It was a perfect trifecta when Campbell University’s Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law’s Moot Court team took first place, best brief honors and the Outstanding Oralist Award at the National Moot Court Regional Championship held in Richmond, Va., the weekend of Nov. 17.Team members Jeff Gillette, James Hash and Katie Thrall argued both Petitioner and Respondent to beat the University of North Carolina in the preliminary rounds and lost a close round to one of two Duke teams to make the semi-finals. The team of Jay Audino, Mariana Godwin and Walter Webster took first place in the Regional Competition, wining Best Brief and Outstanding Oral Advocate awards. The team qualified for the National Moot Court finals to be held in New York in January.”This is an outstanding achievement on the part of our students,” said Richard Lord, professor of law and a team coach. “We are extremely proud of them.””Once again, our students have shown that they are among the very best in the country,” said Melissa Essary, dean of the School of Law. “We celebrate all of our competition teams who’ve represented Campbell so ably this fall.”The National Moot Court Competition is the nation’s oldest and most prestigious moot court competition, this year celebrating its 58th year. The competition is co-sponsored by the Bar Association of the city of New York and the American College of Trial Lawyers. The national finals are the NCAA Tournament of Moot Court competitions, bringing together the top 28 teams from throughout the country for a week-long competition.Professors Beth King, Robin Muse, Bryan Boyd and Greg Wallace are also Moot Court team coaches.
Law School team takes top honors at regional competition