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Collin Davison to head the Drake Law Review

Mar 1st, 2010 | By | Category: Featured Page

This just in: Our law clerk, Collin Davison has been selected to lead the Drake Law Review as  chief editor for 2010-2011. Collin is an outstanding  law student who is in the top ten of his class.   Originally from Garner, IA  he graduated from Garner Hayfield High School where he was a leader in […]



Departing from 400 years of tradition, Britain allows first non-jury criminal trial!

Feb 19th, 2010 | By | Category: Featured Page

The hallmark of Anglo-American justice – the jury trial — has just fallen.   The Crown proposed to try Peter Blake and his associates for the $3.2 million dollar  Heathrow robbery  without a jury.  The following is the report as it appeared in 19 Feb 2010  Times: The jury-less trial of Peter Blake and others is […]



Multitasking

Feb 6th, 2010 | By | Category: Alert

Our law clerk Collin opines great thoughts about life as a law student and clerk in this week’s View from the Trenches….



Iowa Public Radio’s “The Exchange” Interview

Feb 6th, 2010 | By | Category: Public Service

Tre Critelli and Bryan Burkhardt, Director of the Electronic Crime Institute, were interviewed on IPR’s “The Exchange” on identity theft and fraud prior to the Fraud & Theft Conference. If you missed the show, we’ve got the links.



Fraud & Theft Conference – Protecting Yourself

Jan 25th, 2010 | By | Category: Public Service

Tre Critelli, the Iowa Attorney General’s Office and Lifelock will be presenting at the Electronic Crime Institute and the Des Moines Chapter of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners’ half-day seminar on fraud, phishing and identity theft. It’s free and open to the public. Click on the header for more info.



Does “mock trial” prepare you for real trial?

Jan 22nd, 2010 | By | Category: Alert

Our law clerk Collin opines great thoughts about life as a law student and clerk in this week’s View from the Trenches….



2009 Webinar Activity IDs

Jan 14th, 2010 | By | Category: Professional Education

As the March 2010 deadline approaches for submission of your 2009 CLE, we’ve posted the activity numbers and links to the Iowa Supreme Court site for all of our 2009 webinars. Click on the header for the info.



E-Discovery Webinar

Nov 10th, 2009 | By | Category: Professional Education

The November 10, 2009, e-Discovery was approved for 1 hour of State CLE (#63906) and we are awaiting federal certification. Click on the header to download the slideshow!



Wondering About Life at the English Bar?

Oct 20th, 2009 | By | Category: Public Service

If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to practice law in a Barrister’s Chambers, our former pupil can tell you all about it….



The Impact of Data Mining and Predictive Analysis on the Law of Fraud and Deceit

Oct 4th, 2009 | By | Category: Practice Notes

Claims for civil fraud and deceit have always presented a challenge to lawyers. Historically, of all the torts it has been the most difficult to prove. The problem has been a three hundred old pesky legal element called “scienter”. Now, thanks to twenty first century technology of data mining and predictive analysis scienter has been […]