Advocacy Regional Champions Advance to ABA National Finals

3/4/2016 Advocacy Regional Champions Advance to ABA National Finals
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Tyler Gregston and Blake Buether,
ABA NAAC regional champs
ADVOCACY
REGIONAL
CHAMPIONS
ADVANCE TO ABA
NATIONAL FINALS
March 1, 2016
Texas A&M University School of Law appellate
advocacy and mediation teams both won their
regional competitions and have advanced to the
national finals.
ABA National Appellate Advocacy
Competition
The Texas A&M
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of Law moot
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Blake Buether
and Tyler
Gregston and
brief writer 2L
Melissa Cather
have advanced to
the national
finals of the
prestigious
American Bar
Association (ABA)
National
Appellate
Advocacy
Competition
(NAAC).
After winning the NAAC Regional Championship
at the Brooklyn Regional in February, the team,
coached by Joe Spence, of Shannon, Gracey,
Ratliffe and Miller, L.L.P., will compete at the
national finals in Chicago on April 7‐9.
The last time the law school advanced to the
national finals of the NAAC was 2012.
The brief for the regional competition was due in
early January, which meant the students had to
work hard over the holiday break.
Another team of 3Ls Ben Nystrom, Kirsten
Thompson and writer Andrew Bell finished as

Lynne Nash and Justin Davis on right with competition judges
(left to right) Eric Green of Dallas, Joshua Galicia '13 and Dr.
Emily Hunter of Baylor University
Regional Semi‐Finalists. The team was coached by
Jennifer Ellis (’05), Director of Advocacy Programs.
Ellis said she is “so pleased” with the efforts put
forth by the students, and knows they will
represent the law school well at the national
finals.
“Both Tyler and Blake have completed in moot
court since the undergraduate level,” she said. “It
is very rewarding to see all of their dedication and
hard work pay off.”
ABA Representation in Mediation
Competition
Continuing February's Aggie Law advocacy success,
the 3L team of Lynne Nash and Justin Davis won
the Region 8 rounds of the ABA Representation in
Mediation Competition in Fort Worth.

In April, Nash and Davis, coached by adjunct
professor of law Kay Elliott, will represent the law
school in the national finals of the ABA
competition in New York City.
Nash and Davis led after the preliminary rounds
and won the final round unanimously. This is
Nash’s second regional title.
“It’s nice when talent and dedication results in a
championship,” Ellis said.
The other Region 8 team of 3Ls Jesse Calderon and
Mark Lister, also coached by Elliott, placed third.
Elliott said today’s lawyers must have problem‐
solving and settlement advocacy skills to succeed,
and only through advocacy competition before
expert judges can a student hone, polish, and be
critiqued on these skills.
“Our law school is training our students to be
global communicators and advocates,” she said.
“This is not only about serving the client’s needs; it
is really about being an advocate for peace.”
Learn more about the Advocacy Program:
The Advocacy Program at Texas A&M School of
Law is a key component of making Aggie law
students practice‐ready. Directed by Jennifer Ellis
('05), the Advocacy Program consists of three

disciplines: appellate advocacy (moot court), trial
advocacy (mock trial) and dispute resolution
(mediation, negotiation and client counseling).
The Texas A&M Law Moot Court, Mock Trial and
Alternative Dispute Resolution teams are
nationally recognized. Since the law school’s
inception, the program has received 3
international, 11 national, 21 regional and one
state championship, 14 best advocate and 13 best
brief awards.
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