UC Berkeley’s FLASH TRIAL COMPETITION September 6-8 (10 Teams) UCLA wins over Baylor. Campbell and Houston were semi-finalists. Participating Schools: Baylor, Campbell, Denver, Drexel, Houston, Maryland, Pacific McGeorge, South Carolina, South Texas, and UCLA.
Hofstra, San Diego, & UCLA’s FIRST CHAIR COMPETITION September 12-14 (NEW YORK REGIONAL 14 Schools) Villanova wins over St. John’s. Hofstra and South Carolina were semi-finalists. Participating Schools: Baylor, Cumberland, Drexel, Fordham, Georgia State, Hofstra, Nova Southeastern, Pace, Quinnipiac, South Carolina, St. John’s, Texas Southern, Villanova, and William & Mary.
Hofstra, San Diego, & UCLA’s FIRST CHAIR COMPETITION September 12-14 (SAN DIEGO REGIONAL 10 Schools) South Texas wins over UCLA. Maryland and UC Berkeley were semi-finalists. Participating Schools: Cal Western, Denver, Houston, Illinois, Maryland, Pacific McGeorge, San Diego, South Texas, UC Berkeley, and UCLA.
TEX-ABOTA Best of Texas Voir Dire Competition (10 Teams) September 12-14 Baylor wins over Texas. SMU and South Texas were semi-finalists. Participating Schools: Baylor, Houston, North Texas, SMU, St. Mary’s, South Texas, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Southern, and Texas Tech.
Drexel’s BATTLE OF EXPERTS (Invitation only) (10 Teams) September 20-22. UCLA wins over Cumberland. South Carolina and Stetson were semi-finalists. Participating Schools: Cumberland, Loyola LA, Stetson, Hofstra, Baylor, St. Mary’s, Fordham, Pacific McGeorge, South Carolina and UCLA.
Denver University’s SUMMIT CUP (Invitation only) October 3-5 (12 Teams) Harvard wins over Texas. Mercer and UCLA were semi-finalists. Participating Schools: Baylor, Harvard, Illinois, Mercer, Pace, Texas, Stetson, South Carolina, St. John’s, St. Mary’s, Temple, and UCLA.
Buffalo’s BUFFALO/NIAGARA NATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIAL COMPETITION October 4-6 (24 Teams) Nova Southeastern wins over Stetson. St. John’s and Wash U were semi-finalists. Participating Schools: Akron, Baltimore, Buffalo, Cardozo, DePaul, Drexel, Duquesne, Florida State, Fordham, Northwestern, Nova Southeastern, Pace, Pacific-McGeorge, Penn, SMU, St. John’s, Stetson, South Dakota, Syracuse, UIC, UMKC, Wash U, and Washington.
Stetson’s NATIONAL PRE-TRIAL COMPETITION October 4-6 (16 Teams) Mississippi College wins over Baylor. Chapman and Texas Tech were semi-finalists. Participating Teams: Baylor, Buffalo, Campbell, Chapman, Chicago-Kent, Houston, Mercer, Miami, Mississippi College, Ole Miss, Regent, Texas Tech, Tulane, UIC, UMKC, and Virginia.
UC Davis’ MLK CIVIL RIGHTS TRIAL COMPETITION October 18-20 (18 Teams) Participating Teams: Florida State wins over UCLA. UC Hastings and USC were semi-finalists. Arkansas Little Rock, Brooklyn, Emory, Faulkner, Florida State, George Mason, Georgetown, Houston, Pacific McGeorge, Pepperdine, San Diego, Stetson, Texas, Texas A&M, UC Law SF, UCLA, USC, and William & Mary.
TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS October 17-20 (Invitation only) Hosted by Loyola LA (16 Teams) UCLA wins over Mercer. Cumberland and NYU were semi-finalists. Participating Schools: Houston, Fordham, UMKC, Howard, Georgia, Campbell, Baylor, UC Berkeley, Mercer, Chicago Kent, Case Western, NYU, Denver, Temple, Cumberland and UCLA.
Syracuse’s NATIONAL TRIAL COMPETITION (SNTC) October 17-20 (12 Teams) Stetson wins over Western State. Belmont and Quinnipiac were semi-finalists. Participating Schools: Belmont, Buffalo, Campbell, Cardozo, Chicago-Kent, Hofstra, Fordham, Pace, Loyola LA, Quinnipiac, Stetson, and Western State.
St. John’s PETER JAMES JOHNSON CIVIL RIGHTS COMPETITON October 24-27 (16 Teams) NYU wins over Georgetown. Drexel and Fordham were semi-finalists. American, Buffalo, Cornell, and Emory are quarter-finalists. Participating Teams: American, Brooklyn, Buffalo, Charleston, Cornell, Drexel, Emory, Fordham, Georgetown, Hofstra, Houston, LSU, NYU, Rutgers, UIC, and UNLV.
Pacific McGeorge’s GOLD CUP TRIAL COMPETITION October 24-27 (16 Teams) Ohio State wins over Northwestern. St. Thomas and UC Law SF were semi-finalists. American, Fordham, San Diego, and UCLA were quarter-finalists. Participating Teams: American, Faulkner, Fordham, Howard, Loyola Chicago, Loyola LA, Northwestern, Ohio State, San Diego, San Francisco, St. John’s, St. Thomas, Texas Southern, UC Berkeley, UCLA, and UC Law SF.
Michigan State Bar’s NATIONAL TRIAL ADVOCACY COMPETITION October 24-27 (16 Teams) Harvard wins over Mercer. Barry and SMU were semi-finalists. Participating Teams: Alabama, Barry, Case Western, Drexel, Georgia State, Harvard, Kansas, Lincoln Memorial, Maryland, Mercer, Michigan State, Pittsburgh 1, Pittsburgh 2, SMU, Virginia, and Wash U.
Texas, UCLA, Drexel, and Nova Southeastern’s PREMIERE TRIAL COMPETITION November 2-3 Mercer wins. 2nd place Charleston. 3rd place Illinois. 4th place St. Thomas. 5th place Emory. (FORT LAUDERDALE REGIONAL (16 Schools, 18 Teams) Participating Schools: Alabama, Buffalo, Charleston, Denver, Emory, Florida State, Georgia, Illinois, John Marshall (Atlanta), Mercer, Nova Southeastern 1, Nova Southeastern 2, Regent, South Carolina, St. Thomas 1, St. Thomas 2, Tulane, and Wake Forest.
Texas, UCLA, Drexel, and Nova Southeastern’s PREMIERE TRIAL COMPETITION November 2-3 Missouri wins. 2nd place Cumberland. 3rd place UMKC. 4th place Houston. 5th place Denver (AUSTIN REGIONAL (10 Schools, 12 Teams) Participating Schools: Baylor, Cumberland, Denver, DePaul, Houston, LSU 1, LSU 2, Missouri, Texas, Texas Southern, UMKC 1, and UMKC 2.
Quinnipiac’s ABA CRIMINAL ADVOCACY COMPETITION November 1-3 (14 Teams) Georgetown wins over Maryland. St. John’s and Syracuse were semi-finalists. Participating Schools: Boston College, Pace, Fordham, Georgetown, Loyola Chicago, Northwestern, Nova Southeastern, Quinnipiac, St. John’s, Suffolk, Syracuse, Maryland, and Villanova.
Texas, UCLA, Drexel, and Nova Southeastern’s PREMIERE TRIAL COMPETITION November 9-10 (LOS ANGELES REGIONAL 12 Schools, 18 Teams) UC Davis wins. 2nd place Santa Clara. 3rd place San Diego. 4th place Cal Western. 5th place San Diego 2. Participating Schools: Cal Western 1, Cal Western 2, Chapman 1, Chapman 2, Lewis & Clark 1, Lewis & Clark 2, Pacific McGeorge, Pepperdine, San Diego 1, San Diego 2, Santa Clara, UC Berkeley, UC Davis 1, UC Davis 2, UCLA, USC 1, USC 2, and Western State.
Texas, UCLA, Drexel, and Nova Southeastern’s PREMIERE TRIAL COMPETITION November 9-10 (PHILADELPHIA REGIONAL 10 Schools, 10 Teams) Temple wins. 2nd place Drexel. 3rd place Villanova. 4th place St. John’s. 5th place Catholic 5th. Participating Schools: Baltimore, Catholic, Cardozo, Drexel, Fordham, Hofstra, Pace, St. John’s, Temple, and Villanova.
San Diego Defense Bar’s NATIONAL TRIAL COMPETITION November 7-10 (xx Teams) Participating Schools:
Georgetown’s WHITE COLLAR CRIME TRIAL COMPETITION November 8-10 (16 Teams) Texas wins over Florida State. Florida International and UC Law SF were semi-finalists. Participating Schools: American, Case Western, Duke, Emory, Florida International, Florida State, Fordham, George Mason, Harvard, NYU, Regent, SMU, Texas, UC Law SF, Villanova, and William & Mary.
Hofstra’s MEDICAL LEGAL TRIAL COMPETITION November 8-10 (16 Teams) Chicago-Kent wins over Drexel. Mercer and UCLA were semi-finalists. Participating Schools: Campbell, Chicago-Kent, Cumberland, Drexel, Fordham, Loyola LA, Mercer, Nova Southeastern, Pace, Pacific McGeorge, South Carolina, South Texas, Syracuse, UCLA, Illinois, and Maryland.
Northwestern’s CHICAGO CUP TRIAL COMPETITION November 8-10 (9 Schools; 12 Teams) DePaul wins over Chicago-Kent. St. Louis and South Carolina were semi-finalists. Participating Schools: Chicago-Kent, DePaul 1, DePaul 2, Illinois, Loyola Chicago, Northwestern 1, Northwestern 2, South Carolina, Southern Illinois, St. Louis, UIC 1, UIC 2,
Case Western’s CASE CLASSIC (24 Teams; 17 Schools) November 8-10. Harvard wins over Harvard 2. Alabama and Mercer were semi-finalists. Participating Teams: Akron 1, Akron 2, Alabama 1, Alabama 2, Case Western 1, Case Western 2, Cincinnati 1, Cincinnati 2, Cleveland State 1, Cleveland State 2, Harvard 1, Harvard 2, Illinois, Louisville, Mercer, Ohio Northern 1, Ohio Northen 2, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Regent, Southern University Law Center, Tulane, Vanderbilt, and William and Mary
Syracuse’s NATIONAL TRIAL LEAGUE September-November (14 Teams) Pace, UCLA, Ohio Northern, and Denver are going to the finals in January. Participating Schools: Chicago-Kent, Denver, Illinois, Illinois Chicago, Ohio Northern, Loyola LA, Pace, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, South Texas, St. Mary’s, Syracuse, Temple, and UCLA.
Interamerican University of Puerto Rico’s PUERTO RICO TRIAL ADVOCACY COMPETITION (PRTAC) November 14-16 (14 Teams) Stetson wins over Ohio Northern. Texas A&M and UNLV were semi-finalists. Participating Schools: Brooklyn, Fordham, Florida, Georgetown, Illinois Chicago, Ohio Northern, Pace, Pacific McGeorge, Rutgers, South Dakota, Stetson, Suffolk, Texas A&M, UNLV.
Fordham’s KELLY COMPETITION November 15 -17 (18 Teams) Maryland wins over George Washington. St. John’s and Syracuse were semi-finalists. Nova Southeastern, South Carolina, Georgetown, and UCLA were quarter-finalists. Participating Schools: American, Brooklyn, Catholic, Georgetown, George Washington, Hofstra, Maryland, Nova Southeastern, Puerto Rico, Pacific McGeorge, Stetson, St. John’s, St, Thomas (FL), South Carolina, Syracuse, Temple, UCLA, and UIC.
Loyola LA’s NATIONAL CIVIL TRIAL COMPETITION (NCTC) November 14-17 (16 Teams) UC Berkeley wins over UCLA. Pacific McGeorge and Syracuse were semi-finalists. Participating Schools: Baylor, Campbell, Chicago-Kent, Fordham, Cumberland, South Texas, St. Mary’s, Stetson, Syracuse, Temple, Akron, UC Berkeley, UCLA, Houston, Maryland, and Pacific McGeorge.
Florida Justice Association’s ZEHMER TRIAL COMPETITION November 16-17 Miami wins over Barry. Stetson 1 and Stetson 2 were semi-finalists. Nova Southeastern, Barry 2, St. Thomas, and Florida International were quarter-finalists. (9 Schools; 20 Teams) Participating Schools: Barry 1, Barry 2, Barry 3, Florida, Florida International 1, Florida International 2, Florida State 1, Florida State 2, Miami 1, Miami 2, Miami 3, Nova Southeastern 1, Nova Southeastern 2, Stetson 1, Stetson 2, Stetson 3, St. Thomas 1, St. Thomas 2, William & Mary 1, and William & Mary 2.
Georgia State’s WILLIAM DANIEL CRIMINAL TRIAL COMPETITION November 22-24 (14 Teams) Participating Schools: Cumberland, Emory, Faulkner, Georgia, Georgia State, Houston, Loyola Chicago, Maryland, Mercer, Michigan State, Quinnipiac, South Carolina, South Texas, and Stetson.
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