Norton, Ziegler Take Top Honors
May 2, 2013
David Norton, '13, and John Ziegler, '13, walked off with top honors on April 25, 2013, at Pacific McGeorge's annual Mock Trial/Moot Court ceremony. more >
Catholic University Wins 7th National Ethics Trial Competition
March 27, 2013
Catholic University's Columbus School of Law emerged victorious at the 7th National Ethics Trial Competition (NETC) hosted March 14 through 16, 2013, by the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law at the Robert T. Matsui U.S. Courthouse in Sacramento. more >
Martin, Norton Advance to Final Round in Regional NTC
March 26, 2013
The Pacific McGeorge mock trial teams performed well at the 38th Annual National Trial Competition Region 13 Competition held Feb. 7-9 in San Francisco. more >
Moot Teams Crisscross Continent
March 14, 2013
Four Pacific McGeorge Moot Court teams were in action the first weekend of March 2013, and each squad acquitted itself well against stiff competition. more >
Moot, Mock Teams Finish High
March 5, 2013
Alisha Heilman and Peter Patrick Handy were the second runners-up in the West Regional of the 22nd Annual Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition, which was held Feb. 9, 2013, in San Francisco. more >
Iler Wins ABOTA Award
February 19, 2013
Amanda Iler, '14, became the inaugural winner of the American Board of Trial Advocates' Joe Ramsey Award as its Trial Advocacy Student of the Year when she was honored at the Sacramento Valley ABOTA Chapter's annual dinner at the Del Paso Country Club. more >
Team Reaches NYC Quarterfinals
February 5, 2013
A Pacific McGeorge team advanced to the quarterfinals of the New York City Bar Association's 63rd Annual National Moot Court Competition championship tournament. more >
Norton Sparkles in NCTC Event
November 27, 2012
The Pacific McGeorge Mock Trial Team wrapped up its fall campaign with a solid performance in the 11th Annual National Civil Trial Competition, which was held Nov. 16-18 in Los Angeles. more >
Ziegler Leads Moot Court Win
November 19, 2012
The team of Marianna Dietrich, Lauren Noland and John Ziegler won the Northern California regional of the 63th Annual New York National Moot Court Competition, which was held Nov. 14-15, at the U.S. Courthouse in Sacramento and UC Davis. more >
Moot Team Hardwired for Hardware
November 1, 2012
The Pacific McGeorge Moot Court Team scored an early-season success last weekend in San Diego and has the trophies and plaques — they like to call it hardware — to prove it. more >
UW Wins McGeorge Tang Regional
October 30, 2012
Pacific McGeorge hosted the 2012 Western Regional of the 20th Annual Thomas Tang International Moot Court Competition on Oct. 26 and 27. Nate Bingham and Emily Toler of the University of Washington edged Lindsay Johnson and Chris Hossellman of Chapman University in the Saturday finals. Both teams advanced to the championship finals next month in Washington, D.C. more >
Pacific McGeorge Mock Trial Team Fall Competitions
September 20, 2012
Professor Cary Bricker, backed by an all-star coaching cast of trial attorneys, will send the 2012-13 edition of the Pacific McGeorge Mock Trial Team into five intercollegiate competitions this fall. more >
Moot Court Team Will Compete in 14 Events This Year
September 13, 2012
The nationally ranked Pacific McGeorge Moot Court Competition team launches an ambitious, 14-tournament schedule in October under the direction of Professor Ed Telfeyan, '75. more >
Trigger Caps Stellar Career with ABOTA Award
May 22, 2012
Michelle (Wells) Trigger, '12, was named the Pacific McGeorge Student Trial Advocate of the Year by the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) last month. more >
Hayes, Smutz, Heumann Star in 1L Competition
April 26, 2012
Gregory Hayes, an Anthony M. Kennedy Fellow and University of Michigan graduate, was named the top oral advocate at the championship round of the 4th Annual Pacific McGeorge 1L Moot Court Competition, which was held March 30 to April 1. more >
Taylor, Danielson Get Their Days in Courts
April 3, 2012
Two stars of Pacific McGeorge's Mock Trial Competition Team got a taste of the real thing earlier last month and acquitted themselves admirably. more >
Ericson, Massimini, Weaver Share Honors
March 19, 2012
First-year Pacific McGeorge students Teal Ericson (University of Nevada), Amanda Massimini (University of Arizona), and Jake Weaver (CSU Sacramento) won top honors and scholarship awards in the 17th annual Ben Frantz Mock Trial Competition, which concluded on March 3. more >
Team Takes Third in Client Counseling Competition
March 8, 2012
Meghan Clair, '13, and Michelle Scheinman, '14, advanced to the final round of an ABA Client Counseling Competition regional before settling for third place in the tournament, which was held Feb. 17 and 18, 2012, in Davis. more >
Busy Month for Mock Trial, Moot Court Teams
March 7, 2012
Pacific McGeorge mock trial and moot court teams were involved in several intercollegiate competitions in the last month with several teams bringing home awards for their efforts. more >
Trigger, Danielson Advance To NTC Finals
February 14, 2012
A Pacific McGeorge team won a trip to the national championship finals of the 37th Annual National Trial Competition with a stellar performance in the NTC Region 13 tournament held Feb. 9-11 in San Francisco. more >
Moot Team Wins Houston Writing Awards
February 7, 2012
Pacific McGeorge took home some hardware from the University of Houston Law Center Moot Court National Championship, which was held Jan. 25-28, 2012, and won by South Texas College of the Law. more >
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Trial Team Runner-up In Strong San Francisco Field
November 11, 2011
The Pacific McGeorge Mock Trial Team opened its season in impressive fashion on two fronts in early November while the Moot Court took a writing award in another competition. more >
Hammond, Kim Keep Tang Moot Streak Intact
November 1, 2011
A Pacific McGeorge Moot Court team advanced to the national finals of the Thomas Tang International Moot Court Competition for the third straight year by securing a second-place finish at a regional hosted on Oct. 28-29, 2011, by University of Denver Sturm School of Law. more >
Moot Court Team Starts Its Season This Month
October 4, 2011
Coming off its best year ever under the direction of Professor Ed Telfeyan, '75, the Pacific McGeorge Moot Court Competition Team embarks upon a difficult fall schedule later this month to start its 2011-2012 season. more >
Mock Trial Team Faces Four Fall Competitions
September 16, 2011
Professor Cary Bricker will lead a strong blend of rookie second-year students and veteran third-year students into four intercollegiate mock trial competitions this fall. more >
Smith, Vanderlinde Shine in Inter-American Debut
June 2, 2011
Erin Smith, '12, and Brooke Vanderlinde, '12, put on at stellar performance at the Inter-American Human Rights Moot Court Competition, held May 22-27, 2011, at American University Washington College of Law in Washington, D.C. more >
Moot Court Team Celebrates Its Best Season Ever
May 23, 2011
Pacific McGeorge celebrated arguably its best season ever in moot court competition during the 2010-11 academic year, bringing home hardware from seven national and international events. more >
Giovannettone Claims First-Year Moot Trophy
May 2, 2011
Justin Giovannettone was crowned the top overall advocate at the championship round of the 3rd Annual Pacific McGeorge First-Year Moot Court Competition on April 12, 2011. more >
Booth, Collins, Radcliffe Compete At The Hague
April 26, 2011
Pacific McGeorge wrapped up a highly successful moot court season with an appearance in the 7th Annual International Criminal Court Moot Competition, which was held April 10-15, 2011, in The Hague, Netherlands. more >
Booth, Collins, Radcliffe Compete at The Hague
April 26, 2011
Pacific McGeorge wrapped up a highly successful moot court season with an appearance in the 7th Annual International Criminal Court Moot Competition, which was held April 10-15, 2011, in The Hague, Netherlands. more >
Pacific McGeorge Teams Go Crazy In Chicago
April 11, 2011
Two Pacific McGeorge teams turned in a spectacular performance at the national championship round of the 32nd Annual ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition held April 7-9, 2011, in Chicago. more >
Jessup Team Turns In A Strong Performance
April 6, 2011
Pacific McGeorge's entry in the 52nd Annual Phillip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition took a fourth-place prize for memorials and finished eighth overall in the 24-team Pacific Super Regional held February 25-27, 2011, in Portland, Oregon. more >
Jessup Team Turns In A Strong Performance
April 6, 2011
Pacific McGeorge's entry in the 52nd Annual Phillip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition took a fourth-place prize for memorials and finished eighth overall in the 24-team Pacific Super Regional held February 25-27, 2011, in Portland, Oregon. more >
Wells Wins Global Lawyering Skills II Final Four
April 1, 2011
Michelle Wells captured the Top Oral Advocate Award at the Pacific McGeorge Global Lawyering Skills Final Four competition on March 31, 2011, before a distinguished panel of jurists in the courtroom. more >
AAJ Mock Trial Team Advances To Semifinals
March 30, 2011
Steven Redd, April Matsinger, Sydne Christianson, and Vanessa Hunter advanced to the semifinals of the American Association of Justice regional competition that was held March 4-6, 2011, in Seattle. more >
Pacific McGeorge Takes Third in Niagara Moot
March 9, 2011
Pacific McGeorge finished third in the 44th Annual Niagara International Moot Court Competition, which was held February 24-26, 2011, in Toronto, Canada. more >
Pacific McGeorge Takes Third in Niagara Moot
March 8, 2011
Pacific McGeorge finished third in the 44th Annual Niagara International Moot Court Competition, which was held February 24-26, 2011, in Toronto, Canada. more >
Coderniz, McQuillan Team Falls To Stanford
March 3, 2011
Nikole McQuillan and Diane Coderniz reached the finals of a recent National Trial Competition regional before falling to a Stanford by a single point of the judges. more >
Two NAAC Moot Court Teams Strike Gold
March 1, 2011
Two Pacific McGeorge teams were named regional champions at the American Bar Association National Appellate Advocacy Competition held February 24-26, 2011, at the U.S. District Courthouse in San Francisco, and both will now advance to the NAAC national finals scheduled for April 7-9 in Chicago, IL. more >
Braniff, Pattas Shine At Lefkowitz Competition
February 14, 2011
The Pacific McGeorge team won the Best Oralist Award and took second place overall in the Saul Lefkowitz IP Moot Court West Regional tournament, which was held February 12, 2011, at the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco. more >
Moot Court Team Earns Trip to The Hague
February 1, 2011
A Pacific McGeorge team placed second in the North American regional of the International Criminal Court (ICC) moot court competition held at Pace University in White Plains, New York on January 28-30, 2011, and advances to the championship finals in The Hague. more >
Roark Closes The Deal At Buffalo-Niagara Event
December 16, 2010
Second-year Day student Shani Roark won the award for Best Closing Argument at the Seventh Annual Buffalo-Niagara National Mock Trial Competition, which was held November 11-14, 2010, in Buffalo, New York. more >
Team Wins Brief Honors Again At Pepperdine
November 22, 2010
For the third year in a row, a Pacific McGeorge team took Best Brief honors in the National Entertainment Law Moot Court Competition recently hosted by Pepperdine School of Law. more >
Mariano, Zaitsu Team Advances To Tang Finals
October 26, 2010
A Pacific McGeorge team placed second in a regional of the Thomas Tang International Moot Court Competition on October 22-23, 2010, and advanced to the national finals next month in Los Angeles more >
Moot Court Competitors Face Rugged Schedule
October 1, 2010
The 2010-11 Pacific McGeorge Moot Court Competition team faces an ambitious schedule this year as Professor Ed Telfeyan’s appellate advocates will enter 12 national, state and international moot court competitions. more >
Mock Trial Team Features New Names
September 21, 2010
Twenty-four students have been named to the 2010-2011 Pacific McGeorge Mock Trial Competition Team, which will represent the law school in national intercollegiate competitions this academic year. more >
It's Another Big Year For Advocacy Teams
June 16, 2010
Pacific McGeorge's intercollegiate mock trial and moot court teams enjoyed another successful season during the 2009-10 academic year even as they were earning a No. 5 national ranking for the overall strength of their internal programs. more >
First-Year Moot Court Event Grooms Future Stars
June 11, 2010
Pacific McGeorge’s nationally ranked Advocacy program develops a pipeline of competitors who represent the law school in intercollegiate tournaments throughout the year. more >
Frantz First-Year Competition Reaches Age 15
May 26, 2010
The Ben Frantz First-Year Mock Trial Competition, which has proven to be a major training ground for Pacific McGeorge's nationally ranked mock trial intercollegiate team, celebrated its 15th year this spring. more >
Drabble, Thompson Third In Traynor Competition
April 23, 2010
Pacific McGeorge took third-place overall honors in the Roger J. Traynor California Moot Court Competition, held April 10-11 at Loyola of Los Angeles Law School. more >
Houston Wins National Ethics Trial Competition
March 23, 2010
The University of Houston team took top honors in the 5th Annual Pacific McGeorge National Ethics Trial Competition, held March 18-20 at the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California. more >
Tsai, Samar Spark Jessup Team In Regional
March 11, 2010
Pacific McGeorge won three matches at the U.S. Pacific Super Regional of the Phillip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, but was unable to advance to the international finals. more >
Carlson, Shitabata Qualify For NAAC National Finals
March 11, 2010
Mark Carlson, '10, and Cheryl Shitabata, '10, posted a perfect record at the San Francisco Regional of the National Appellate Advocacy Competition and advanced to the national finals of the ABA event scheduled for next month in Chicago. more >
Niagara Team Finishes In Top Four
March 10, 2010
A Pacific McGeorge team turned in a sparkling performance in the 43rd Annual Niagara International Moot Court competition, which was held February 25-27 in Washington, D.C. more >
Pacific McGeorge Team Takes ICC Brief Award
February 4, 2010
Pacific McGeorge performed well in the law school's inaugural appearance in the International Criminal Court Moot, hosted January 29-31, 2010 at Pace Law School in White Plains, New York. more >
Pacific McGeorge Will Make Another Trip To NTC Finals
February 1, 2010
A Pacific McGeorge team won a regional event in the National Trial Competition for the third year in a row and advanced to the championship finals of the prestigious tournament for the fourth time in five years. more >
Mock Trial Team Looks Sharp At Loyola
November 18, 2009
A Pacific McGeorge team turned in a strong performance in the prestigious Loyola Los Angeles 8th Annual National Civil Trial Competition, held November 12-14, 2009. more >
Hendrix, Narveson Take Pepperdine Brief Honors
November 17, 2009
Luke Hendrix, '10, and Mark Narveson, '10, won the Best Respondents Brief Award at Pepperdine University School of Law's 12th Annual National Entertainment Law Moot Court Competition, which was held November 13-15 in Malibu. more >
Strong Showing For Buffalo-Niagara Team
November 17, 2009
A Pacific McGeorge team advanced to the final four of the State University at Buffalo School of Law's 6th Annual Buffalo-Niagara National Mock Trial Tournament, held November 13-16, 2009. more >
Moot Court Teams Fall In SD Quarterfinals
November 13, 2009
Two Pacific McGeorge teams competed in the San Diego National Criminal Procedure Moot Court Tournament, which was held November 5-7 at the University of San Diego School of Law. more >
Trial Team Second In San Diego
October 30, 2009
A Pacific McGeorge team finished second in the San Diego Defense Lawyers Mock Trial Competition held October 22-24. more >
Chinn Leads Tang Team To Nationals
October 23, 2009
Diana Chinn, ’10, took top honors as Best Oralist in the Thomas Tang Moot Court Western Regional on October 17, 2009, at Chapman University School of Law in Orange. more >
Moot Court Team Will Travel Often
September 29, 2009
Sixteen students named to Pacific McGeorge’s Moot Court Honors Board will represent the law school in 10 moot court competitions during the 2009-2010 academic year. more >
Mock Trial Team Named
September 11, 2009
Twenty students have been named to the 2009-2010 Pacific McGeorge Mock Trial Competition Team, which will represent the law school in national intercollegiate competitions this academic year. more >
Global Skills Course Unveiled
July 6, 2009
Pacific McGeorge introduces its new two-year Global Lawyering Skills program this fall, a course that promises to sharpen the research and writing abilities of its students. more >
Advocacy Teams Success Grows
June 16, 2009
Pacific McGeorge moot court and mock trial teams who have earned a national reputation for excellence in oral advocacy, enjoyed one of their most successful seasons ever during the 2008-09 academic year. more >
Drabble Wins Final Four Event
April 6, 2009
Cody Drabble won the Top Oral Advocate Award on April 2, 2009, at the Appellate & International Advocacy Final Four competition. more >
Holland, Morgan Win National Title
March 23, 2009
Allysia Holland, ’09, and Preston Morgan, ’09, won the national title on March 21 in the championship round of the prestigious 18th Annual Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition in Washington, D.C. more >
Niagara Team Takes Second
March 5, 2009
Pacific McGeorge finished second against stiff competition and walked off with several team awards at the Niagara International Moot Court Competition, held February 26-28, 2009 in Toronto, Canada. more >
Students Win Federal Jury Trial
March 4, 2009
Pacific McGeorge students successfully prosecuted a woman who was convicted of assaulting a federal officer on February 24, 2009 in U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California. more >
Pacific McGeorge Wins Major Event
February 5, 2009
Allysia Holland and Preston Morgan made Pacific McGeorge’s first trip to the prestigious Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition a memorable one, taking first place in the West Regional on February 7, 2009 in San Francisco. more >
TYLA Team Does It Again
February 2, 2009
Pacific McGeorge will be sending a team to the national finals of the most prestigious mock trial event in the country for the second year in a row and third time in the last four years. more >
Busy Season For Mock Trial Team
November 25, 2008
The Pacific McGeorge Mock Trial Competition Team entered a record five events this fall. Although it won no first-place trophies, the team accorded itself well against some of the best competition in the country. more >
Wasley, Schaff Fall In Finals
April 22, 2008
A Pacific McGeorge team battled the nation's best in the national finals of the 33rd Annual National Trial Competition on March 26-29 in Austin, Texas. more >
New Entry Makes A Big Impression
April 21, 2008
Pacific McGeorge fielded a team for the first time ever in the 40-year old Niagara International Moot Court competition, held March 29-30 in Washington, D.C., and received the award for second-best memorial (brief) in the competition. more >
NAAC Teams Shine in Chicago
April 10, 2008
Pacific McGeorge was one of only four schools in the country that placed both of its teams in the finals of the ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition (NAAC), held April 3-5 in Chicago. more >
Solid Year For Vis Team
April 4, 2008
Pacific McGeorge finished in the top half of the 15 th Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot, held March 14-20 in Vienna, Austria. more >
Noorali Wins Final Four Title
March 31, 2008
Samira Noorali 2E took home the Top Oral Advocate award in a spirited contest with other finalists Jim Houston 2E, Allysia Holland 2D, and Jill Himlan 2D on March 27 in the Appellate & International Advocacy Final Four competition. more >
Carroll, Frazer Go To National Finals
March 20, 2008
Ian Frazer, ’08, and Miranda Carroll, ’09, represented Pacific McGeorge at the 2008 ABA National Client Counseling Competition held March 8-9 at White Plains, New York. more >
Chicago-Kent Wins Ethics Title
March 20, 2008
Chicago-Kent College of Law captured the title in Pacific McGeorge’s Third Annual National Ethics Trial Competition, held March 13-15, 2008. more >
Wasley, Schaff Win NTC Regional
February 28, 2008
A Pacific McGeorge team blasted its way through formidable opposition to win a regional event and gain a berth in the national finals of the 33rd Annual National Trial Competition. Bret Wasley and Jeffrey Schaff won every ballot in each of their four mock trials held February 15-17 in San Francisco. more >
Olson Takes Second In Chicago Competition
November 15, 2007
Third-year evening student Matt Olson received the second-best oralist award on November 10 at the Chicago Bar Association's 26th Annual Moot Court Competition. more >
Fakhoury, Nitka Take Traynor Title
April 26, 2007
Hanni Fakhoury and David Nitka teamed up to win the Roger J. Traynor California Moot Court Competition on April 14 in Berkeley. more >
Brown Named Top Oral Advocate
April 20, 2007
Kirsten Brown was selected Top Oral Advocate at the Appellate and International Advocacy’s Final Four on April 12. more >
Eilenberg, Smith Take Second
April 20, 2007
The team of Ben Eilenberg and Carsen Smith was the runner-up at 8th Annual Environmental Law Negotiation Competition on March 23 at Golden Gate University School of Law in San Francisco. more >
Lore Leads Vis Team
April 20, 2007
A Pacific McGeorge team fared well at the 14 th Annual Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot, held April 7-10 in Vienna. more >
Brooklyn Wins National Ethics Title
March 26, 2007
Brooklyn Law School took the title in the University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law’s 2 nd Annual National Ethics Trial Competition. more >
Negotiation Team Going To Nationals
November 21, 2006
Pacific McGeorge students Leah Daughetee and Robert Maddock advanced to the national finals of the ABA Student Division Negotiation Competition with an impressive performance at a regional tournament, held November 11, 12 in San Diego. more >
Mock Trial team wins the Consumer Attorney of San Diego competition
November 11, 2006
Congratulations to the Pacific McGeorge mock trial team that competed in and won the Consumer Attorney of San Diego trial competiton this past weekend. more >
Richey, Meyer Make Semifinals
October 24, 2006
Katie Richey 3D and Ryan Meyer 3E finished in the top four in the Ninth Annual Entertainment Law Moot Court Competition, held October 19-21 at Pepperdine University School of Law in Malibu. more >
Kennedy Inn Does It Again
September 14, 2006
A team from the Pacific McGeorge-based Anthony M. Kennedy chapter won first-place honors in program competition at American Inns of Court annual convention in May in Kansas City. more >
Appellate Advocacy Final Four 2005
September 14, 2006
Rachel Julagay won the Top Oral Advocate at the Appellate Advocacy Program’s Final Four Competition on March 29. more >
Team Reaches Semis In Chicago
May 15, 2006
Richard Ilharreguy 2D, Lauren Kromer 3D, Alexandra McConnell 3D and Kristi Seargeant 4E reached the semifinals of the 16th annual National Criminal Justice Trial Advocacy Competition, held April 6-8 at the John Marshall Law School in Chicago. more >
Badgley Takes International Honors
April 5, 2006
Cori Badgley won the International Advocacy’s Closing Night Competition on April 4. more >
Strong Showing At NAAC Finals
March 1, 2006
Pacific McGeorge advanced to the semifinal round of the ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition, held April 6-8 in Chicago, the law school’s best showing at the prestigious annual event since 1996. more >
Mock Trial Team In Top 8
February 13, 2006
A Pacific McGeorge mock trial team placed in the top eight teams in the country in the finals of the Texas Young Lawyers National Trial Competition on March 22-25 in Dallas, Texas. more >
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