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Campbell Trial Teams Give Outstanding Performances
Campbell University trial teams performed
outstandingly at the 2004 American Trial Lawyers Association (ATLA)
Student Trial Advocacy Regional Competition and the J. Braxton
Craven Moot Court Competition held recently. Professors William
Woodruff, Richard Lord, Bryan Boyd, and Catherine Dunham, and Alan
Woodlief serve as coaches for the teams.
The team of Katie Weaver, Megan Callahan, Pat Williams, and
Tim Hoegemeyer advanced undefeated through the ATLA preliminary rounds before
losing in a close trial in the semi-final round. The team of Jennie St. Clair,
Doug Grimes, Mindi Schulze, and Adam Horner also made an outstanding showing,
winning 2-1 in the preliminary rounds and missing advancing to the semi-finals
by a tie-breaker. In addition, the team of Dave Ward, Laura Creasy, and Steven
Walker distinguished itself by winning a place in the top 10 competitors
eligible for the final round at the J. Braxton Craven Moot Court Competition
in Chapel Hill.
Katie Weaver, of Hickory, Megan Callahan, of Greensboro, Pat
Williams, of Raleigh, and Tim Hoegemeyer, of Cary, defeated Wake Forest
University, the University of South Carolina, and the Nashville School of Law
to advance to the semi-finals with a perfect 3-0 record. The team lost the
semi-final match to the University of South Texas by a narrow margin, however.
Also at the ATLA competition, the team of Jennie St. Clair, of
Statesville, Doug Grimes, of Wilmington, Mindi Schulze, of New Bern, and Adam
Horner, of Dunn, defeated the University of South Texas in the first round and
Wake Forest in the third round. They faced UNC-Central in the second round and
lost a 2-1 decision in a very bizarre trial.
At the J. Braxton Craven Moot Court Competition, the team of
Dave Ward, of Raleigh, Laura Creasy, of Wilmington, and Steven Walker, of
Benson earned its way into the top 16 teams, taking 10th place. Inclement
weather, however, prevented further competition at the event.
“We are extremely proud of the way our students handled
themselves in each competition,” Dunham said.
Founded in 1976, the Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law has
an enrollment of over 300 students and enjoys a heritage derived from three
distinct traditions--the noble tradition of the legal profession, the
Christian tradition, and the finer traditions of the rural South, such as
friendliness and self-reliance. It seeks to educate lawyers who are prepared
to serve their communities with legal skills and ethical and intellectual
leadership.
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