UCLA Law student Emily Owen
UCLA Law student Emily Owen ’21 participates in the South Texas Challenge.

UCLA School of Law’s A. Barry Cappello Trial Team completed another dominant month in March. Already ranked No. 1 in the nation, the team won the National Ethics Trial Competition, took second place at the South Texas Challenge, and finished in third place at the Capitol City Challenge. Each virtual tournament included more than 30 law schools.

UCLA Law Students Delaney Gold-Diamond and Avery Hitchcock
Delaney Gold-Diamond ’21 (left) and Avery Hitchcock ’21 won the Thurgood Marshall Memorial Moot Court Competition.

UCLA School of Law students Delaney Gold-Diamond ’21 and Avery Hitchcock ’21 won the prestigious Thurgood Marshall Memorial Moot Court Competition, which was held virtually over the course of several weeks, from late February through mid-March.

UCLA Law student Jamie Butts
Jamie Butts ’22 delivers the closing argument in the STAC West Coast regional's championship trial.

Two crews of students representing UCLA School of Law’s A. Barry Cappello Trial Team swept the Student Trial Advocacy Competition (STAC) West Coast regional, which was held virtually March 4-7. UCLA Law will be among 12 law schools competing at the national championship tournament in April.

UCLA Law Lecturer Diane Birnholz
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When UCLA School of Law lecturer and alumna Diane Birnholz ’90 appeared on Wheel of Fortune on Feb. 24, the final bonus round puzzle (category: “Event”) looked challenging at first:

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UCLA Law student Natalie Garson ’22 delivers her argument in the National Trial Competition's regional round
Natalie Garson ’22 (left) delivers her argument in the National Trial Competition's regional round.

Two squads of students representing UCLA School of Law’s A. Barry Cappello Trial Team swept the National Trial Competition’s Southern California regional round, which was held virtually Feb. 4-7. The victory marked the first time that UCLA Law’s trial team won both of the region’s bids to the national tournament.

UCLA Law Students Participate in a Simulated Trial.
Students Brian McPherson ’22 and Andrew Gordon ’22 participate in a simulated trial with prosecutor J’me Forrest and pathologist Dr. Jun Guan.

The A. Barry Cappello Program in Trial Advocacy at UCLA School of Law has launched a collaboration with the office of the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, creating an innovative educational opportunity for law students and pathologists alike.

UCLA Law student Delaney Gold-Diamond
UCLA Law student Delaney Gold-Diamond ’21 celebrates the Cappello Trial Team's latest victory.

UCLA School of Law’s top-ranked A. Barry Cappello Trial Team has completed the best weekend in its history, including strong finishes in multiple national competitions and the team’s first-ever victory in the Tournament of Champions, the nation’s premier invitational trial competition.

UCLA Law Trial Team
Members of the UCLA Law A. Barry Cappello Trial Team joined their opponents and judges via Zoom for the Battle of the Experts competition, Oct. 24-25.

UCLA School of Law’s A. Barry Cappello Trial Team won the Battle of the Experts competition over the weekend of Oct. 24-25.

UCLA Law student Jack Eyers
UCLA Law student Jack Eyers '21 won the award for Outstanding Advocate at the Summit Cup trial advocacy competition on Oct. 4.

In its first competition since earning the No. 1 national ranking, UCLA School of Law’s A. Barry Cappello Trial Team on Oct. 4 won the Summit Cup, a trial advocacy competition hosted by University of Denver Sturm College of Law that is considered among the most prestigious and difficult trial competitions in the country.

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