Faculty Profiles
| James Adams Ellis and Nelle Levitt Distinguished Professor of Law Areas of Expertise: Constitutional Law, Criminal Practice and Procedure, Evidence, Trial Advocacy phone: 271-2060 email:james.adams@drake.edu | |
| James Albert Professor of Law Areas of Expertise: Torts, Media Law, Administrative Law, Litigation phone: 271-2061 email:james.albert@drake.edu | |
| Jerry Anderson Richard M. and Anita Calkins Distinguished Professor of Law Areas of Expertise: Environmental Law, Natural Resources Law, Property phone: 271-2658 email: jerry.anderson@drake.edu | |
| Ian Bartrum Assistant Professor of Law Areas of Expertise: Constitutional Law, Constitutional History, Jurisprudence, Establishment Clause phone: 271-4687 email: ian.bartrum@drake.edu | |
| Martin Begleiter Ellis and Nelle Levitt Distinguished Professor of Law Areas of Expertise: Wills and Trusts, Estate Planning, Taxation phone: 271-2062 email: martin.begleiter@drake.edu | |
| Andrea Charlow Professor of Law Areas of Expertise: Family Law, Juvenile Law, Negotiations and Mediation phone: 271-2066 email: andrea.charlow@drake.edu | |
| Hunter R. Clark Professor of Law Areas of Expertise: Constitutional Law, International Trade, Public International Law, State and Local Government, U.S. Supreme Court phone: 271-2063 email: hunter.clark@drake.edu | |
| Laurie Doré Ellis and Nelle Levitt Distinguished Professor of Law Areas of Expertise: Civil Procedure, Conflict of Laws, Evidence, Complex Litigation phone: 271-4126 email: laurie.dore@drake.edu | |
| Matthew Doré Richard M. and Anita Calkins Distinguished Professor of Law Areas of Expertise: Commercial and Bankruptcy Law, Business Associations phone: 271-4136 email: matt.dore@drake.edu | |
| John Edwards Associate Dean for Information Resources and Technology; Director, Law Library and Professor of Law Areas of Expertise: Computers and the Law, Legal Research and Writing phone: 271-2141 email: john.edwards@drake.edu | |
| Jerry Foxhoven Executive Director of the Neal & Bea Smith Legal Clinic; Director of Middleton Children's Rights Center; Associate Professor of Law Areas of Expertise: Juvenile Law, Litigation phone: 271-2073 email: jerry.foxhoven@drake.edu | |
| Sally Frank Professor of Law Areas of Expertise: Professional skills, including clinical education, Women's Rights phone: 271-3909 email: sally.frank@drake.edu | |
| Neil Hamilton Dwight D. Opperman Chair of Law and Professor of Law & Director, Agricultural Law Center Areas of Expertise: Agricultural Law, Land Use, Legislation, Food and the Law, Environmental Regulation of Agriculture phone: 271-2065 email: neil.hamilton@drake.edu | |
| Robert Hunter Professor of Law Areas of Expertise: Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Federal Jurisdiction phone: 271-2067 email: robert.hunter@drake.edu | |
| Mark Kende Professor of Law, James Madison Chair in Constitutional Law, and Director of the Drake Constitutional Law Center Areas of Expertise: Constitutional Law, Civil Rights, Cyberlaw, Civil Procedure phone: 271-3354 email: mark.kende@drake.edu | |
| Suzanne Levitt Professor of Law Areas of expertise: Clinical Development, Elder Law, Labor and Employment Law, AIDS and the Law phone: 271-4287 email: suzanne.levitt@drake.edu | |
| Russell Lovell II Associate Dean and Professor of Law Areas of Expertise: Constitutional Litigation, Civil Rights, Employment Discrimination, Remedies, State & Local Government Law, First-Year Trial Practicum, Public Service Program phone: 271-1806 email: russell.lovell@drake.edu | |
| Cathy Lesser Mansfield Professor of Law Areas of Expertise: Consumer Law, Payment Systems, Contracts phone: 271-2076 email: cathy.mansfield@drake.edu | |
| Karnale Manuel Associate Professor Areas of Expertise: Bankruptcy, Juvenile Justice, Clinical Education, General Practice phone: 271-3953 email: karnale.manuel@drake.edu | |
| David McCord Professor of Law Areas of Expertise: Criminal Law, Evidence, Death Penalty phone: 271-2069 email: david.mccord@drake.edu | |
| Luke Meier Assistant Professor of Law Areas of Expertise: Federal Courts, American Legal History, Natural Resources, Property, Torts phone: 271-4164 email: luke.meier@drake.edu | |
| Keith Miller Ellis and Nelle Levitt Distinguished Professor of Law Areas of Expertise: Torts, Product's Liability, Worker's Compensation, AIDS and the Law phone: 271-2071 email: keith.miller@drake.edu | |
| James Monroe Professor of Law Areas of Expertise: Tax Law, Business Planning phone: 271-2072 email: james.monroe@drake.edu | |
| Lisa Penland Professor of Law Areas of Expertise: Appellate Advocacy, Civil Litigation, Legal Writing, Social Security Disability phone: 271-3825 email: lisa.penland@drake.edu | |
| Robert Rigg Criminal Defense Program Director and Associate Professor Areas of Expertise: Clinical Education, Criminal Law, Forensic Sciences phone: 271-3928 email: robert.rigg@drake.edu | |
| Danielle Shelton Professor of Law Areas of Expertise: Legal Writing, Appellate Advocacy, Trial Law, Commercial and Employment Litigation phone: 271-2866 email: danielle.shelton@drake.edu | |
| Maura Strassberg Professor of Law Areas of Expertise: Contracts, Ethics, Sexuality Law, Sales, Jurisprudence phone: 271-2068 email: maura.strassberg@drake.edu | |
| Stacey Tovino Director, Health Law and Policy Center and Associate Professor of Law Areas of Expertise: Health Law, Bioethics, Medical Humanities, History of Medicine, Literature and Narrative Studies in Health Care, and Torts phone: 271-2075 email: stacey.tovino@drake.edu | |
| Allan Vestal Dean and Professor Areas of Expertise: Business Association Law, Secured Transactions, Real Estate phone: 271-1805 email: allan.vestal@drake.edu | |
| David Walker Dwight D. Opperman Distinguished Professor of Law Areas of Expertise: Business Associations, Securities Regulation, Arbitration phone: 271-1805 email: david.walker@drake.edu | |
| Melissa Weresh Director of Legal Writing and Professor of Law Area of Expertise: Legal Writing, Appellate Advocacy, Environmental Law, Ethics and Professional Responsibility phone: 271-3926 email: melissa.weresh@drake.edu | |
| Ellen Yee Associate Professor of Law Areas of Expertise: Criminal Law, Evidence, Professional Responsibility, Psychiatry and the Law, Trial Advocacy Phone: 271-1914 email: ellen.yee@drake.edu | |
| Peter K. Yu Kern Family Chair in Intellectual Property Law & Director, Intellectual Property Law Center Areas of Expertise: Intellectual Property, Communications Law and Policy, and Comparative and International Law phone: 271-2948 email: peter.yu@drake.edu |



Academics
Academics