Academics
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Faculty Profiles
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 Education- J.D. University of Iowa, Order of the Coif B.S. Iowa State University with honors and distinction Experience- Drake Professor since 1983 Assistant Attorney General, Iowa Dept. of Justice Assistant Professor, Arkansas Selected Publications- What Farmers Need to Know About Environmental Law, Drake Agricultural Law Center A Livestock Producers Legal Guide to: Nuisance, Land Use Control & Environmental Law, Drake Agricultural Law Center A Farmers Legal Guide to Production Contracts, Farm Journal Publishing The Legal Guide to Direct Farm Marketing, Drake Agricultural Law Center Significant Accomplishments- Chair, Agriculture Law Section of the Association of American Law Schools Board of Directors, Farmers Legal Action Group Board of Directors, National Gardening Association Advisory Board, Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture Board of Directors, Iowa National Heritage Foundation Past president, American Agricultural Law Association Chair, Iowa Food Policy Council |
 "Law plays a critical role in shaping how America's food and agricultural system functions. Decisions about how we farm, about the foods we eat and about the structure of agriculture are influenced by law. Whether the issue is protecting the quality and safety of our food, creating opportunities for new people to enter farming, or preserving the land needed to produce food, America's ideals are expressed through legislation. Law students, farmers and the public must recognize the power of legislation to help society achieve its goals. Society, acting through the courts and the legislative process, has the ability to determine what the future will bring. |
