Regent Law School Wins ABA National Moot Court Competition

Students from Regent University School of Law won first place at the American Bar Associations National Appellate Advocacy Competition in Chicago.  Regent was deemed Best in the Country!  They competed against 150 teams from some of the finest law schools in the country and came out on top.  One of our ACLJ law clerks, Andrew Baugher, won first place for the Best Brief award as well as sixth Best Oralist award.  Another Regent University team received the eighth Best Oralist award in the nation.  Regents second team had the fifth Best Brief in the United States.  By winning the top stop on the ABA National Moot Court Competition, Regent University has distinguished itself not only as the best appellate advocacy team in the country, but also as a school that is continuing to produce the highest caliber of academic excellence. 

Former Attorney General John Ashcroft, who serves as a distinguished professor of law and government at Regent University, said that, first place in the nations ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition fulfills the Universitys aspirations to provide leadership not only nationally but with world-class quality.  General Ashcroft went on to say that this is not the first time Regent University law students have demonstrated substantial prowess.  In light of consistent high performances in similar competitions in the past, it is no surprise that Regent would prevail. 

I am particularly pleased to have met with our Regent University Moot Court Team in our Virginia Beach offices a few days before their competition.  After meeting with these students, I was absolutely convinced that our team was ready to compete at the national level.  Of course, winning Best in the Country is the highest honor that the ABA Competition can bestow.  This bodes well for our students and for our University as a whole.  On the radio broadcast this week, we look forward to talking with Andrew Baugher, who won the Best Brief award.