{"id":72907,"date":"2024-05-16T14:57:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-16T18:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/law\/docket\/?p=72907"},"modified":"2024-05-15T21:21:43","modified_gmt":"2024-05-16T01:21:43","slug":"congratulations-to-the-participants-in-the-gunn-appellate-practice-first-year-appellate-advocacy-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/law\/docket\/congratulations-to-the-participants-in-the-gunn-appellate-practice-first-year-appellate-advocacy-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Congratulations to the Participants in the Gunn Appellate Practice First-Year Appellate Advocacy Competition!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Congratulations to the participants in, and the winners of, the Spring 2024 Gunn Appellate Practice First-Year Appellate Advocacy Competition. This semester\u2019s competition was split over two nights (Tuesday and Wednesday), and the competition was held on Zoom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please join me in congratulating all the students on their hard work and extraordinary performances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Best Oralist: <\/em><\/strong><em>&nbsp;<\/em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tuesday:\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Ashley Taylor<br>Wednesday:\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Frank Giallourakis<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Runner-up Best Oralist<\/em>:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tuesday: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Grayson Ferber<br>Wednesday:\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tiffany Maziarz<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Third Place<\/em>:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tuesday:\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Paige Lies<br>Wednesday:\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Megan Leiter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Participants and Round Winners:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tuesday:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Round 1:&nbsp; Deanna Gambino (round winner) v. Paige Robertson<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Round 2:&nbsp; Asa Guydo (round winner) v. Logan West<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Round 3:&nbsp; Grayson Ferber v. Ashley Taylor (round winner)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Round 4:&nbsp; Grace Buckhorn v. Paige Lies (round winner)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Wednesday:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Round 1:&nbsp; Corinne Rose v. Belle Yeager (round winner)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Round 2:&nbsp; Madison Goff (round winner) v. Amber Melendez<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Round 3:&nbsp; Frank Giallourakis (round winner) v. Avery Smith<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Round 4:&nbsp; Christopher Hewlett v. Megan Leiter (round winner)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Round 5:&nbsp; Valeriya Gilmutdinova v. Tiffany Maziarz (round winner)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The First-Year Appellate Advocacy Competition has been an R&amp;W II tradition for close to 25 years, if not more, and this spring\u2019s competition would not have been possible without the support of our competition sponsor, Tracy Gunn.&nbsp; Tracy is a 1993 graduate of the College of Law, is a member of our Board of Overseers, and has an appellate practice firm in Tampa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A special thanks goes to the judges who shared their time and expertise with the students. On Tuesday evening, a special thanks to Evan Dix (chief judge), Tiffani Thornton, and Christina Burroughs Wrenn. And on Wednesday evening, a special thanks to Kasey Feltner (chief judge), Christopher Gieger, and Christopher Pate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And after the rounds, the judges spent time providing feedback and advice, but bottom line, the judges were very impressed. They were impressed for three reasons: First, the judges were so impressed with the students\u2019 preparation and their knowledge of the law and the facts. Second, &nbsp;the judges\u2014both nights\u2014could not believe that the participants were first-year students who just finished exams on Monday. And third, the judges were impressed with how the students took advantage of an opportunity to continue to develop their advocacy skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Congratulations, everyone!<br>Professor Bowman<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congratulations to the participants in, and the winners of, the Spring 2024 Gunn Appellate Practice First-Year Appellate Advocacy Competition. 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