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Home   >  Law School   >  Faculty & Staff   >  Robert Rigg

Robert Rigg

Robert Rigg

Professor Emeritus of Law

Law School

Phone: 515-271-3928

Email: robert.rigg@drake.edu

Areas of Expertise

Clinical Education, Criminal Law, Forensic Sciences, Ethics

Education

  • JD, Drake Law School
  • BA, Drake University

Selected Publications

  • Iowa Practice Series, Vol. 4: Criminal Law (Thomson West, 2003-2020).
  • Patient One: An Exploration of Criminal Justice and Mental Health, 16 Indiana Health Law Review 67 (2019).
  • Are There No Prisons? Mental Health and the Criminal Justice System in the United States, 4 University of Denver Criminal Law Review 103 (2014).
  • The Postville Raid, a Postmortem, 12 Rutgers Journal of Race and Law 271 (2011).
  • Teaching Gideon-The Development and Challenges of a Criminal Defense Program, 7 Thomas M. Cooley Journal of Practical & Clinical Law 111 (2004).
  • The Constitution, Compensation and Competence: A Case Study, 27 American Journal of Criminal Law 1 (1999).

Significant Accomplishments

  • Founding member and president of the Iowa Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
  • Member of the Iowa Supreme Court Advisory Committee on the Iowa Rules of Evidence
  • Member of the Iowa Supreme Court Advisory Committee for the Rules of Criminal Procedure
  • Member of the Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Board
  • Quoted in NPR, Los Angeles Times, Associated Press, Newsday, USA Today, and The Des Moines Register

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