March 5, 2009
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David N. Hefner
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Walter F. George School of Law
Mercer University
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Mercer moot court team captures regionals, competed in nationals in March
MACON, Ga. - The Frederick Douglass Moot Court team at Mercer University’s Walter F. George School of Law recently won the regional BLSA moot court competition and competed March 18-22 in California for a national title.
The moot court team, comprised of members of Mercer Law School’s Black Law Students Association, captured first place at the BLSA Southern Regional Convention in Nashville, Tenn., in February, defeating the University of Miami School of Law. The southern region is home to over 1,500 members from 44 law schools in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Puerto Rico. The Mercer team lost in the national championship in Irvine, Calif.
Team members included second-year law student Hahnah Williams and third-year law student Janeen Williams. The team was coached by April Holloway, a third-year law student, and Mercer Law Professor Tony Baldwin.
“It feels good to know that all our hard work paid off,” said Holloway, referring to the team’s three-times-a-week practices for four weeks. “In fact, in the final round of the regionals, one of the judges said, ‘if I were in private practice, and I had money, I would hire you right now.’ It was a remarkable competition, and I feel proud to see our team win.”
About Mercer University School of Law
The Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law is ranked among the Top 100 law schools in the United States, and its legal writing program is ranked No. 1 in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2009 ranking of “America’s Best Graduate Schools.” The law school’s public interest law program was recently ranked No. 6 in the nation by preLaw Magazine. Founded in 1873, Mercer Law School is among the oldest in the nation. Its innovative Woodruff Curriculum – which focuses on ethics and practical skills amid small class sizes – earned the Gambrell Professionalism Award from the American Bar Association for its “depth of excellence.” With a total enrollment of about 400 students, taught by some of the sharpest legal minds in the country, Mercer Law School is recognized as one of the nation’s best. For more information about Mercer Law School, visit our Web site at www.law.mercer.edu or call 478.301.5000.
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