ABA Employment Law National Finals: January 25-26 (8 teams, regional winners and runner-up) UC Berkeley (LA) wins over Northwestern (Chicago) , SMU (Chicago) and UCLA (LA) were semi-finalists. Also competing George Mason (DC), Pittsburgh (DC), St. John’s (NY), West Virginia (NY),
Chester Bedell Competition: January 30-February 2 (16 teams, 8 schools) Stetson wins over Barry. St. Thomas (Fl) and St. Thomas (Fl) were semi-finalists. Florida State, Stetson, Univ. of Florida and Univ. of Florida were quarter-finalists. Also competing: Florida Coastal (2 teams), Florida A&M (2 teams), Florida International (2 teams), Barry and Florida State.
John L. Costello National Criminal Law Competition: January 30-February 2 (30 teams, 23 schools) Tulane wins over Michigan. Loyola New Orleans and American were semi-finalists. Richmond, Florida State, Georgetown, and William & Mary were quarter-finalists. Also competing: Cincinnati, Regent, Richmond, Ole Miss, Virginia, LSU, Colorado (2 teams), Washington & Lee, Brooklyn (2 teams), George Washington, St. Thomas Florida, Michigan, Mercer (2 teams), Quinnipiac, Emory, New York University, Texas, William & Mary and Georgetown.
Ole Miss’ Southern Classic: February 13-15 (8 teams): Tulane wins over Tulane. Faulkner and Mississippi College were semi-finalists. Also competing: LSU, Ole Miss, Minnesota and LSU.
Capitol City Challenge: March 4-7 (26 teams): John Marshall wins over South Carolina. Georgia State and Chicago-Kent were semi-finalists. Drexel, Pacific McGeorge, George Washington and Howard were quarter-finalists. Schools competing include: South Carolina, John Marshall, George Washington, Fordham, Howard, Georgia State, Pacific McGeorge, Georgetown, Puerto Rico, UDC, Denver, Campbell, Buffalo, Cumberland, UC Davis, Drexel, Georgia, South Dakota, Temple, Chicago-Kent, Baylor, South Texas, Golden Gate, Hofstra, Pace and Faulkner.
South Texas Challenge: March 25-30: CANCELLED
ABA Criminal Justice Competition: March 25-30 (20 teams) Schools competing include: American, Baylor, Campbell, Chicago-Kent, Drexel, Pace, Faulkner, Fordham, Golden Gate, Hofstra, InterAmerican University Puerto Rico, Quinnipiac, Rutgers, Stetson, Temple, Texas Tech, Houston, Illinois, South Carolina, South Dakota. CANCELLED
Estrella Trial Advocacy Competition: April 4-5 (8 teams) CANCELLED
National Online Trial Advocacy Competition: April 1-17 (170 entries) (over 100 law schools). 1st Akron, 2nd Duke, 3rd Fordham, 4th UCLA, 5th UCLA, 6th UC Berkeley, 7th Quinnipiac, 8th Temple, 9th UCLA, 10th Baylor
Baylor’s Top Gun (online): May (16 Schools) Pacific McGeorge wins over Fordham. Akron and UCLA were semi-finalists. Other Schools competing include: American, Campbell, Cumberland, Drexel, Loyola LA, Loyola Chicago, Stetson, Syracuse, Temple, Denver, Michigan and South Carolina.
National Trial Competition Regional (TYLA):
Region 1: (Host: Boston College and New England) 21 Teams, 11 Schools. Boston University and Harvard advance to Nationals. Quinnipiac and Connecticut were finalists. New England, Suffolk, Boston College and New Hampshire were semi-finalists. Competing schools include: Quinnipiac (2), Connecticut (2), Roger Williams (2), Boston University (2), Harvard (2), Suffolk (2), New England Law (2), Boston College, Maine (2), Vermont (2), and New Hampshire (2).
Region 2: (Host: Syracuse) 20 Teams, 11 Schools. Syracuse and Syracuse advance to Nationals. Fordham and Fordham were finalists. Hofstra, Brooklyn, Hofstra and St. John’s were semi-finalists. Competing schools include: Cardozo (2), Brooklyn (2), Cornell, Fordham (2), Hofstra (2), New York Law School, Pace (2), St. John’s (2), Syracuse (2) and Buffalo (2).
Region 3: (Host: Drexel) 22 Teams, 11 Schools. American and Temple advance to Nationals. Temple and Villanova were finalists. American, Villanova, Penn State Law and Penn State Dickinson were semi-finalists. Competing schools include: American (2), Duquesne (2), Penn State (2), Penn State Dickinson (2), Rutgers (2), Seton Hall (2), Temple (2), Penn (2), Pittsburgh (2), Villanova (2) and Widener (2).
Region 4: (Host: American) 21 Teams, 12 Schools. Howard and Drexel advance to Nationals. Catholic and Georgetown were finalists. Maryland, Drexel, George Mason and George Washington were semi-finalists. Competing schools include: Liberty (2), Georgetown (2), West Virginia (2), George Washington, George Mason (2), Baltimore (2), Maryland (2), Virginia, Catholic (2), Drexel (2), Widener, Howard (2).
Region 5: (Host: South Carolina) 18 Teams, 10 Schools. South Carolina, and Wake Forest advance to Nationals. Campbell and South Carolina were finalists. Wake Forest, Duke, William & Mary and Campbell were semi-finalists. Competing schools include: Campbell (2), Wake Forest (2), South Carolina (2), Elon (2), North Carolina Central (2), William & Mary (2), North Carolina (2), Duke and Richmond
Region 6: (Host: Stetson) 17 Teams, 10 Schools. Cumberland and Cumberland advance to Nationals. Georgia and Nova Southeastern were finalists. Florida State, Nova Southeastern, Miami and Florida were semi-finalists. Competing schools include: Cumberland (2), Georgia (2) Barry (2), Nova Southeastern (2), Mercer (2), Emory (2), Florida (2), Miami, Puerto Rico, and Florida State.
Region 7: (Host: Case Western) __ Teams, __ Schools. Michigan and Case Western advanced to Nationals. Akron and … were finalists. Cincinnati, Ohio Northern, Cincinnati, Ohio State, and Notre Dame are semi-finalists. Competing schools include: …
Region 8: (Host: Cumberland) 22 Teams, 12 Schools. Stetson and Louisvlle advance to Nationals. Kentucky and Stetson were finalists. Faulkner, Kentucky, Faulkner and Tennessee were semi-finalists. Competing schools include: Stetson (2), Ole Miss (2), Mississippi College (2), Alabama (2), Memphis (2), Faulkner (2), Tennessee (2), Kentucky (2), Northern Kentucky (2), Louisville (2), Belmont and Vanderbilt.
Region 9: (Host: Washington University St. Louis) 26 Teams, 14 Schools. Loyola Chicago and Northwestern advance to Nationals. St. Mary’s and DePaul were finalist. Illinois, Chicago-Kent, Northwestern and Loyola Chicago were semi-finalists. Competing schools include: Chicago-Kent (2), DePaul (2), Indiana (2), Indiana-McKinney (2), John Marshall, St. Mary’s (2), Loyola Chicago (2), Northern Illinois, Northwestern (2), Southern Illinois (2), St. Louis (2), University of Chicago (2), Illinois (2) and Valparaiso (2).
Region 10: (Host: St. Mary’s) 12 Teams, 6 Schools. Baylor and South Texas advance to Nationals. Houston and Texas Southern were finalists. Baylor, LSU, South Texas and Texas Southern were semi-finalists. Competing schools include: Baylor (2), Texas (2), LSU (2), South Texas (2), Houston (2) and Texas Southern (2).
Region 11: (Host: Tulsa) __ Teams, __ Schools. Tulsa and North Texas advance to Nationals. Competing schools include: …
Region 12: (Host: Iowa) 22 Teams, 11 Schools. Washington St. Louis and Mitchell Hamline advance to Nationals. St. Thomas and Creighton were finalists. Nebraska, Iowa, Mitchell Hamline and Iowa were semi-finalists. Competing schools include: Creighton (2), Drake (2), Mitchell Hamline (2), Minnesota (2), Wisconsin (2), St. Thomas (2), Washington St. Louis (2), Nebraska (2), Iowa (2), South Dakota (2), North Dakota (2).
Region 13: (Host: Seattle) 20 Teams, 10 Schools. Denver and Denver advance to Nationals. Colorado and Seattle were finalists. Gonzaga, Lewis & Clark, Washington and Utah were semi-finalists. Competing schools include: BYU (2), Colorado (2), Denver (2), Gonzaga (2), Lewis & Clark (2), Montana (2), Oregon (2), Seattle (2), Utah (2), and Washington (2).
Region 14: (Host: UC Berkeley) __ Teams, __ Schools. Pacific McGeorge and Pacific McGeorge advance to Nationals.
Region 15: (Host Cal Western, Thomas Jefferson and San Diego) 18 Teams, 9 Schools. Loyola LA and UCLA advance to Nationals. San Diego and Thomas Jefferson were finalists. Loyola LA, San Diego, Southwestern and Western State were semi-finalists. Competing schools include: Cal Western (2), Loyola LA (2), Pepperdine (2), Southwestern (2), Thomas Jefferson (2), UCLA (2), LaVerne (2), San Diego (2), and Western State (2).
National Trial Competition National Finals: April 3-7 Fort Worth Texas (30 teams, __ schools): CANCELLED
American Association for Justice (AAJ) Regionals: March 12-15 CANCELLED
Boston: Schools competing include: Boston University, Harvard (2), Quinnipiac (2), Massachusetts School of Law (2), Roger Williams (2), Suffolk (2), Connecticut, Western New England, and Yale.
Chicago: Schools competing include: Chicago-Kent (2), DePaul, Loyola Chicago, Marquette, Michigan State (2), Mitchell Hamline (2), Northern Illinois, Northwestern, Denver, Notre Dame (2), and Wisconsin (2).
Cincinnati: Schools competing include: Appalachian, Belmont (2), Capital (2), Indiana (2), Lincoln Memorial (2), Northern Kentucky, St. Louis, Missouri (2), Vanderbilt and John Marshall Chicago (2).
Cleveland: Schools competing include: Case Western (2), Cleveland State (2), Duquesne (2), Ohio Northern, Akron (2), Michigan (2), Pittsburgh (2), Wayne State (2) and West Virginia.
Des Moines: Schools competing include: Creighton (2), Drake (2), Kansas (2), UMKC (2), South Dakota (2), Tulsa (2), Washburn (2) and Washington University St. Louis (2).
Houston: Schools competing include: Baylor (2), LSU (2), South Texas, SMU, Southern, St. Mary’s, Texas A&M, Texas Southern, Houston (2) and Texas (2).
Montgomery Tuscaloosa: Schools competing include: Birmingham School of Law (2), Emory (2), Faulkner (2), Florida State, Georgia State (2), Mississippi College, Cumberland (2), Alabama, Arkansas, Arkansas Little Rock, and Ole Miss.
New York: Schools competing include: Brooklyn (2), Fordham (2), Hofstra (2), New York Law School (2), New York University (2), Pace (2), St. John’s (2), and Touro (2).
Oakland: Schools competing include: Chapman (2), Loyola Los Angeles (2), Pepperdine (2), Southwestern (2), UC Berkeley (2), UC Hastings (2), UCLA (2), and Pacific McGeorge.
Philadelphia: Schools competing include: Albany, CUNY, Drexel, Penn State, Rutgers (2), Seton Hall (2), Syracuse (2), Temple, Penn and Villanova (2).
Raleigh: Schools competing include: Campbell (2), Charleston (2), Liberty, North Carolina Central, Regent, North Carolina (2), South Carolina (2), Wake Forest (2), Washington & Lee and William & Mary (2).
Seattle: Schools competing include: BYU (2), Cal Western (2), Thomas Jefferson (2), UC Davis, Colorado (2), UNLV (2), San Diego (2), Washington (2) and Willamette (2).
Washington DC: Schools competing include: American (2), Catholic, George Mason (2), Georgetown (2), George Washington, Howard, University of DC (2), Maryland (2), Richmond (2) and Virginia.
West Palm Beach: Schools competing include: Ave Maria, Barry (2), Florida International (2), Loyola New Orleans (2), Nova Southeastern (2), St. Thomas (FL) (2), Stetson (2), Tulane (2) and Florida.
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