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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. 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 o...

Competition: Ninth Annual National Pre-Trial Competition Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport, Florida October 14–16, 2016 Team: Team:  Daniel Waters ('17), Julianna Battenfield ('17), Alison Haefner ('17), Elizabeth Berry ('18), and Justin Burch ('17) Coach:  Professor James Metcalfe Results: Second place in the competition out of sixteen teams, coming out ahead of teams from law schools such as University of Miami School of Law, Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School and Texas Tech University School of Law. Second Best Brief in the competition for Prosecution Second Best Brief for Combined Memoranda. “Regent Law strives to develop three general legal skills: writing, advocacy and strenuous academics,” said  Daniel Waters ('17) . “This competition required excellence in all three of those areas.” Waters said his favorite part of competing is proving his team’s great writing and advocating skills. “Consistently at all competitions, judges say [we] are curre...

Competition: National Pretrial Competition Oct. 13-16, 2016 Stetson University College of Law Florida The competition involved an indictment of a sitting member of Congress on charges of conspiracy to defraud the IRS through the use of stolen personal information to file fraudulent claims for income tax refunds, 18 USC 371, and ten counts of identity fraud, 18 USC 1028(a)(7). The indictment also charged 11 members of a violent gang with the conspiracy and theft of public money charges and various members of the gang with allegedly related Hobbs Act, Use of Interstate Facilities in Commission of Murder for Hire, and felon in possession of firearms charges. The pretrial motions were to suppress evidence obtained from a private "cloud" account, to prevent two expert witnesses from testifying, and for a change in venue or in the alternative, severance of the member of Congress's charges for a separate trial. Each side called two witnesses at the hearing. Team: Team:  Daniel W...

ADR Faculty Advisor Professor Eric DeGroff On Tuesday, March 29, 2016, the Alternative Dispute Resolution Board partnered with Phi Alpha Delta to host an ADR Panel on the importance of skills in negotiation, mediation and client counseling The three panelists included: John Stepanovich, Mary Commander, and Ben Titter. The Panelists

Competition: Robert Merhige National Environmental Law Competition March 18 - March 20, 2016 University of Richmond Virginia Team: Team: Jessica Rigsbee and Chelsea Harkins  Coach: Professor Eric DeGroff Results: 1 of the 4 teams that advanced to the semi finals. They placed second in the competition.

Congratulations to the finalists in the Alternative Dispute Resolution Intramural Competition: first place: Zachary Jones and Joseph (Chip) Harrell, and second place: Debra Stieglitz and Diane Hess-Hernandez! Fifteen teams came together on February 13 to compete. The teams were judged on their ability to work with their partner, to utilize the information they were given about their client, and to work amicably with the other team to reach an agreement that satisfies their client's wants, interests, and needs. First place winners Joseph Harrell (left) and Zachary Jones (right) Second place winners: Debra Stieglitz (left) and Diane Hess-Hernandez (right)