Snowpocalypse Now! Snowstorm cripples Atlanta; first week of school canceled
A news article by Andy Hagenbush, 3L
Snowpocalypse. Snowmageddon. Icearchy.
Nearly every combination of “frozen water” and “end of days” has been used to describe the conditions around much of North Georgia last week.
STLA: GSU Advances to Semi-Finals at the Puerto Rico Trial Advocacy Competition
By Andrew Hagenbush
The story of David versus the Goliath has become an obligatory mention whenever an underdog defeats a heavy favorite in competition. The biblical story has become so cliché that giant-slaying may seem a commonplace practice. In reality, underdogs usually lose and favorites usually win on a level playing field. But if a blindfolded David faced Goliath with one arm tied behind his back, would the tale end the same?
Moot Court Advances to Final Round in Regionals for ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition
A news article by Andy Hagenbush, 2L
Russ Dunlap, Candis Jones, and Casey Viggiano sacrificed their spring break and practiced three times a week for six long weeks to participate in the Regional ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition. And they didn't waste the opportunity.
Unstoppable: STLA sends TWO teams to final round of AAJ regionals
A news article by Andrew Hagenbush, 2L
In an unprecedented showing of litigation domination, Georgia State University College of Law saw both it's A team and B team reach the final round of competition in the 2010 Student Trial Advocacy Regional tournament presented by the American Association for Justice (AAJ).
Two previous winners of best advocate awards this year, Lawyer Ashley McMahan (Best Advocate- William Daniel competition) and Lawyer Sam Nicholson (Best Advocate- Michigan competition), worked with witnesses Braxton Davis and Madeleine Peake to form one of the finalist teams. They earned a spot in the final round by beating Mercer in their semi-final match up.
Environmental Law Society send first GSU team to compete in the National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition, netting three individual accomplishments
A news article by Andrew Hagenbush, 2L
The National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition (NELMCC), hosted by Pace Law School in White Plains, NY, involved 84 teams from prestigious schools like Columbia, NYU, University of Pennsylvania, and of course, Georgia State. Participants were asked to brief a problem involving six enumerated (and many un-enumerated) issues. Roughly breaking down into standing
GSU LAW STLA Team Win South East Regional NTC, Advance to Finals in Dallas
-By Andrew Hagenbush
The Georgia State University Student Trial Lawyers Association has done it again.
The National Trial Competition team defeated 25 other south east schools to advance to the national competition in Dallas, Tx from March 25 to March 28. Organized by the Young Lawyers Association of the Texas Bar, the National Trial Competition is the largest and oldest mock trial competition.
STLA: Sam Nicholson captures best overall at Michigan State; Matt Ramsey places 3rd in Keenan Kids Competition
A news article by Andy Hagenbush, 2L
The GSU College of Law's Michigan State Mock Trial team does not move on to finals, but GSU’s Sam Nicholson’s individual performance garners top honor.
During the weekend of October 8th to October 11th, GSU, along with 25 other teams, competed for the championship at Michigan State University in Lansing, Michigan. Attorneys Sam Nicholson and Blake Staten, with witnesses Casey Viggiano and Eric Coffelt, and Coaches Cheryl Champion-White and Tom Jones represented the College of Law in the National Trial Advocacy competition.
STLA: William Daniel Team adds two more awards to College of Law's already cluttered trophy case
The William W. Daniel Mock Trial STLA team advanced to the semi-finals after sweeping Cooley, Alabama, and UGA. Ashley McMahan also won best advocate- the highest honor for an individual performance amongst the 18 teams.
Ashley, along with fellow 3L Ryan Hussey, prepared their cases as both prosecution and defense attorneys for the competition with witnesses Sheldon Dartt, Andrew Hagenbush, and Wesley Starrett. Wesley had the difficult task of memorizing two different parts for the competition- the defendant and the lead detective.
Registration Controversy Framed by Issues of Ethics, Notice and Technological Limitations
By Andrew Hagenbush, 2L
Registration for second year law students at Georgia State University for Spring semester 2010 opened up at Noon on October 27th, 2009. Hoping to get the few remaining spots in the classes of their choice, 2Ls crammed into any available classroom, most at least 15 minutes before noon, repeatedly refreshing the registration website. Within a minute after registration opened many of the classes were filled and some students had to resort to their second or third choices in many classes, including some very odd hours for some litigation sections.
STLA: Buffalo Team advanced to Quarter Finals, Top 10.
A GSU College of Law competition update by Andy Hagenbush, 2L
Another weekend, another impressive outing by a Georgia State Mock Trial Team. Out of a field of 32 teams, Georgia State went 3-1 and landed in the top 10.