Loyola Teams Dominate National Moot Court Competition Regionals

Loyola Scott Moot Court Honors Board and National Moot Court team members dominated the 2024 National Moot Court regional competition in San Francisco, with two Loyola teams advancing to the semi-finals – one all the way to the finals after going undefeated throughout the competition. In the process, they earned such honors as Best Oralist and Fifth Place Brief. This marked the fifth time in the past seven years that a Loyola team competed in the final round of the regional competition. Every year, more than 120 law schools compete in regional rounds throughout the U.S., with winners advancing to final rounds in which the Loyola team will soon compete.

Loyola Law School Team Wins National Entertainment Moot

Loyola Law School's Entertainment Moot Court Team hit all the right notes with a remarkable victory at the 2024 National Entertainment Moot Court Competition. This victory marks Loyola's second championship win in the past three years, following a win at the Pepperdine competition in 2021-22 and First Place Brief award at the 2023 Pepperdine Entertainment Moot Court Competition. Additionally, Loyola students earned the Runner Up Brief and Runner Up Oralist awards out of 56 competitors.

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Recent Advocacy Milestones

2024 National Entertainment Moot Court Competition: National Champions, Runner-Up Brief Award, Runner-Up Oralist Award
2024 National Moot Court Regional Competition: Finalists and Semi-Finalists, Best Oralist, 5th Best Brief
2024 Tulane Mardi Gras Moot Court Invitational Competition: Best Respondent Oralist
2023 Pepperdine Entertainment Moot Court Competition: Quarter-Finalists, Best Brief
2023 National Moot Court Regional Competition: Quarter-Finalists
2023 Tulane Mardi Gras Moot Court Invitational Competition: Best Petitioner Oralist
2023 Roger J. Traynor Moot Court Competition: Champions, 2nd Excellence in Appellate Advocacy Award, Geoffrey Hall Wright Award for Best Oralist, 3rd Individual Merit Award for Oral Argument
2023 Battle of the Experts: National Finalists
2023 Top Gun National Mock Trial Competition: National Finalist
2023 UCLA Verdict Jury Trial Competition: 2nd Best Advocate Award
2023 South Texas Mock Trial Challenge: National Finalists
2023 American Association for Justice (AAJ) Student Trial Advocacy Competition: Regional Finalists
2022 Battle of the Experts: National Semi-Finalists, Outstanding Advocate
2022 Buffalo-Niagara Trial Competition: National Semi-Finalists
2022 Federal Bar Association’s Thurgood Marshall Memorial Moot Court Competition: Quarter-Finalists, 3rd Best Brief
2022 National Moot Court Competition: National Quarter-Finalists, 8th Best Brief

Loyola Law Hosts Prestigious National Civil Trial Competition

Loyola Law School hosted the 23rd installment of the prestigious National Civil Trial Competition (NCTC), sponsored by the plaintiffs' law firm Greene Broillet & Wheeler, LLP. Competition rounds were held in the law school's Dordick Family Trial Advocacy Center and Santa Monica Courthouse. The competition involved 64 law student litigants on 16 teams of four. Berkeley Law won this year's tournament. As a prior champion and host school, Loyola Law School did not participate in the competition.

ON THE BENCH

A Reliable Volunteer, Alum's Career Began as Car Racer

The Hon. David Berger '97, Los Angeles Superior Court, has remained a steadfast volunteer for the Byrne Trial Advocacy Team and NCTC. He enrolled in Loyola's JD program equipped with a law degree from England earned after a stint racing cars and parlayed his credentials into an acclaimed career in the L.A. District Attorney's Office before moving to the bench.

Governor Appoints Alum to L.A. County Superior Court

The Hon. Cindy Pánuco '09 was officially enrobed as a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge during a ceremony held in the fall. A standout advocate on the Byrne Trial Advocacy Team, she later returned as a coach. She was formerly a member of the Civil and Human Rights Commission of the city of Los Angeles.

IN THE CLASSROOM

Trial Team Alum John Henry Returns as Adjunct Professor of Trial Advocacy

Byrne Trial Advocacy Team stalwart John Henry '99 has returned to Loyola's classrooms as an adjunct professor of trial advocacy. In recent years, he has taken on expanding roles at Loyola, where as a student he helped the team win the Georgetown White Collar Crime Invitational Competition and regionals in the National Trial Competition. When he is not spurring students on to success, Henry serves as chief deputy district attorney in Riverside County. More>>

As One of First Robinson Fellows, 2L Sets Sights on Practice Skills

As one of the first recipients of the Robinson Fellowship in Trial Advocacy, Byrne Trial Advocacy Team member Anthony Antonyan '26 has already realized benefits from the program. "I am grateful to be in a position where I learn all aspects of trial work and learn from Loyola alumni about advocacy skills," he said, referencing the unique ability the fellowship gives its recipients to participate as first-year students in trial-team activities and mentorship opportunities.

LOYOLA PROJECT FOR THE INNOCENT

Students and Staff Exonerate Client After 4 Decades in Prison

Loyola Project for the Innocent (LPI) client Kelvin Fuller was convicted of rape, kidnapping, and robbery in 1982, and was serving a life sentence. LPI, together with the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Conviction Integrity Unit, jointly petitioned Judge William C. Ryan to overturn Fuller’s conviction and grant him a Finding of Innocence. The petition was granted on Sept. 18, 2024, and LPI attorneys and students gathered at the courthouse to see him released and reunited with his family. This finding also cleared the way for state compensation to help him get back on his feet. Fuller walked out of the courtroom with his family, many of whom had tears of joy in their eyes. "Anytime someone is wrongfully convicted, the real perpetrator escapes justice, which harms everyone,” said Joe Trigilio, Steve and Judy Page executive director of LPI.

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