Two teams from UGA’s School of Law recently captured first place at the regional round of the 2009 Texas Bar Association National Trial Competition held in Atlanta, sweeping the tournament composed of more than 25 teams.
Competing in two divisions in the Atlanta contest, Georgia Law students overcame teams from schools such as Vanderbilt University, Emory University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Third-year law students Michael J. Eshman and Titus T. Nichols comprised one team while Amer H. Ahmad and Erin P. Redmon made up the other.
“Both teams delivered a commanding performance,” said Kellie Casey Monk, director of advocacy at the law school. “To have two teams finish with a 5-0 record in one of the oldest and most prestigious mock trial competitions in the U.S. is an amazing feat. I couldn’t be prouder of our students.”
The teams will now advance to the national tier of the tournament, which will take place in Texas March 25–28.
