{"id":95,"date":"2005-03-05T14:37:33","date_gmt":"2005-03-05T19:37:33","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2012-03-01T11:10:26","modified_gmt":"2012-03-01T16:10:26","slug":"march-5-stetson-law-moot-court-teams-excel-in-competitions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/index.php\/2005\/03\/05\/march-5-stetson-law-moot-court-teams-excel-in-competitions\/","title":{"rendered":"March 5- Stetson Law moot court teams excel in competitions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Contact Frank Klim<br \/>\nExecutive Director of Communications<br \/>\n(727) 562-7889<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gulfport, Fla.<\/strong> &#8211; Stetson University College of Law&#8217;s moot court teams excelled in two recent competitions, placing as a regional finalist in the ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition and winning top awards in the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Stetson&#8217;s Moot Court Board had an outstandingly successful weekend,&#8221; said Professor Stephanie Vaughan, moot court team adviser. &#8220;The students who competed won awards for their writing abilities and oral advocacy skills. Good lawyers need both; great lawyers have both.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Stetson&#8217;s ABA Moot Court Team, consisting of Brent Bigger, Erika Knowlan Russell and Dana Harris, placed as a regional finalist in the competition in Washington, D.C., and advanced to the national competition in April in Chicago. Stetson Law Professor James Underwood coached the team.<\/p>\n<p>The team defeated Loyola-Chicago, Baylor, defending national champion Yale and Duke. Russell was recognized as the eighth best advocate.<\/p>\n<p>The Jessup International Moot Court Team received the best memorial (best brief) and best oralist trophies and placed second in the Regional Philip C. 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