ACLJ Applauds Regent University Law School Victory in ABA National Negotiation Competition

February 12, 2007

(Washington, DC) The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), which focuses on constitutional law, today applauded Regent Universitys School of Law victory in a national competition involving negotiation sponsored by the American Bar Association (ABA).  Regent Law also holds the ABA national moot court championship.

This is an exciting success for the extraordinary program at Regent Law, said Jay Sekulow, Chief Counsel of the ACLJ, who teaches at the law school and is a member of Regents Board of Trustees.  This championship along with capturing the moot court title last year clearly shows that Regent Law is one of the best law schools in the country providing students with a quality education in a Christ-centered environment.  Were delighted that Regent captured this title and look forward to many more successes from the students, faculty and staff at Regent Law.

Students from Regent Universitys School of Law won first place in the ABAs National Negotiation Competition at the national championship competition in Miami this weekend.  Over 220 teams from 122 law schools began the competition in regional tournaments around the country, with only 24 teams from 21 law schools represented in the finals.

The Regent team of Stephen Pfeiffer and Dawn Young won the first place led by Regent Law professor Eric DeGroff. 

According to the ABA web site, "The ABA Law Student Division's Negotiation Competition promotes greater interest among law students in legal negotiation and provides a means for them to practice and improve their negotiating skills. The competition simulates legal negotiations in which law students, acting as lawyers, negotiate a series of legal problems."

Regent has a history of success with legal competitions winning the ABA moot court championship in 2006.

The ACLJ works closely with Regent Law with ACLJ attorneys teaching at the university and the ACLJ employing law students to assist in its legal work.

Led by Chief Counsel Jay Sekulow, the American Center for Law and Justice is a constitutional law firm based in Washington, D.C.