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.

An informational meeting about the LSU Law Center’s Trial Advocacy and Moot Court Programs will be held for all interested students on Tuesday, August 16, 2011 at 12:40 pm in the Law Center Auditorium.  Members of the Trial Advocacy and Moot Court Boards will be on hand to answer questions about tryouts for external competition teams, and details for students interested in competing in the the Robert Lee Tullis Moot Court Competition, the Ira S. Flory Mock Trial Competitions, and the LSU Arbitration Competition

Congratulations to the following students who have been selected to serve on the 2011-2012 Trial Advocacy Board.  The Trial Advocacy Board is selected from rising third-year LSU Law students who have demonstrated a commitment to the Board’s goal of creating trial advocacy and alternative dispute resolution opportunities at the Law Center through their membership on trial advocacy interschool teams, coaching, participation in the Flory Trials, and volunteering at Trial Advocacy Board events.  Executive Board members are then elected by and from the rising board members.

President: Lauren Anderson

Vice President for Internal Competitions: Lindsay Jarrell

Vice President for External Competitions: Zealon Solomon

Vice President for Outreach and Media: Carlos Nobleza Posas

Vice President for Faculty and Judge Relations: Joseph Burke

Board Members:
Michael Ameen
Ryan Chenevert
Colin Feazell
Stephen Magyar
Joshua Monroe
George Napier
Hannah Salter
Holly Stuart
Lykisha Vaughan
Charles Watkins

Congratulations to the Law Center’s TYLA National Trial Team of Stephen Magyar, Lykisha Vaughan, Charles Watkins, Ashley Mayes, Michael West, and Lilian Hangartner, with coach Mackenzie Smith Ledet, who advanced to the semifinals of the Southern Regional Rounds of the competition, which was held in Houston, Texas.  The team was one of the eight schools who advanced to the semifinals in the extremely competitive regional, against some of the top trial advocacy schools in the country.

Registration for the Spring 2011 Flory Trial Competition, the Law Center’s internal trial advocacy competition, is now open.  This semester’s case, Smith v. Collins, is a sexual harrassment action pending in state civil court.  The Flory Trials are open to all second and third-year LSU Law Center students – students can register for the competition by completing this online registration form.  The problem and Flory Trial rules can be accessed by visitng the Flory Trials section of this website.  Best of luck to all competitors!