Alexa Perez Profile

Assistant Professor of Law

515-271-2073
alexa.perez@drake.edu

Areas of Expertise

Civil Procedure, Evidence, Federal Criminal Law

Education

JD, University of Chicago Law School
BA, University of Florida, summa cum laude

Professional Experience

• Drake Law School Professor since 2023
• Special Assistant United States Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Iowa
• Managing Associate, Sidley Austin, LLP, Chicago, Illinois.
• Judicial Law Clerk, Hon. Edmond Chang, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
• PILI Fellow, Chicago Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights

Selected Publications

• A Critical Analysis of Rap Shield Laws, Cornell Law Review, Volume 110 (forthcoming 2025), Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4964667

Public Service and Memberships

• Iowa Board of Corrections, Board Member
• C. Edwin Moore Inn of Court, Master
• Bar Admissions: Iowa (2024), Illinois (2017), U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa

Additional Information

• Alexa Perez CV
• Alexa Perez SSRN Author Page