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Home   >  Law School   >  Faculty & Staff   >  James Albert

James Albert

James Albert

Professor of Law

Law School

Phone: 515-271-2061

Email: james.albert@drake.edu

Office: Cartwright Hall

Areas of Expertise

Administrative Law, Torts, Media Law, Litigation

Education

  • JD, Notre Dame Law School
  • BFA, Drake University

Selected Publications

  • Jim Bakker: Miscarriage of Justice? (Open Court Publishing). The 1998 Francis Marion Drake President’s Circle book selection for 500 top Drake donors.
  • Pay Dirt: Divorces of the Rich and Famous (Branden Publishing) with chapters serialized in all Hearst newspapers nationwide.
  • The Broadcasters Legal Guide for Conducting Contests and Promotions (Bonus Books).
  • Member, Writers Guild of America (West Coast).

Significant Accomplishments

  • Appeared on the "Today Show," "A&E Biography," "Court TV," "Joan Rivers Show," and in an HBO movie as himself.
  • Faculty Award of Excellence, Professional Fraternity Association National Mentor of the Year, (2006)
  • Outstanding Law Professor of the Nation, Delta Theta Phi International Law Fraternity (1989, 1999, 2002, and 2010)
  • Outstanding Professor of the Year, University of South Dakota (1979)
  • Leland Stanford Forrest Outstanding Professor of the Year, Drake University Law School (1983, 1988, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004 and 2005)
  • Faculty advisor, Delta Theta Chi
  • Faculty advisor, Theta Chi
  • The Albert Foundation has awarded over 2,500 scholarships to children to attend high school in Belize. See helpingbelizekids.org

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