Texas A&M School of Law is proud to announce a regional championship over the weekend. At the American Bar Association (ABA) National Appellate Advocacy Competition – Brooklyn Regional – the law school's team of third-year students Brandon Cofield, Ian Klein and Grant Schauer won the title and advanced to the national finals in Chicago in April. Grant Schauer also won the second place Best Brief award.
Pictured above from left to right: Brandon Cofield, Grant Schauer and Ian Klein
"This is the most prestigious of the spring competitions and will help us in our ABA Competitions Championship ranking (where we have placed 10th out of all law schools for the past two years)," says Jennifer Ellis, team coach and the director of advocacy programs.
The team placed in the top four in each of their competitions – TYLA State Moot Court and the National Moot Court Competition – Dallas regional.