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A team of students from Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center won Stetson University College of Law’s Sixth Annual National Pretrial Competition on Oct. 13 in Gulfport, Fla.<\/p>\n

Teams from 16 law schools around the country competed at Stetson for a chance to win the competition, coordinated annually by Stetson’s Center for Excellence in Advocacy.<\/p>\n

Awards<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\"NCP-winners-LSU\"<\/a>
Students from Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center won this year’s National Pretrial Competition at Stetson University College of Law.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

First place:
\n<\/strong>Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center
\n(Danielle Borel, Doran Drummond, Matthew Hamilton, and Sikandar Mehr)<\/p>\n

Second place:
\n<\/strong>Texas Tech University School of Law
\n(Luke Calhoun,\u00a0DaNae Couch, Jefferson Fisher, and Sierra Fisher)<\/p>\n

Semifinalists:
\n<\/strong>Baylor Law School
\n(Stephen Dwyer, Jacqueline Hamer, Lindsey Lehrmann, and Doug Monkhouse)<\/p>\n

Atlanta\u2019s John Marshall Law School
\n(Nickolas Kitchens, Jason McLendon, Michelle Sandler, and LoriBeth Westbrook)<\/p>\n

Best Plaintiff\u2019s Memorandum of Law Award:
\n<\/strong>Texas Tech University School of Law
\n(Luke Calhoun, DaNae Couch, Jefferson Fisher, and Sierra Fisher)<\/p>\n

Best Defendant\u2019s Memorandum of Law Award:
\n<\/strong>Atlanta\u2019s John Marshall Law School
\n(Nickolas Kitchens, Jason McLendon, Michelle Sandler, and LoriBeth Westbrook)<\/p>\n

Best Advocate Final Round:
\n<\/strong>Luke Calhoun, Texas Tech University School of Law<\/p>\n

Best Advocate Semifinal Round:
\n<\/strong>Luke Calhoun, Texas Tech University School of Law<\/p>\n

Best Advocate Preliminary Round 3:
\n<\/strong>Sikandar Mehr, Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center<\/p>\n

Best Advocate Preliminary Round 2:
\n<\/strong>Judy Shammo, Chicago-Kent College of Law<\/p>\n

Best Advocate Preliminary Round 1:
\n<\/strong>Danielle Borel, Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center<\/p>\n

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