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Great Health: South Texas Closes In On 100th National Advocacy Win In SIU Health Law Competition

Natalie Barletta, Kaylyn Betts, and Ben Williams of the South Texas College of Law won the Sixteenth Annual National Health Law Moot Court Competition at Southern Illinois University School of Law in Carbondale. They defeated the strong team of Nicole Gerritsen and Jonathan Henry from Seton Hall University School of Law. This is the sixth win in nine years for South Texas in the SIU tournament. It is also the school's 97th win in a national advocacy competition; a trial team subsequently secured win number 98. Expect win 100 this spring. Probably early this spring. Coach/dean/ professor/counselor Gerald Treece runs a phenomenal program.

The Seton Hall team won the award for Best Brief. The competition awarded two Best Oralist prizes: the best overall oralist was William Godfrey of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law; the top preliminary round oralist was Sara Siegall of Chicago-Kent College of Law.

A second South Texas team -- Mary Katherine Gunn, Sara Patterson and Stephen E. Randall -- finished in third place. Ms. Barletta, Ms. Betts, and Mr. Williams of South Texas were runners-up for the Best Brief award.

South Texas's account of the competition is here; Seton Hall's is here; SIU's is here.

Natalie Barletta, Kaylyn Betts, and Ben Williams of the South Texas College of Law won the Sixteenth Annual National Health Law Moot Court Competition at Southern Illinois University School of Law in Carbondale. They defeated the strong team of Nicole Gerritsen and Jonathan Henry from Seton Hall University School of Law. This is the sixth win in nine years for South Texas in the SIU tournament. It is also the school's 97th win in a national advocacy competition; a trial team subsequently secured win number 98. Expect win 100 this spring. Probably early this spring. Coach/dean/ professor/counselor Gerald Treece runs a phenomenal program.

The Seton Hall team won the award for Best Brief. The competition awarded two Best Oralist prizes: the best overall oralist was William Godfrey of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law; the top preliminary round oralist was Sara Siegall of Chicago-Kent College of Law.

A second South Texas team -- Mary Katherine Gunn, Sara Patterson and Stephen E. Randall -- finished in third place. Ms. Barletta, Ms. Betts, and Mr. Williams of South Texas were runners-up for the Best Brief award.

South Texas's account of the competition is here; Seton Hall's is here; SIU's is here.

Tang Dynasty: Loyola Chicago Defeats Hastings In APALSA Nationals

Huda Krad and Caroline Kwak from Loyola University Chicago School of Law won the Thomas Tang National Moot Court Competition sponsored by the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association. In the final round in Las Vegas earlier this month, the Loyola students defeated Kathy Dong and Simone Pang from University of California Hastings College of Law. This is the ninth time in fifteen years that a Loyola Chicago team has won the national competition. UC Hastings also has an outstanding history in the Tang competetition.

A second Hastings team, Justin Lau and Teri Nguyen, won the national Best Brief award. Ms. Krad of Loyola-Chicago won the tournament's Best Oralist award; Ms. Pang of Hastings was the runner-up.

A second Loyola team, Animesh Ravani and Michael Yuan, also advanced to the national competition. In the central region competition in Milwaukee in October, the two Loyola teams won the Regional Championship, Regional Runner-up, Best Oralist, and Second-best Oralist awards.  And the two teams tied for best brief in the region. In last year's Tang Nationals, Loyola teams swept the top two spots.

Loyola's account is here; the school's Wikipedia entry lists past Tang winners from the school.

Huda Krad and Caroline Kwak from Loyola University Chicago School of Law won the Thomas Tang National Moot Court Competition sponsored by the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association. In the final round in Las Vegas earlier this month, the Loyola students defeated Kathy Dong and Simone Pang from University of California Hastings College of Law. This is the ninth time in fifteen years that a Loyola Chicago team has won the national competition. UC Hastings also has an outstanding history in the Tang competetition.

A second Hastings team, Justin Lau and Teri Nguyen, won the national Best Brief award. Ms. Krad of Loyola-Chicago won the tournament's Best Oralist award; Ms. Pang of Hastings was the runner-up.

A second Loyola team, Animesh Ravani and Michael Yuan, also advanced to the national competition. In the central region competition in Milwaukee in October, the two Loyola teams won the Regional Championship, Regional Runner-up, Best Oralist, and Second-best Oralist awards.  And the two teams tied for best brief in the region. In last year's Tang Nationals, Loyola teams swept the top two spots.

Loyola's account is here; the school's Wikipedia entry lists past Tang winners from the school.