Top recognition goes to the Campbell University School of Law’s Moot Court team for taking first place, for garnering best brief honors, and for receiving the Outstanding Oralist Award at the National Moot Court Regional Championship held in Richmond, Va., the weekend of Nov.  17.

The team consisting of Jay Audino, Mariana Godwin and Walter Webster qualified for the National Moot Court finals to be held in New York in January.  “This is an outstanding achievement on the part of our students,” said Richard Lord, professor of law and a team coach. “We are extremely proud of them.” Professors Beth King, Robin Muse, Bryan Boyd and Greg Wallace also helped to prepare this team for competition.

“Once again, our students have shown that they are among the very best in the country,” said Melissa Essary, dean of the School of Law. “We celebrate all of our competition teams who have represented Campbell so ably this fall.”

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 week-long competition.