FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Feb. 11, 2005

CONTACT: Lisa Lacher, 515-271-3119, lisa.lacher@drake.edu

DRAKE LAW SCHOOL RECEIVES GIFT TO EXPAND SCHOLARSHIP FUND TO $100,000

The Des Moines law firm of McKee, Voorhees & Sease has increased its gift commitment to increase the Drake University Law School scholarship fund promoting the development and practice of intellectual property law from $35,000 to $100,000.

McKee, Voorhees & Sease has an 80-year history of specializing in intellectual property law, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets and intellectual property litigation. The attorneys also have spent hours throughout the past three decades teaching Drake students the finer points of intellectual property law.

“Intellectual property is a subject of vital importance to our profession and our society, and of great interest to our students,” said David Walker, dean of the Drake Law School. “McKee, Voorhees & Sease has been a leader in this field in the Midwest, even nationally, and their $100,000 endowed scholarship commitment to support outstanding students focusing on intellectual property is wonderful news for the Drake Law School and our community.”
The law firm also established scholarship funds at the University of Iowa and Creighton University.

“I was a member of Drake’s first class in patent law in 1966 and I have been teaching intellectual property courses at Drake for more than 25 years,” said Edmund J. Sease, partner at McKee, Voorhees & Sease. “As a firm specializing in intellectual property law, and with one-third of our attorneys having studied at Drake University, this is a way for us to give back to the University and Law School.”

“McKee, Voorhees & Sease, particularly Ed Sease, has been providing a rich array of intellectual property courses and simply outstanding teaching and other support for Drake students for many years,” Walker said. “We are truly grateful to the members of the firm for their generous commitment and leadership.”

For more information about the Drake Law School or the scholarship endowment, visit www.law.drake.edu or call (515) 271-3985. For more information about McKee, Voorhees & Sease, visit www.ipmvs.com or call (515) 288-3667.

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