RALEIGH — Campbell Law School advocates finished strong after returning to the National Black Law Students Association (NBLSA) competition following their win at the BLSA Constance Baker Motley Regional Mock Trial Competition in Orlando, Florida.
“We placed fourth at Nationals in the NBLSA Mock Trial competition held in Washington, D.C.,” wrote advocate Tiqeece Brown ’23 in a post on LinkedIn following this weekend’s competition in Washington, D.C. “I am grateful for the experience, lessons, interactions and growth. I am proud of our team. I assure you that we exuded proper courtroom decorum and zealous and respectable advocacy. Thank you all for the support! Shoutout to my teammates Sarah Mills ’23, Niayai Lavien ’23 and Nikkia Jacques ’23 and our Coach Kimberly Dixon ’15.”
The team was sponsored by Safran Law Firm. “Made us proud,” Perry Safran ’81, president of Safran Law, commented on Brown’s LinkedIn post.
The competition was hosted by NBLSA, an organization “committed to increasing the number of culturally responsible Black and minority attorneys who excel academically, succeed professionally, and positively impact the community,” according to its website. Each team was evaluated on their overall courtroom presence, command of the Federal Rules of Evidence and Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, teamwork and timeliness and accuracy of objections.
In March 2019, Campbell Law advocates, also coached by Dixon,, won the Constance Baker Motley National Trial Competition hosted by the National Black Law Students Association (NBLSA).
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