to work in international food law and complete a book on wine labeling in the United States.

“For so many reasons, he is a great complement to who we are, what we do, and what we want to become,” says Law School Dean David Walker. “His interest in agricultural law and food policy, his intellect, teaching abilities, and international perspective and experience make him a perfect fit. We feel honored to have him here and recognize our good fortune in making what I’m sure is a lifelong friend.”

— Tim Schmitt

David Walker, dean of the Law School, attended the Annual Meeting of the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws July 22-29, 2005. As chair of NCCUSL’s Drafting Committee to Revise the Uniform Limited Liability Company Act, he chaired a three-day meeting in Phoenix and two national teleconference calls and presided over the discussion of the Act at the annual meeting. Walker served on the Special Task Force on Judicial Compensation, chaired by former Iowa Governor Robert Ray, BN’50, LW’54, and is presently serving on the Iowa State Bar Association’s Courthouse Security Task Force, charged with examining ways to enhance courthouse security for the safety of courthouse personnel and members of the public who use or visit the courthouses. Walker also served on the Iowa State Bar Association Legal Profession Division Subcommittee that considered (and recommended against) a proposal for mandatory internships or continuing education as a condition of new lawyers being admitted or permitted to practice.

Karen Wallace, circulation/reference librarian and associate professor of librarianship, was appointed to a two-year term on the Access to Electronic Legal Information Committee of the American Association of Law Libraries.

Drake Law School 2004-05 Board of Counselors Report This was an exciting year for the Board. We worked hard in many areas to advise and help the Law School advance. Much remains to be done as we build on what each predecessor Board has accomplished.

The Board established at our September, 2004 meeting three committees: career services, chaired by Nick Cooper, LW’04; annual giving, chaired by Sheila Tipton, LW’80; and diversity, chaired by Barbara Decker, LW’00.

These committees met throughout the year and reported to the Board at our January and April 2005 meetings. At the April 2005 meeting it was decided to rename the annual giving committee and call it the alumni relations committee expanding its role to include as a subcommittee the alumni database committee, annual giving, alumni communications, marketing and public relations.

As I look back on the year, the Board and its committees have accomplished much.

The Law School continues to flourish under Dean Walker’s leadership and improved communications and relations now exist between the Board, the Law School and the University. But much remains to be done. We can accomplish much more especially with the assistance and financial contributions of our alumni. I urge all alumni to get involved, contribute what you can financially and in service, and help us provide the best opportunities for Drake Law School students.

Thank you for allowing me to serve as President this past year. The Board represents the best of Drake Law School. I am proud and you can be proud of all the Board has done and will do to make Drake Law School one of the finest Law Schools in the country. You are the Law School’s legacy and it is yours. Serve it well.

Melissa Weresh, assistant director and associate professor of legal writing, made a presentation in July 2004, at the Legal Writing Institute conference in Seattle, WA, titled “Integrating Ethics and Professionalism in the Legal Writing Curriculum.” Weresh has also written an article titled “Fostering a Respect for Our Students, Our Specialty, and the Legal Profession: Introducing Ethics and Professionalism in Legal Writing,” which has been published in v.21 of the Touro Law Review. In February 2005, Weresh made a presentation to the Iowa Trial Lawyers Association titled “The Appellate Brief – Persuasive Techniques,” and has a textbook forthcoming with Lexis/Nexis titled Legal Writing –Ethical and Professional Considerations.

Executive Committee Members William F. Raisch, LW’74 President Alan Fredregill, LW’75 President Elect Anjela Shutts, LW’96 Immediate Past President Sheila K. Tipton, LW’80 Member at Large

Board Members Bradley Abbas, LW’93 Romonda Belcher-Ford, LW’95 Rebecca Bishop, LW’99 Carl Boyd, LW’91

Robert Buckley, LW’96 Hon. Mark Cady, LW’78 Richard Calkins, ex-officio John Clendenin, LW’98 Kathy Lee Collins, LW’85 Nick Cooper, LW’04 Mark Cory, LW’86 David L. Cunningham, LW’89 Barbara Quijano Decker, LW’00 Hon. Larry J. Eisenhauer, LW’75 Jeanne Foster, LW’83 Mark Godwin, LW’85 Frank Harty, LW’84 Robert M. Holliday, LW’68 Marc Humphrey, LW’79 Janet Huston, LW’83 Julie Jackowski, LW’82 Hon. John A. Jarvey, LW’81 Daniel Johnston, LW’96

Mike Kiernan, LW’83 Jane Lorentzen, LW’91 Rick Malm, LW’74 Lawrence P. McLellan, LW’83 Hon. Cynthia Moisan, LW’82 Hon. Robert Pratt Jennifer Rinden, LW’97 Anita Shodeen, LW’85 Lou Ann Simpson, LW’68 Allan Sobel Michael Staab, LW’81 Jill Stevenson, LW’95 Hon. D.J. Stoval, LW’82 Terry Trieweiler, LW’73 James C. Twedt, LW’76 Rose Vasquez, LW’85 Patricia Vogel, LW’92 David S. Walker, Dean Thomas Zurek, LW’74

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Alumni Accomplishments 1950s Robert D. Ray BN’52, LW’54, Des Moines, chaired the Iowa State Bar Association Special Task Force on Judicial Compensation, which presented its report and recommendations to the Iowa Legislature this spring. He continues to serve as chair of the Institute for Character Development, the Character Counts initiative in Iowa, which is housed at Drake.

1960s

Nicholas Critelli LA’66, LW’67, Des Moines, was featured in an article in The Des Moines Register, in which he talked about Iowa’s legal system. He was the 2004-2005 president of the Iowa State Bar Association.

1970s Dennis Jontz LA’70, LW’74, Albuquerque, NM, was elected vice president of the New Mexico Board of Bar Commissioners. He is serving his second consecutive threeyear term.

Lorraine May LA’73, LW’76, Des Moines, was featured in The Des Moines Register for her ability to balance a career and family. She is a partner in the law firm of Hopkins &

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Rick L. Olson LA’73, LW’76, Des Moines, won the Iowa House District 68 race in the November 2004 election. He is a lawyer in private practice.

Steven Widdes LA’73, LW’76, Potomac, MD, was featured in the Washington, DC, publication, Legal Times, for his 24 years of service with Paley Rothman Law Firm. He is now the firm’s leading administrator for estate planning, estates and trusts.

1980s

Edmund J. Sease LA’64, LW’67, Des Moines, and Michael Voorhees, LW’68 founders of McKee, Voorhees & Sease law firm, presented Dean Walker with a check recently and increased to $100,000 its gift commitment to a Drake University Law School Endowed Scholarship Fund. They were joined by Heide Sease Nebel, LW’92, and John Goodhue, LW’00, who are also members of the firm.

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Huebner, and reportedly is one of only 19 percent of central Iowa women to become a partner in a law firm.

Michael B. Devine GR’80, LW’80, La Crosse, WI, was called to the Bar of Ireland and as a barrister of Kings Inn of Court, Dublin, after passing the aptitude test for Qualified Lawyers of the European Community. He was also appointed assistant professor of business law at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.

Linda R. Reade LA’70, LW’80, Cedar Rapids, IA, was honored at a ceremonial unveiling of her portrait at the Iowa Judicial Branch Building for her work as a district judge for Iowa’s 5th District from 1993 until 2002, when she was appointed to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa. The ceremony was sponsored by the American Judicature Society and cosponsored by the Law School, among others. Also honored were former Iowa State judges Patricia Houlihan, LW’82, Janet Johnson, LW’72, and the late Lynne Brady, LW’72.

John Bouslog GR’85, LW’85, Urbandale, IA, was named a shareholder in the law firm of Dreher, Simpson & Jensen PC. Prior to the appointment, he was vice president, general

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counsel and corporate secretary of the National Travelers Life Co. Jeffrey Mark Lamberti LA’85, GR’89, LW’89, Ankeny, IA, is co-president of the Iowa Senate. He is an attorney and is serving his second Iowa Senate term.

Lorenzo Creighton, LW’88, has been named by MGM Mirage to be president of the company’s New York - New York property. Creighton has more than 10 years of casino operations experience and spent more than two years as president of the Flamingo in Las Vegas.

1990s Joanne Oldson LA’78, LW’90, Des Moines, was elected to her second term in the Iowa Legislature as the House District 61 representative.

Johnny Taylor, Jr. GR’91, LW’92, Charlotte, NC, was named the chair of the Society for Human Resource Management Board of Directors. He is also the president of McGuireWoods, a company he launched in October.

Jerold P. McMillen, AS’90, LW’93, has been Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida.

He has accepted a promotion to become Department of Justice Judical Attaché at the U.S. Embassy in Bogotá, Columbia, where he and his wife and their two children will move.

Dexter M. Wimbish, LW’94, received an award from the Southern Christian Leadership Conference for his volunteer work as the organization’s legal counsel. He is working to establish a legal clinic to serve the organization’s 52 U.S. chapters.

Shannon McDonough AS’92, LW’95, Eden Prairie, MN, was named a partner of Fafinski, Mark and Johnson.

John Huntington, Jr. LW’96, South Boston, MA, accepted a position at MetLife as counsel for MetLife Advisers LLC. He is also the SEC-registered investment adviser of certain funds and an officer of MetLife Advisers LLC. Alan Kress LW’96, GR’96, West Des Moines, IA, was named a shareholder at Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen law firm.

Rebecca Bishop JO’96, LW’99, GR’99, Minnetonka, MN, was named partner of Altera Law Group LLC. Danielle Haindfield JO’96, LW’99, West Des Moines, IA, became a member of Ahlers & Cooney PC, working with local government, school and employment law.

2000s Constance G. Grignon, LW’02, is an attorney advisor in the Office of the Chief Counsel for the Transportation Security Administration in Washington, DC.

Jill Jensen-Welch LA’82, GR’94, LW’03, Urbandale, IA, presented at the annual Employment Law Seminar in Iowa. She is an associate of the Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen PC law firm.

Cory Abbas BN’94, LW’04, Des Moines, joined Patterson, Lorentzen, Duffield, Timmons, Irish, Becker & Ordway LLP, as an associate.

In Memoriam

Births/Adoptions

Roy W. Meadows LA’38, LW’40, Stoughton, WI

Angela Vanni Fontana LW’94 and Anthony, Lake Forest, IL, twin daughters, Alexandra Olivia and Amelia Francesca

Robert R. Jordan, Jr. LW’47, West Des Moines, IA Paul E. Webb LW’50, Englewood, FL LeRoy Goldblatt LW’51, Dakota Dunes, SD Raymond T. Walton LW’56, Davenport, IA Edwin A. Shirley LW’63, GR’88, Perry, IA Gerald H. Grask LW’78, Tucson, AZ Shane Bock LW’85, Des Moines Daniel Weddle LW’98, Des Moines

Lisa Smith Zell LW’94 and Tom, Inver Grove Heights, MN, a daughter, Anna Mary Gregg Mandsager LW’95 and Anna, West Burlington, IA, a son, Ryan Kai

Lynn M. Smith LW’97 and Troy, Cedar Falls, IA, a son, Samuel Allen Darci Boehlert PH’99 and J. Eric Boehlert AS’96, LW’99, Ankeny, IA, a daughter, Lydia Jaimes Emily J.C. Pittenger LW’00 and Matthew L. Pittenger LW’02, Waterloo, IA, a son, Henry John

Marriages

Shehla Piracha Tauscher LW’95 and Greg, St. Paul, MN, a son, Jackson David

Christopher Thomas Byrd LW’98 to Sarah ZonnebeltSmeenge, May 29, 2004

Sarah Matter Arndt LW’96 and Christopher Arndt LW’96, Plymouth, MN, a daughter, Grace Anneliese

Sarah Leighton Kirby LW’01 to Michael C. Richards LW’01

Leah C. Hill LW’97 and Peter, Ankeny, IA, a son, Levi Samuel

What’s New With You? Have you changed firms, been promoted or made a career change? Do you have family news? Have you done something you’d like communicated to your classmates? Then fill out this form and mail it to the Drake University Office of Alumni and Parent Programs, 2507 University Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50311-4505.

You can submit information online at www.drakealumni.net or email: recordsinfo@drake.edu Name _______________________________________________________________________________________ Law school grad year _______________________________________ Employer _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Work address ________________________________________________________________ City ____________________________ State ______________ Zip _________________ Work phone number ________________________________________________________ Home phone number _______________________________________________________ Home address ________________________________________________________________ City ____________________________ State ______________ Zip _________________ E-mail address ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Mark your calendar for the

The Dwight D. Opperman Lecture in Constitutional Law has become nationally rec-

Dwight D. Opperman Lecture in Constitutional Law

ognized as a prestigious event in American legal education. Supreme Court Justice Steven G. Breyer will be the ninth member of the U.S. Supreme Court to deliver the lecture. Past lecturers have been Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist, Justices Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sandra Day O’Connor, Anthony M. Kennedy, Lewis F. Powell and Harry A. Blackmun, who inaugurated the lectureship series in 1988.

Besides the formal lecture -- which is wellattended by the Law School and University community, and open to members of the Bench and Bar as well as the public – students have the opportunity to explore the Constitution with a member of the nation’s highest tribunal. As with past lecturers, Breyer will interact directly with students by engaging in a question-and-answer session, class, and small group meetings.

Breyer was nominated by President Clinton and was sworn in as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court on Aug. 3, 1994.

Thursday, Oct. 6, 2005 3 p.m.

Drake Knapp Center

Supreme Court Justice Steven G. Breyer will deliver the 2005 Opperman Lecture.

For more information, call 1-800-44-DRAKE, x1877 or visit www.drakealumni.net.

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