For the second year in a row, the Regent University Trial Advocacy Board has won the Stetson National Pretrial Competition in Gulfport, Florida.
The competition, which took place October 10-13, brought 16 invited teams together from law schools around the country, including Texas Tech and Chapman, to argue both sides of a sample problem. Teams wrote two memoranda of law that were scored, made an evidentiary presentation of two witnesses, and made a motion argument based on the evidence presented and arguments made in the memoranda of law. This year’s competition problem focused on inmate rights issues.
The Regent Law team consisted of Marcus Mitchell (3L), Charlie Morrison (3L), Savannah Wallace (2L), and Jessica Sherwood (2L). The team was coached by adjunct professor Andrew Page (’10) and assisted by Arielle Poe (’19).
In addition to the team winning the overall competition for the second straight year, Marcus Mitchell also won the best overall advocate and Charlie Morrison won the best advocate in the semi-finals.
“We are so proud of these students for the hard work they put in and for representing Regent Law with excellence,” said Mark Martin, dean of the School of Law. “This win is a testament to our faculty and their dedication in training the next generation of excellent lawyer advocates.”
The Trial Advocacy Board's foundational mission is to assist in training law students in the art of trial advocacy and procedural litigation skills, while integrating Christian ideals into the courtroom, with the ultimate goal of molding students into aggressive Christian advocates. The Trial Advocacy Board will achieve this mission by providing the opportunity to attend and compete in national trial advocacy competitions, hosting periodic seminars and sponsoring an annual intramural trial advocacy competition.
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| L to R: Charlie Morrison, Jessica Sherwood, Professor Drew Page, Coach Arielle Poe, Marcus Mitchell, and Savannah Wallace |
The competition, which took place October 10-13, brought 16 invited teams together from law schools around the country, including Texas Tech and Chapman, to argue both sides of a sample problem. Teams wrote two memoranda of law that were scored, made an evidentiary presentation of two witnesses, and made a motion argument based on the evidence presented and arguments made in the memoranda of law. This year’s competition problem focused on inmate rights issues.
The Regent Law team consisted of Marcus Mitchell (3L), Charlie Morrison (3L), Savannah Wallace (2L), and Jessica Sherwood (2L). The team was coached by adjunct professor Andrew Page (’10) and assisted by Arielle Poe (’19).
In addition to the team winning the overall competition for the second straight year, Marcus Mitchell also won the best overall advocate and Charlie Morrison won the best advocate in the semi-finals.
“We are so proud of these students for the hard work they put in and for representing Regent Law with excellence,” said Mark Martin, dean of the School of Law. “This win is a testament to our faculty and their dedication in training the next generation of excellent lawyer advocates.”
The Trial Advocacy Board's foundational mission is to assist in training law students in the art of trial advocacy and procedural litigation skills, while integrating Christian ideals into the courtroom, with the ultimate goal of molding students into aggressive Christian advocates. The Trial Advocacy Board will achieve this mission by providing the opportunity to attend and compete in national trial advocacy competitions, hosting periodic seminars and sponsoring an annual intramural trial advocacy competition.