BRIEFS: NEWS + EVENTS THE HONORABLE JANICE HOLDER RECEIVES INAUGURAL PRO BONO PAL AWARD Former Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Janice Holder received the inaugural Pro Bono PAL Award from the Public Action Law Society at their annual Alternative Spring Break silent auction and fundraiser.
LAW REVIEW EDITORIAL BOARD 2014-2015 The incoming editorial board for volume 46 of The University of Memphis Law Review is as follows: Greg Wagner, Editor-in-chief Sarah Smith, Managing editor
MOOT COURT TRAVEL TEAMS
Ben Lewis, Senior articles editor
The Thurgood Marshall Mock Trial Team
in the region. Law students Ariel Anthony
MK Smith, Senior notes editor
represented the Black Law Students Association
and Aurelia Patterson made up one team,
Quynh-Anh Dang, Research editor
Southern Region at the National Competition in
with students Jarrett Spence and Jerrick
Kelly Gray, Business editor
the spring.
Murrell composing the second. Both teams
Kelly Masters, Symposium editor
After three very competitive preliminary rounds
were coached by Andre Mathis.
in the regional competition, our students went
The Duberstein Moot Court Team of Martha
on to beat out 12 teams for second-place finalist
Crowder, Brad Reasonover and Ross Smith
in the region, securing a spot at the National
won first place at the Duberstein Regional
Competition. Students Brittany Williams, Joe
Competition in Las Vegas, Nev., in February.
Smith, Jana Mitchell, and Crystal Johnson were
3L Ross Smith won Best Oral Advocate in
the team members. They were coached by
the regional competition. Deniger Cobb,
Bridgett Stigger and Professor Demetria Frank.
Meagan Jones, and Lacy Ward (brief writer)
The Fredrick Douglas Moot Court Team also
also competed.
Jordan Cash, Articles editor Sydney Eason, Articles editor John Floyd, Articles editor Bill Pannell, Articles editor Phoebe Dossett, Notes editor Lorrie Hayes, Notes editor Patrick Quinn, Notes editor Matt Schwimmer, Notes editor Jake Strawn, Notes editor Sam Wright, Notes editor
ANNUAL FRANCIS GABOR MEMORIAL LECTURE
MOCK TRIAL TEAM EXCELS AT REGIONALS The Memphis Law Mock Trial Team performed
ranked team (out of 28 teams overall), the
The Annual Francis Gabor Memorial Lecture
well at the National Trial Competition Regionals.
team bested Belmont to advance to the
took place in the historic courtroom in February.
The Mock Trial team of Josh Bradley (3L),
semifinal round.
The special guest speaker was Dr. Ralph Wilde
Brian Burns (2L), and Darius Walker (2L) won
(University College London), who gave a lecture
each of their three preliminary round trials,
titled “Dilemmas in Promoting Global Economic
defeating teams from the University of Kentucky,
Justice Through Law: A Case Study of the
Washington University in St. Louis, and the
‘Maastricht Principles on the Extraterritorial
University of Arkansas-Little Rock. Advancing
Obligations of States in the Area of Economic,
undefeated to the quarterfinals as the third-
Social and Cultural Rights’ and Their Associated 77
represented the law school well, finishing fourth
Commentary.”
The Mock Trial Team of Paige Munn (3L), Ethan Page (3L), and Justin Prescott (2L) dropped a close opening trial to the University of Kentucky. The team then reeled off consecutive wins against University of Louisville and University of Arkansas-Fayetteville.