Â鶹ÊÓƵAPKLaw School ranked #32 in the nation for moot court competitions
Robert McGivney and Ellison Starnes
Kristo Pantelides, Megan Parker and Kylie Thomas
Based on great showings by Â鶹ÊÓƵAPK School of Law’s moot court teams at the Black Law Student Association (BLSA) Thurgood Marshall moot court competition and the ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition (NAAC) competition, Â鶹ÊÓƵAPKLaw is ranked #32 in the latest edition of the University of Houston Law Center’s Hunton Andrews Kurth Moot Court National Championship rankings. The Championship incorporate the best brief and best speaker awards as well as the team awards.
In the Thurgood Marshall competition, the Â鶹ÊÓƵAPKteam of second-year (2L) students Robert McGivney and Ellison Starnes received the best respondent's brief award. In the NAAC, the Â鶹ÊÓƵAPKteam of 3L Kristo Pantelides and 2Ls Megan Parker and Kylie Thomas reached the semifinals and also took fourth place in best brief awards.
No school ranked higher than Â鶹ÊÓƵAPKbased on just two competitions.
“These were excellent results for our BLSA chapter and the Moot Court Honor Society,” Associate Dean and team coach Mike Gentithes said. “They did a fantastic job upholding Â鶹ÊÓƵAPKLaw’s tradition of excellence in advocacy. I couldn’t be prouder of all of our Moot Court competitors this year.”