March 17, 2011

Cooley Law School Student Wins Best Overall Advocate Award In Regional Moot Court Competition

Anna White, a student at the Thomas M. Cooley Law School's Grand Rapids campus, was named Best Oral Advocate at a recent regional competition for the Constance Baker Motley Moot Court Competition in Constitutional Law. White bested 43 other students from law schools throughout the country at the event, organized by the American Constitution Society and held in Los Angeles on March 11-13.

"Presenting an argument orally is the backbone of advocacy in the legal profession," said Evelyn Tombers, associate professor at Cooley Law School and White's coach for the competition. "Anna has raw talent that she’s molded into a skill recognized by the judges in Los Angeles. Her success is the result of months of hard work, preparation and practice."

The competition presented students with an issue of constitutional law that concerns equality, liberty and justice. The students, competing in teams of two, were then asked to write a brief and argue the issue. White’s team made it all the way to the semifinal round before they were defeated.

Anna White

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