Projects

Sponsored by the Iowa Court of Appeals
Friday, Oct. 20, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Iowa State Bar Association Office, 625 E. Court Avenue, Des Moines 

Sign up here.

Sponsored by the Asian Pacific American Law Students Association
Through Friday, Oct. 20

APALSA is collecting new or used LSAT prep materials. A donation box will be set up in Porterhouse Lounge.

Sponsored by Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Susan Christensen
Oct. 31, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Council Bluffs Public Library, 400 Willow Avenue

Chief Justice Christensen Vants Your Blood!

Celebrate Cady Day this Halloween by making a life-saving blood donation.

Sign up here.
      

Sponsored by Drake Law Delts
Friday, Oct. 20, 10:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Cartwright Hall, Kern Commons

Click here to schedule your appointment!

Sponsored by Fredrikson & Byron
Oct. 1-20

Attorneys and staff at Fredrikson & Byron are collecting toys and supplies for Child Life Services, the SHINE Program, NICU, the STAR Center, and Pediatric Therapy at Blank Children's Hospital. Needed items can be found on the Hospital's wish lists. You can use the wish list address and items will be delivered directly to the program at Blank OR drop off donations at Fredrikson & Byron, 111 E. Grand Avenue, Suite 301.

Contact Katie Overberg for more information. 

Sponsored by Dorothy's House and Drake Law School
Thursday, Oct. 19
6:30-8 p.m. 
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church
8301 Aurora Avenue, Urbandale

Volunteers will work with project leader DeAnn McCue to package, label and put finishing touches on craft items for Christmas with a Cause! 

Learn more about Dorothy's House. 

Volunteer here.

Sponsored by Drake Law Review
Monday, Oct. 9 - Friday, Oct. 20
8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Porterhouse Lounge

Drake Law Review will collect canned goods and nonperishables for the Food Bank of Iowa. A donation box will be set up in Porterhouse Lounge Monday, Oct. 9 through Friday, Oct. 20 from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. each day.

Questions? Contact Ami Penquite

Sponsored by Drake Agricultural and Environmental Law Association, Drake Journal of Agricultural Law, Dean Jerry Anderson, and City of Des Moines Parks and Recreation.
Friday, Oct. 20, 1-3 p.m.
Gray's Lake

Join members of DAELA, Journal of Ag Law, and Dean Jerry Anderson to remove brush and invasive plants from areas around Gray's Lake.

Register here.

DAELA invites the entire crew to join them after the clean up at Confluence Brewery, 1235 Thomas Beck Road, for some cool refreshments. Be sure to try one of Confluence's latest releases, "Downstream Daydream", specially brewed in honor of the Iowa Nature Summit. The Iowa Nature Summit is organized by Professor Emeritus Neil Hamilton and the Drake Agricultural Law Center and will be held Nov. 16 and 17 in the Drake Olmsted Center.

Check out the delightful Downstream Daydream release video on Instagram!

Sponsored by Drake Law School and Polk County Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project
Friday, Oct. 20
Choose from one of three sessions: 9 a.m., noon, or 4 p.m.
Drake Law School, Cartwright Hall, Room 201
2621 Carpenter Avenue, Des Moines

Drake Law School will present a public clinic for financial and medical powers of attorney as part of the Cady Day of Service. The clinic will begin with a brief overview of the importance of having a financial power of attorney and medical power of attorney. At the conclusion of the presentation, participants will meet one-on-one with a licensed attorney and/or Drake Law student to execute a simple version of power of attorney or living will documents.

The clinic will be held at Drake Law School, Cartwright Hall, Room 201. Sessions will be offered throughout the day.

Volunteer attorneys and law students are needed. Click here to volunteer.

Interested in attending one of the clinics to learn about these important documents? Click here to register.

Sponsored by Drake Law Public Interest Law Association
Oct. 20, 8-10 a.m.
Cartwright Hall, Porterhouse Lounge

The Public Interest Law Association is hosting continental breakfast for law school students, faculty, staff and Cady Day of Service volunteers.

Sponsored by Nyemaster Goode PC
Oct. 20

Nyemaster is partnering with Dress for Success and Men on the Move to collect donations of men's and women's professional clothing to assist those in need with interview and work attire. Donations can be dropped off weekdays from 9 am - 5 pm at Nyemaster Goode, 700 Walnut Street, Suite 1600 before Friday, Oct. 20. 

Sponsored by Bob Rigg 
Oct. 26

Professor Rigg is organizing a group of students to join him at the Vet Center on October 20 in the afternoon to assist, interview and refer veterans for legal services. 

Interested in participating? Please email Professor Rigg.

Sponsored by the Drake Law Chapter of If/When/How and the Drake Youth Law Society
Oct. 18-20, All day
Cartwright Hall, Porterhouse Lounge

If/When/How and the Youth Law Society are partnering to host a donation drive to benefit the Young Women's Resource Center. Items needed include personal care items for adults and babies, winter accessories, school supplies, and more. 

Click here for a complete list of urgent needs.

You can drop donations off in bins located in Porterhouse Lounge Oct 18-20.

Contact Dani Neu if you have any questions.

Sponsored by the Iowa Attorney General's Office
Now through Oct. 220

The Iowa Attorney General's Office will collect donations to benefit Crisis Canines of the Midlands whose mission is to facilitate and coordinate the implementation of Crisis Response Therapy Dog teams in First Responder agencies.

If you would like to support this effort, visit the Crisis Canines of the Midlands donation page.

Sponsored by Peddicord Wharton
Accepting donations now thru October 26
Tie blanket workshop - Oct. 26, 4:30 p.m., Opperman Hall, Room 282

Peddicord Wharton is collecting donations of new or gently used hats, gloves, coats, blankets, and hand warmers. 

Donations may be dropped off at their offices at 4949 Westown Parkway, Suite 200 and in Cartwright Hall. Porterhouse Lounge.

The firm is also hosting a tie blanket making session on Thursday, Oct. 26 at 4:15 p.m. at the Law School, Opperman Hall Library, room 282. Contact Jordan Gehlhaar to volunteer!

Sponsored by Iowa Legal Aid 
**Volunteer attorneys needed in Iowa City and Davenport!** 

Iowa Legal Aid (ILA) is hosting an expungement and employment barriers clinic in Davenport and Iowa City in honor of Cady Day of Service.

The Iowa City clinic will be held on Monday, October 16 from 3:00 - 7:00 PM at Inside Out Reentry Community.

The Davenport clinic will be held on Thursday, October 19 from 3:00 - 7:00 PM at the Lincoln Community Center.
      
Volunteer attorneys will be paired with Iowa Legal Aid clients that need advice and assistance on initiating the record expungement process. In addition to expungement, volunteer attorneys will be trained to advise on issues related to driver’s license reinstatement, background checks, and court debt management. The training will be held via Zoom on Friday Oct. 13 at noon.
      
During the clinic, meetings with clients typically last anywhere from 10 to 30 minutes. Following the clinic, ILA will handle all follow up, case management, and representation. 

Please contact Arianna Eddy at Iowa Legal Aid for more information.

Sponsored by the Hon. Colin J. Witt Victory Running & Walking Club at Drake Law (Victory Club)
Thursday, Oct. 19, 4:30 p.m.
Meet in front of Cartwright Hall

The Victory Club is sponsoring a 1 mile Fun Run/Walk around the Drake Campus in honor of Cady Day of Service. 
Participants should bring a canned or dry good to contribute to the Law Review's food drive to benefit Food Bank of Iowa.

Please sign up here.

Sponsored by the Polk County Bar Association (PCBA) and PCBA's Volunteer Lawyers Project
Friday, Oct. 27
Drake Law School, Cartwright Hall, 2621 Carpenter Ave., Des Moines

The PCBA and PCBA's Volunteer Lawyers Project are sponsoring a free Volunteer Legal Advice Clinic on Friday, Oct. 27. The group if offering 3 sessions: 8-10 a.m., noon-2 p.m., and 4-6 p.m. 

Volunteers will meet with participants to provide case intake attorney consultation on matters including:
• Divorces
• Evictions
• Personal Injury/Contract
Disputes (less than $6,000)

Registration for Case Intake and Attorney
Consultation on
• Divorces
• Evictions
• Personal Injury/Contract
Disputes (less than $6,000)

Attorneys (volunteers) and Clients register here.

Sponsored by Whitfield & Eddy
Birdland Marina, Des Moines
Friday, Oct. 20
9 a.m. - noon

*ADDITIONAL VOLUNTEERS WELCOME**

Whitfield & Eddy attorneys, staff and other volunteers will work to clean up at Birdland Marina and area trails working from boat ramp at Captain Roy's towards 2nd Avenue bridge.

Contact Marc Hollander at hollander@whitfieldlaw.com for more information or to volunteer.

Sponsored by Hope Wood JD
Oct. 26 - Noon - Zoom

Get all of your questions answered about appointing a power of attorney.

The live lunchtime webinar will be hosted on Zoom .

Open to all participants. Approved for 1 hour of Iowa Continuing Legal Education.

Register here.

Sponsored by Betty, Neuman & McMahon, PLC
Oct. 16-20

Donate online: Visit one of these wish lists to purchase your item. It gets shipped directly to the shelter so it is super easy.\

Amazon Wishlist

Chewy Wishlist

Drop donations off at the firm: 1900 E 54th St, Davenport, IA 52807

Sponsored by Kimberly Stamatelos, The Compassionate Lawyer, LLC
Oct. 18, Noon, Zoom

Join us for a free Zoom presentation on divorcing without the drama, based on Stamatelos' book Compassionate Divorce.

Open to attorneys, students, and the public.
Registration is required. Iowa Continuing Legal Education credit pending approval.

Register here.

Sponsored by The Iowa State Bar Association, Iowa Legal Aid, and Polk County Bar Association
Oct 19, Noon - 1 p.m.
Zoom presentation

Helping Older Iowans and Disaster Survivors: Iowa Legal Aid’s Special Projects and Partnerships: A free, virtual community event 

This program will highlight Iowa Legal Aid’s Special Projects to Help Older Iowans and Disaster Survivors and celebrates successful partnerships that provide legal information and services. ISBA Legal Access Committee Chair Eric Goers and Iowa Legal Aid Managing Attorney Josh Gaul will present this program that will be informative for attorneys who are considering pro bono service and everyone interested in learning more about the services that Iowa Legal Aid provides. 

 Click here to register for this free, virtual community event.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

This event is pending approval for 1 state hour of CLE credit.

Sponsored by Fredrikson & Byron
Oct. 1-20

Attorneys and staff at Fredrikson & Byron are collecting toys and supplies for Child Life Services, the SHINE Program, NICU, the STAR Center, and Pediatric Therapy at Blank Children's Hospital. Needed items can be found on the Hospital's wish lists. 

Contact Katie Overberg for more information. 

Sponsored by the Iowa Paralegal Association 

The Iowa Paralegal Association is hosting a virtual food drive to benefit the Food Bank of Iowa now through Oct. 20. 

Click here to donate to the virtual food drive. 

Sponsored by the Fort Dodge High School Football Team
Oct. 19 and 20

Members of the Fort Dodge High School Football team are organizing efforts to shower Fort Dodge teachers with appreciation in honor of Cady Day of Service.

Sponsored by Simmons Perrine Moyer Bergman PLC
Thursday, Nov. 2, 4:30-7 p.m.

The attorneys and staff will prepare and serve a home cooked meal to cancer patients and caregivers at the Russell and Ann Gerdin American Cancer Society Hope Lodge in Iowa City.

Sponsored by the Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice, Wells Fargo, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, an the Drake Refugee Clinic
Friday, Oct. 6
8 a.m. - 5 p.m..

Attorneys, paralegals, students, and staff from the Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice, Wells Fargo, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, an the Drake Refugee Clinic will team up to help individuals complete applications for citizenship.

Sponsored by University of Iowa College of Law - Student Bar Association and Citizen Lawyer Program

Thursday, Oct. 26
Noon - 4 p.m,.
Boyd Law Building, Iowa City

Contact Brian Farrell for more information: brian-r-farrell@uiowa.edu

Bradley & Riley PC
Friday, Oct. 20
1-5 p.m.

Members of Bradley & Riley will volunteer at the Cedar Valley Humane Society in Cedar Rapids. Volunteers will spend the afternoon painting inside the shelter, cleaning up the trails and pet cemetery, and spending time socializing the animals.

Sponsored by Dickinson Law Firm
Oct. 20
All day

Attorneys and staff with the Dickinson Law Firm will hold a donation drive to benefit the Children & Families of Iowa domestic violence shelter.

Sponsored by Dickinson Law Firm
Oct. 20
All day

Volunteer attorneys and staff of the Dickinson Law Firm will help with food distribution at Urban Dreams headquarters.

Sponsored by Grefe & Sidney 
Tuesday, Oct. 17, 1-4 p.m.

Grefe & Sidney attorneys and staff will spend the afternoon volunteering with Orchard Place children and teens, joining them in various activities. Orchard Place helps many of the state's most vulnerable children, striving to help them develop strong, promising futures.

Sponsored by Drake Law Women
Oct. 20, 9:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Meals from the Heartland
357 Lincoln Street
West Des Moines

Drake Law Women and members of the Cady Family will package food for distribution in Iowa and beyond.

Sponsored by McKee Voorhees & Sease, PLC
Friday, Oct. 20
1-3 p.m.

Member of McKee, Voorhees & Sease, PLC, will pack meals for Meals from the Heartland.