RALEIGH – Two teams of Campbell Law advocates earned several awards at the regional National Trial Competition (NTC) on Feb. 6-9 in Columbia, South Carolina, including the coveted Best Overall Advocate.
Second-year student, Daniel Nelson, brought home the award for Best Overall Advocate in the competition. Nelson and his second-year teammates, Macy Stutts and Matthew Hobbs, finished as finalists in the competition. Third-year students Jake Terrell, Michaela Weber and Alexis Massengil finished as semi-finalists.
Each team was coached by Maria Hawkins, a 2012 Campbell Law graduate and associate attorney at Miller Law Group. “So proud of these advocates,” Hawkins wrote on social media following the competition.
The National Trial Competition was established in 1975 to encourage and strengthen students’ advocacy skills through quality competition and valuable interaction with members of the bench and bar. The program is co-sponsored by the American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL) and is designed to expose law students to the nature of trial practice and to serve as a supplement to their education.
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