Drake University Law School is a fully accredited law school of Drake University, located in Des Moines, Iowa. The school has over 400 full-time students. The school is presently led by Dean Allan Vestal. The most recent edition of U.S. News & World Report's Best Law Schools ranked Drake in the third tier out of four among ABA accredited law schools and last in the state of Iowa.
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