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James Albert

Professor of Law

Law School

Phone: 515-271-2061

Email: james.albert@drake.edu

Office: Cartwright Hall

James Albert

Jerry Anderson

Richard M. and Anita Calkins Distinguished Professor of Law

Law School

Phone: 515-271-2658

Email: jerry.anderson@drake.edu

Office: Cartwright Hall

Jerry Anderson

Brent Appel

Instructor of Law; Deputy Director of the Institute for Justice Reform & Innovation

Law School

Phone: 515-271-3685

Email: brent.appel@drake.edu

Office: Cartwright Hall

Brent Appel

Sayoko Blodgett-Ford

Associate Professor of Law; Sease Faculty Research Scholar

Law School

Phone: 515-271-3865

Email: sayoko.blodgettford@drake.edu

Office: Cartwright Hall

Sayoko Blodgett-Ford

Hunter Clark

Professor of Law

Law School

Phone: 515-271-2063

Email: hunter.clark@drake.edu

Office: Cartwright Hall

Hunter Clark

Colleen Cullen

Director of Criminal Defense Clinic; Associate Professor of Law

Legal Clinic

Law School

Phone: 515-271-3930

Email: colleen.cullen@drake.edu

Office: Cartwright Hall

Colleen Cullen

John Edwards

Associate Dean for Information Resources and Technology; Professor of Law

Law School

Phone: 515-271-2141

Email: john.edwards@drake.edu

Office: Opperman Hall

John Edwards

Steve Foritano

Practitioner in Residence; Director of the First-Year Trial Practicum

Law School

Phone: 515-271-2824

Email: steven.foritano@drake.edu

Office: Cartwright Hall

Steve Foritano

Sally Frank

Professor of Law

Law School

Phone: 515-271-3909

Email: sally.frank@drake.edu

Office: Cartwright Hall

Sally Frank

Sydney Gangestad

Director of the Legislative Practice Center; Instructor of Law

Law School

Phone: 815-440-8676

Email: sydney.gangestad@drake.edu

Office: Cartwright Hall

Sydney Gangestad

Anthony Gaughan

Kern Family Chair; Associate Dean; Professor of Law

Law School

Phone: 515-271-2060

Email: anthony.gaughan@drake.edu

Office: Cartwright Hall

Anthony Gaughan

Kristi Harshbarger

Director of the Macomber Entrepreneurial and Transactional Law Clinic; Assistant Professor of Law

Legal Clinic

Law School

Phone: 515-271-1857

Email: kristi.harshbarger@drake.edu

Office: Cartwright Hall

Kristi Harshbarger

Christoph Henkel

Professor of Law

Law School

Phone: 515-271-2076

Email: christoph.henkel@drake.edu

Office: Cartwright Hall

Christoph Henkel

Roscoe Jones, Jr.

Dean, Law School; Professor of Law

Law School

Phone: 515-271-3985

Email: roscoe.jones@drake.edu

Roscoe Jones, Jr.

Mark Kende

Director of the Constitutional Law Center; James Madison Chair in Constitutional Law; Professor of Law

Legal Clinic

Law School

Phone: 515-271-3354

Email: mark.kende@drake.edu

Office: Cartwright Hall

Mark Kende

Jeremy Kidd

Professor of Law

Law School

Phone: 515-271-2068

Email: jeremy.kidd@drake.edu

Office: Cartwright Hall

Jeremy Kidd

Erin Lain

Professor of Law

Law School

Phone: 515-271-2040

Email: erin.lain@drake.edu

Office: Cartwright Hall

Erin Lain

Natalie Banta Lynner

Dwight D. Opperman Distinguished Professor of Law

Law School

Phone: 515-271-3953

Email: natalie.lynner@drake.edu

Office: Cartwright Hall

Natalie Banta Lynner

Allison McCarthy

Director of the Refugee Clinic; Legal Counsel for the Afghan Program

Legal Clinic

Law School

Phone: 515-271-1825

Email: allison.mccarthy@drake.edu

Office: Drake Legal Clinic

Allison McCarthy

Nickole Miller

Director of the Joan and Lyle Middleton Center for Children's Rights; Associate Professor of Law

Legal Clinic

Law School

Phone: 515-271-1809

Email: nickole.miller@drake.edu

Office: Drake Legal Clinic

Nickole Miller

Alexa Perez

Assistant Professor of Law

Law School

Phone: 515-271-2073

Email: alexa.perez@drake.edu

Office: Cartwright Hall

Alexa Perez

Suzan Pritchett

Director of Clinical and Experiential Education; Professor of Law

Legal Clinic

Law School

Phone: 515-271-3391

Email: suzan.pritchett@drake.edu

Office: Drake Legal Clinic

Suzan Pritchett

Joe Schomberg

Associate Professor of Law

Law School

Phone: 515-271-2206

Email: joe.schomberg@drake.edu

Office: Cartwright Hall

Joe Schomberg

Miguel Schor

Professor of Law

Law School

Phone: 515-271-4184

Email: miguel.schor@drake.edu

Office: Cartwright Hall

Miguel Schor

Danielle Shelton

Professor of Law

Law School

Phone: 515-271-2866

Email: danielle.shelton@drake.edu

Office: Opperman Hall

Danielle Shelton

Dean Strang

Associate Professor of Law; Director of the Institute for Justice Reform & Innovation

Law School

Email: dean.strang@drake.edu

Office: Cartwright Hall

Dean Strang

Melissa Weresh

Dwight D. Opperman Distinguished Professor of Law

Law School

Phone: 515271-3926

Email: melissa.weresh@drake.edu

Office: Cartwright Hall

Melissa Weresh

Ellen Yee

Director of International Programs; Professor of Law

Law School

Phone: 515-271-1914

Email: ellen.yee@drake.edu

Office: Cartwright Hall

Ellen Yee

Jennifer Zwagerman

Director of the Agricultural Law Center; Associate Professor of Law

Law School

Phone: 515-271-4119

Email: jennifer.zwagerman@drake.edu

Office: Cartwright Hall

Jennifer Zwagerman

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