Congratulations to second-year students Amanda M. Cheek, E. Reed Ferguson and Alina N. Salgado for finishing as regional finalists at the largest moot court tournament in the country, the American Bar Association National Appellate Advocacy Competition. The trio authored the second best brief and Cheek was recognized as the fourth best overall oralist. A second team representing UGA at the tournament included second-year students Sean C. Barrett, Michael E. Oliver and Ellen T. "Ellie" Williams. Both teams were led by student coaches Ashleigh Rasheed-Britt and Olivia B. Landrum, both third-year students.
The Appellate Litigation Clinic has won one of its cases before the Board of Immigration Appeals. They successfully argued for the release of their client after demonstrating that the immigration judge did not clearly err when finding that their client would likely be tortured with the acquiescence of the Mexican government and that it would be unreasonable to expect their client to relocate elsewhere in Mexico. This finding was the subject of an appeal last year before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, in which the clinic won a remand to the BIA.
Randall D. “Randy” Quintrell, a 1985 University of Georgia School of Law graduate, has been memorialized by more than 100 donors with a scholarship bearing his name. The scholarship will support law students demonstrating a commitment to environmental law with preference given to those who share Quintrell’s admirable traits of humility, intelligence, politeness, professionalism and a tireless work ethic to find equitable solutions to difficult and complex issues.
Law graduates Keith W. and Frederick W. “Fritz” Vaughan have made a gift supporting the work of the University of Georgia School of Law, and the Georgia Law Review will now operate out of an office bearing their names. Notably, Keith and Fritz are the only father-son duo to both serve as editor-in-chief of the Georgia Law Review. The School of Law is grateful to Keith and Fritz for investing in the School of Law and honoring their time as leaders of the Georgia Law Review.
Third-year students Haley K. Kairab and Donavan C. Juleus recently won a regional title in the National Trial Competition, advancing to the national tier of the tournament to be held during April. Hosted by the Texas Young Lawyers Association and the American College of Trial Lawyers, this competition attracts teams from more than 140 law schools and involves more than 1,000 law students each year.