southeastern invitational moot court winners

The School of Law claimed the top two trophies at the Southeastern Invitational National Moot Tournament. The team of second-year students Africa A. Buggs and Lucas J. Iddings argued against second-year students Nia N. Waller and Roby A. Jernigan, with Buggs and Iddings claiming the top spot. Both teams were undefeated going into the final round, and all four received oralist awards - Waller placed second, Iddings third, Jernigan fourth and Buggs fifth. Also, playing a role in the UGA sweep were third-year students Taylor Cressler and Taylor N. Lear, who served as coaches.

Others playing a role in the competition, which was co-hosted by UGA and Mercer University, were: M. Cole Harper (tournament administrator), Roya Naghepour (editor of the tournament problem and general help) and Andrew Q. Varan (volunteer clerk). Second-year student N. Molly Laughlin also served as a volunteer clerk.

Several faculty members and School of Law graduates helped prepare the teams and served as judges. The final round judges were: Georgia Supreme Court Justice Charles J. "Charlie" Bethel (J.D.'01), Associate Professor Jonathan Peters, Carolyn Tippins "Tippi" Burch (J.D.'01), Tedra L. Cannella (J.D.'07) and Nneka A. Egwuatu (J.D.'13).