{"id":31026,"date":"2022-03-08T10:28:53","date_gmt":"2022-03-08T15:28:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/?p=31026"},"modified":"2022-11-17T16:45:34","modified_gmt":"2022-11-17T21:45:34","slug":"blsa-moot-team-advances-to-quarterfinals-in-regional-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/index.php\/2022\/03\/08\/blsa-moot-team-advances-to-quarterfinals-in-regional-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"BLSA Trial Team Advances to Quarterfinals in Regional Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/BLSA-7-hero.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31028\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/BLSA-7-hero.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/BLSA-7-hero-500x398.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption>Members of Stetson&#8217;s Black Law Students Association, from left to right: Andrea Waters, Alyssa Fleming, Tala El-Ghali and Logan Jackson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Late February brought yet another successful competition to Stetson Law\u2019s talented roster of student advocates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Stetson <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stetson.edu\/law\/campus-life\/black-law-students-association.php\">Black Law Students Association<\/a> 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.srblsa.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Black Law Students Association<\/a> (SRBLSA) Convention in Atlanta, GA, from February 24-27, 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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 (\u201914) and Forest Sutton (\u201920).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBeing President of Stetson\u2019s BLSA at the first in-person SRBLSA convention in two years was monumental,\u201d Gordon said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gordon added that it was an honor to assemble the team of advocates, who worked diligently ahead of the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThese students worked for weeks to prepare for this competition with the full support of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stetson.edu\/law\/academics\/advocacy\/home\/\">advocacy center,\u201d she said. \u201cThey represented Stetson well with all of the professionalism and competence that we h<\/a>old 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.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stetson BALSA\u2019s visibility and involvement went beyond going far in this important competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Late February brought yet another successful competition to Stetson Law\u2019s 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. 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