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Law school team places in moot court competition

Students on the moot court competition team are Maggie Sparks, Elizabeth Tarver, Taryn Winston and Lauren Lutton.
Students on the moot court competition team are Maggie Sparks, Elizabeth Tarver, Taryn Winston and Lauren Lutton.

A group comprised of UGA School of Law third-year law students Lauren E. Lutton, Margaret E. “Maggie” Sparks and Taryn P. Winston finished in the top eight teams in the country last week in the national final rounds of the 68th National Moot Court Competition. Third-year student B. Elizabeth Tarver served as the team’s student coach.

The National Moot Court Competition is an annual event co-sponsored by the New York City Bar Association’s National Moot Court Competition Committee and the American College of Trial Lawyers. More than 180 law schools and 1,000 students competed in regional rounds throughout the United States before advancing to the final rounds, which were held Jan. 29 to Feb. 1 in New York City.

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