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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