Congratulations to recent School of Law graduate Dresden L. Day (J.D.’26) on finishing as a semifinalist at the Top Gun National Mock Trial Competition. Second-year law student Eric S. Gulbranson served as second chair. Top Gun is an invitation-only tournament hosted by Baylor University Law School “that pits the best advocates from the nation’s top 16 trial advocacy schools against each other.”
The University of Georgia School of Law was named the ninth-best moot court program in the country by the Blakely Advocacy Institute at the University of Houston Law Center, which hosts the Hicks-Thomas Moot Court National Championship annually.
Last month, Community Health Law Partnership Clinic students delivered four presentations, in both English and Spanish, at partner sites Bethany Christian Services and U-Lead Athens. Third-year student Rosalie J. Vendrell and second-year students Annie L. Bordeaux, Meghan Brockman, Mackenzie G. Case, Elisa C. Lara and Yamileth Palacios Piedra provided members of the local community with important legal information.
Congratulations to recent graduates Dustin M. Batchelor (J.D.’26) and Maya E.M. Davis (J.D.’26) on being named Academic All-American Advocates by the National Association of Legal Advocacy Educators. Fewer than 30 students nationwide received the honor, which recognizes students who have had exemplary success in courtroom advocacy competitions, modeled good leadership and fellowship within the law school community and excelled academically.
The University of Georgia School of Law was named the ninth-best mock trial program in the country by Gavel Rankings, which seeks to recognize trial competition results and acknowledge schools winning “the toughest competitions.”