UGA SCHOOL OF LAW CAPTURES FOURTH STRAIGHT TITLE IN REGIONAL MOOT COURT TOURNAMENT

November 12, 2003 WRITER: Heidi Murphy, 706/542-5172, hmurphy@uga.edu CONTACT: Kellie R. Casey, 706/542-2739, krcasey@uga.edu UGA SCHOOL OF LAW CAPTURES FOURTH STRAIGHT TITLE IN REGIONAL MOOT COURT TOURNAMENT Athens, Ga. – The University of Georgia School of Law recently won the right to participate in its fourth straight National Moot Court Competition by taking the top trophy at the regional round of this prestigious advocacy competition. Held in Atlanta this past weekend, Nov. 7 and 8, third-year law students Meredith A. Bunn, Alan J. Hamilton and Christopher J. Latimer successfully outargued teams from the University of South Carolina and Emory in the semifinal and final rounds respectively. Additionally, the trio captured the Best Brief Award. School of Law Director of Advocacy Kellie R. Casey said the team received one of the highest compliments from a competing team’s advisor and coach. The coach said, “Each year the team from UGA is outstanding. This year the team was unbeatable. How do you do it all?” To this Casey answered, “Hard work and dedication from the team members and Moot Court Board members. In addition, we receive tremendous support from our faculty and alumni. Without this combined effort, we would not be as successful.” This win affords Georgia Law its eighth trip in 10 years to the national competition, which is held in New York City each January. The National Moot Court Competition is the nation’s oldest and most prestigious moot court tournament. Teams from more than 165 law schools enter the competition, sponsored by the Association of the Bar of New York. The Georgia Law team is sponsored by the Atlanta law firm Hawkins \u26 Parnell, LLP. #