Winners of 14th Annual National Pretrial Competition announced

Students from Regent University School of Law won the 2021 National Pretrial Competition (NPTC)

Stetson University College of Law’s Center for Excellence in Advocacy hosted the 14th Annual National Pretrial Competition (NPTC) for 20 participating teams from around the country Sept. 30 – Oct. 3, 2021.

Regent University School of Law and Baylor University School of Law went head-to-head in the final round, with Regent winning first place. This was Regent Law’s fourth victory in this competition, following 2009, 2018 and 2019 wins. Their team consisted of Steven Thomas (Chair), Morgan Ewing (Vice-Chair), Kimberly “Sloan” Minor, and Jasmine White and was coached by Marcus Mitchell and Arielle Poe.

Baylor University School of Law student Matthew Vitale won Best Advocate in the final round.

See below for a full listing of the winners.

This was Stetson Law’s second time hosting NPTC online.  Judges included Stetson Law faculty, adjuncts and staff and more than 100 alumni and practitioners from across the nation.   

“We congratulate Regent, their coaches, and all of the teams who participated in this virtual competition,” said Elizabeth Boals, director of Stetson Law’s Center for Excellence in Advocacy. “I also want to recognize the hard work and dedication of everyone involved in planning and hosting this event, and in particular, Stetson Law alumni Lara and Brandon Breslow for writing a challenging and timely COVID related case problem.”

NATIONAL PRETRIAL COMPETITION AWARDS

BEST Memorandum of Law

Best Movant Memo – South Texas College of Law Houston, Team 116

Best Non-Movant Memo – Texas Tech University School of Law, Team 109

Best Advocate, Preliminary Round 1

Daniel Liu – University of Virginia, Team 101

Best Advocate, Preliminary Round 2

Erin Nebbia – Georgetown University Law Center, Team 103  

Best Advocate, Preliminary Round 3

Claudia Wu – Golden Gate University School of Law, Team 111

Max Mills – UC Davis School of Law, Team 104

Quarterfinal Awards

Golden Gate University School of Law (Team 111)

Texas Tech University School of Law (Team 109)

LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center (Team 118)

WMU Thomas M. Cooley Law School (Team 106)

Semifinalist Awards

University of Houston Law Center (Team 114)
South Texas College of Law Houston (Team 116)

Second Place

Baylor University School of Law (Team 119)

First Place

Regent University School of Law (Team 108)

Best Overall Advocate

Matthew Vitale – Baylor University School of Law (Team 119)

Post date: Oct. 13, 2021

Media contact: Kate Bradshaw
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