BLSA Trial Team Advances to Quarterfinals in Regional Competition
Late February brought yet another successful competition to Stetson Law’s talented roster of student advocates.
The Stetson Black Law Students Association Trial Team made it all the way to the quarterfinals at the Constance Baker Motley Trial Team Competition. The competition took place at the Southern Regional Black Law Students Association (SRBLSA) Convention in Atlanta, GA, from February 24-27, 2022.
The team consisted of four Stetson BLSA members: Logan Jackson (2L), Andrea Waters (2L), Alyssa Flemming (3L), and Tala El-Ghali (3L). The BLSA team was put together by BLSA President Deja Gordon and coached by Stetson BLSA alumni Willengy Ramos (’14) and Forest Sutton (’20).
“Being President of Stetson’s BLSA at the first in-person SRBLSA convention in two years was monumental,” Gordon said.
Gordon added that it was an honor to assemble the team of advocates, who worked diligently ahead of the event.
“These students worked for weeks to prepare for this competition with the full support of the advocacy center,” she said. “They represented Stetson well with all of the professionalism and competence that we hold ourselves to as Stetson advocates. Watching the organizing and advocating we did to have this team compete pay off was rewarding. We will definitely continue advocating for this team as BLSA students.”
Stetson BALSA’s visibility and involvement went beyond going far in this important competition.
At the conclusion of the competition and accompanying convention, Gordon was able to nominate two BLSA students to the Southern Regional BLSA Board: Logan Jackson as secretary and Blake Radford as treasurer.
Post date: March 8, 2022
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