February 20, 2006
South Texas College of Law is the winner of the William B. Spong, Jr. Invitational Moot Court Tournament held in Williamsburg, Virginia. The team of Elizabeth L. Bolt, Andrew D. Pearce, and Kacie L. Starr defeated a team from Temple University School of Law in the final round of the competition. Moot court competitions simulate legal arguments before an appeals court with students representing either side of the issue before actual judges. This competition drew teams from 28 law schools from across the country who prepared and argued a case centering around the constitutionality of DNA searches before an arrest with the results then later used as evidence in trial. In addition to winning the tournament, the South Texas team was presented the best written petitioner's brief award. The team was coached by Associate Dean T. Gerald Treece and attorneys Rob Galloway '91, Patrick McAndrew '03, both with Thompson & Knight LLP, and Tracey Dry '03 with Stinnett, Thiebaud & Remington in Dallas. This is the 92nd national advocacy title earned by South Texas students.

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