BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Several student teams from Campbell Law School continued a strong winning traditional during the 2007-08 academic year through winning major moot court, trial team, and arbitration and negotiation regional competitions. Thus far, three teams have been victorious in the following:

ABA National Appellate Advocacy Regional Competition: on Mar. 12-16 in Washington D.C., the Campbell Law team of Christian Staples, Matt Waters and Julie Weissman went undefeated, earning the right to compete in the National Finals, held Apr. 3-5 in Chicago, Ill. In the preliminary rounds of the D.C. event, Campbell topped teams from the University of South Dakota, Charleston School of Law and the University of Richmond. In the octofinal and semifinal rounds, Campbell beat both Barry University School of Law and Liberty University School of Law.

National Appellate Advocacy Competition: on Feb. 9 at the National Appellate Advocacy Competition Regional in Atlanta, Ga., the Campell Law team of Jennifer Ulsh, Brian Ratlege and Stephanie Evans went undefeated, winning the Regional Competition and qualifying for the National Finals on Mar. 26-29 in Austin, Tx. Campbell bested teams from a number of top law programs, including Duke University and the University of Tennessee in the preliminary rounds, Georgia State in the third round, and Wake Forest in the final round.

National Moot Court Regional Championship: during the weekend of Nov. 17, 2007 in Richmond, Va., the Campbell Law Moot Court team of Jay Audino, Mariana Godwin and Walter Webster took first place, garnered best brief honors and received the Outstanding Oralist Award (Webster). The team qualified for the National Moot Court finals held in New York in January.

About the ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition: The ABA Law Student Division's National Appellate Advocacy Competition (NAAC) emphasizes the development of oral advocacy skills through a realistic appellate advocacy experience. Competitors participate in a hypothetical appeal to the United States Supreme Court. The competition involves writing a 40-page brief as either respondent or petitioner and then arguing the case in front of the mock court. The ABA NAAC had more than 180 teams competing in six regions this year. The top 24 teams – four from every region – will advance to the National Finals in Chicago, held Apr. 3-5.

About the National Trial Competition: The National Trial Competition was established in 1975 to encourage and strengthen students’ advocacy skills through quality competition and valuable interaction with members of the bench and bar. The National Finals brings together the top 28 teams from throughout the country for a competition in Austin, Texas.

About the National Moot Court Competition: The National Moot Court Competition is the nation’s oldest and most prestigious moot court competition, this year celebrating its 58th year. The competition is co-sponsored by the Bar Association of the city of New York and the American College of Trial Lawyers. The national finals are the NCAA Tournament of Moot Court competitions, bringing together the top 28 teams from throughout the country for a weeklong competition.

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Media Contact: Ashley Arnold, 910.893.1812, arnold@law.campbell.edu