Congratulations to second-year students Hanna M. Esserman, Sandon X. Fernandes, Yekaterina "Kat" Ko and Benjamin K. "Ben" Price for finishing in third place overall in the ILS Richard DeWitt Memorial VIS Pre-Moot. The Florida Bar's International Law Section hosted the competition for American schools before the teams head to Vienna, Austria, for the international rounds of the 2023 Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot competition next month. The team is led by Dean Peter B. "Bo" Rutledge. Third-year students Emily K. Crowell and Savannah L. Grant serve as team coaches, with support from Collin Douglas and A. Ligon Fant.
The University of Georgia School of Law is pleased to share that 1983 School of Law alumnus Michael Evert, his wife Angi and their daughters – Emily Evert Scanlon (B.B.A.’09), Georgia Evert O’Donoghue (B.B.A.’11) and Maggie Evert Jones (A.B.’13) – have made a major commitment to support the Veterans Legal Clinic. The establishment of the Michael and Angi Evert Family Endowment for the Veterans Legal Clinic offers perpetual support to help fund the clinic's operations.
Congratulations to second-year student Amanda B. Graham, who was selected as a Distinguished Law Student for the Eleventh Circuit by the American College of Bankruptcy. The Distinguished Student program identifies and promotes prospective leaders in the insolvency and bankruptcy profession. Graham has been invited to attend the American College of Bankruptcy's annual meeting in Washington, D.C., as part of her participation in the program.
Congratulations to second-year students Jake R. Shatzer and Robert G. "Rob" Wedge who finished as quarterfinalists in the 52nd William B. Spong, Jr. Invitational Tournament. Wedge was named the Best Oralist of the national moot court competition. Alumna Roya Naghepour (J.D.'22) served as the team's coach, and numerous faculty members and other graduates helped the team to prepare. Approximately 50 teams compete in this annual courtroom contest.
Congratulations to third-year students Nicholas R. "Nick" Lewis and Noah C. Nix for winning the regional championship of the National Trial Competition and to classmates N. Molly Laughlin and G. Max Miseyko for finishing the tournament as regional semifinalists. Lewis was also named the competition's Best Advocate. Lewis and Nix will represent UGA in the national championship to be held in Texas during March. The teams were coached by Associate Director of Advocacy Joe Lester, Adjunct Professor Jeremy Dailey (J.D.'14) and alumna Haley Kairab (J.D.'22). Several faculty members and graduates also helped prepare the teams.