LSU Trial Advocacy Board

Registration is now open for the Law Center’s new internal Arbitration Competition.  Teams of two students will compete in a simulated employment dispute submitted for panel arbitration.  Information on the competition can be found under the ADR tab of this website.  For more information, please email the Board at trialadvocacy@law.lsu.edu.

The Spring 2012 Flory Trial Problem, George O’Malley v. Flory Grace Hospital, et al., is now available on the Flory Trials section of this website.  Registration for the Flory Trials is open to teams of second and third-year LSU Law students.  For more information on the Flory Trials, please email flory@law.lsu.edu.

From left: Trip McCormick, Lykisha Vaughan, James Sudduth, Anna Brown, and coach Prof. Jeff Brooks

Congratulations to the Law Center team of Anna Brown, John McCormick, James Sudduth, Lykisha Vaughan, and coach Professor Jeff Broks, who placed as one of the top eight teams nationally at the 2011 Peter James Johnson National Civil Rights Tream Competition, hosted by St. John’s University School of Law.  The team went undefeated in the preliminary rounds against teams from Temple and Drexel and eventually ranked as the second seed in the competition’s quarterfinals, where they were knocked out after an extremely close round against South Texas.

From Left: Lauren Anderson, Ryan Chenevert, coach LaToya Jordan, Lindsay Jarrell, and Charles Watkins

Congratulations to the Law Center’s National Pre-Trial Advocacy Competition team of Lauren Anderson, Ryan Chenevert, Lindsay Jarrell, Charles Watkins, and coach LaToya Jordan, who placed second at the 2011 National Pre-Trial Competition, hosted by Stetson Law School.  The team went undefeated in the preliminary and semi-final rounds, and was one of only two teams in the nation to do so.  The team ousted teams from Mississippi College of Law, Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Chicago-Kent College of Law, and Georgetown University Law Center.  The team eventually placed second, and also took home a trophy for fifth-place best brief.

Congratulations to the following students, who have been selected to compete on interschool national and regional trial advocacy competition teams in the 2011-2012 academic year.

2011-2012 Trial Advocacy External Competitions Team

• Michael Ameen
• Jeremy Ancar
• Lauren Anderson
• Mark Assad
• Natalie Baily
• Anna Brown
• Joseph Burke
• Kelly Burris
• Caitlin Casselman
• Ryan Chenevert
• Amanda Duncan
• Colin Feazell
• Michael Finkelstein
• Valerie Fontenot
• Patrick Fourroux
• Brian Francis
• Lindsay Jarrell
• Cassandra Jelincic
• Haley Jones
• Heidi Kemple
• Arthur Kraatz
• Molly Ann Lawrence
• Donna Lee
• William Macke
• Stephen Magyar
• Lisa Martinez
• Linda Matta
• John McCormick
• Meagan Miller
• Arthur Mitchell
• Joshua Monroe
• Lalla Morris
• Christopher Moss-Warrington
• George Napier
• Drew Nordgren
• MaryAnn O’Brien
• William Priestley
• James Reid
• Je’Rell Rogers
• Daniel Schilling
• Bradford Smith
• Zealon Solomon
• James Sudduth
• R. Whitney Thompson
• Frank Turner
• Lykisha Vaughan
• Ed Waters
• Charles Watkins
• Rikki Weger
• Albany William
• William Willis
• Raleigh Wolfe
• Joshua Wood

The Trial Advocacy Board will be hosting a brownbag skills workshop for all students on Saturday, August 20, 2011 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm in Room 110 at the Law Center.  This workshop is intended to introduce students to the skills necessary for trial practice.  Topics covered include case theory and preparation, opening statements, direct examinations, exhibits, cross examinations, objections, and closing arguments.  This workshop is recommended for students interested in participating in the Opening Statement Competition, the Ira S. Flory Mock Trial Competitions, the LSU Arbitration Competition, and Trial Advocacy Team Tryouts.  Students unable to attend the workshop will be able to view a video of the workshop by emailing the Trial Advocacy Board at trialadvocacy@law.lsu.edu.