Congratulations to Regent Law's trial team of Michael Sylvester, Arielle Poe, Molly Banas, and Marcus Mitchell, who won the National Pretrial Competition at Stetson University School of Law.
Out of 15 teams from across the country, the team ended 5-0.
Regent Law alum Drew Page ('10), who serves as an Adjunct Professor for trial practice at Regent, coached this team of talented advocates.
The National Pretrial Competition captures what attorneys do every day in offices and courtrooms across the nation. This year's problem involved a motion to dismiss and motion to suppress in a criminal matter before a fictional federal district court. The motion to dismiss was a moot court style argument while the motion to suppress required an evidentiary hearing with witnesses and closing argument.
“I am moved by the reports I received as to how well they represented the very essence of Regent University School of Law,” said LAW interim dean, Judge Patricia West (Ret.). “Each team they defeated was in their corner for the next round as they progressed through the competition, speaking volumes about their character.”
“The fact that the students were the national champions, as well as winning best brief for the government position, demonstrates how Regent University prepares law students as legal writers and as legal advocates, whether for appellate court or trial court,” said coach, Andrew Page ’10 (LAW).
Judges examined a variety of elements, ranging from students’ written briefs to their oral arguments and cross-examination of witnesses in the moot court tournament.
Mitchell and Sylvester both received Best Advocate awards for their performance in the preliminary rounds.
“We enjoyed the benefit of having the input of numerous classmates and attorneys who attended our practices and provided suggestions on how we could improve,” said Sylvester.
The quality work and strong effort the team put forth was not lost on their competitors.
“Literally every team that we competed against expressed to us their desire that we would win it all,” Page said. “The humility and sportsmanship demonstrated by the Regent students left a mark of friendship and civility with the teams they competed against, no doubt demonstrating the character they received from their relationships with Jesus.”
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Out of 15 teams from across the country, the team ended 5-0.
Regent Law alum Drew Page ('10), who serves as an Adjunct Professor for trial practice at Regent, coached this team of talented advocates.
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| L to R: Michael Sylvester, Molly Banas, Coach Drew Page, Arielle Poe, and Marcus Mitchell |
The National Pretrial Competition captures what attorneys do every day in offices and courtrooms across the nation. This year's problem involved a motion to dismiss and motion to suppress in a criminal matter before a fictional federal district court. The motion to dismiss was a moot court style argument while the motion to suppress required an evidentiary hearing with witnesses and closing argument.
“I am moved by the reports I received as to how well they represented the very essence of Regent University School of Law,” said LAW interim dean, Judge Patricia West (Ret.). “Each team they defeated was in their corner for the next round as they progressed through the competition, speaking volumes about their character.”
“The fact that the students were the national champions, as well as winning best brief for the government position, demonstrates how Regent University prepares law students as legal writers and as legal advocates, whether for appellate court or trial court,” said coach, Andrew Page ’10 (LAW).
Judges examined a variety of elements, ranging from students’ written briefs to their oral arguments and cross-examination of witnesses in the moot court tournament.
Mitchell and Sylvester both received Best Advocate awards for their performance in the preliminary rounds.
“We enjoyed the benefit of having the input of numerous classmates and attorneys who attended our practices and provided suggestions on how we could improve,” said Sylvester.
The quality work and strong effort the team put forth was not lost on their competitors.
“Literally every team that we competed against expressed to us their desire that we would win it all,” Page said. “The humility and sportsmanship demonstrated by the Regent students left a mark of friendship and civility with the teams they competed against, no doubt demonstrating the character they received from their relationships with Jesus.”
Learn more about Regent Law at www.regent.edu/law >