ABA REGIONAL MEDIATION COMPETITION TEAM AWARD
Presented this year for the first time to the members of the ABA Regional Mediation Competition Team, coached by Professor Larry Pittman:
SUSAN OLIVE CARR
ARNOLD D. LEE

DUBERSTEIN BANKRUPTCY MOOT COURT COMPETITION TEAM AWARD
Presented annually to the members of the Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court Team, coached by Associate Professor John Czarnetzky:
JON W. DALY
ALLISON CARTER SIMPSON

PHILIP C. JESSUP INTERNATIONAL LAW MOOT COURT COMPETITION TEAM AWARD
Presented annually to the members of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition Team, coached by Croft Assistant Professor of International Law Charles H. Brower:
LAUREN L. BURNETT
RAYMOND H. B. FRASER
JASON R. SAVARESE
ANDREW R. SEGER
TIFFANY S. STEWART
COLLEEN M. SWEENEY

MOOT COURT COMPETITION AWARDS
Presented to the winner and runner-up of the Oral Appellate Argument Competition for each semester:
Fall 2003 Winner
JAMES B. SMITH
Runner-Up EMILY E. COX
Spring 2004 Winner
CARRIE E. SHELTON
Runner-Up BRIAN O. LUCAS
Presented to the writer of the best written brief for each semester:

MOOT COURT BOARD MEMBERS OF THE YEAR
Presented for the Fall and Spring semesters to two Moot Court Board members for their outstanding service to the Board. The selection is made by a vote of the full board membership.
Fall 2003 Smith Boykin
Spring 2004 Stephen P. Wilson

W. Scott Welch III ('64), left, partner in the Jackson office of Butler, Snow, O'Mara, Stevens and Cannada, PLLC, and past president of the American Board of Trial Attorneys, presents a $1,000 check from ABOTA to Dean Samuel M. Davis in support of the Law School's trial advocacy program. Welch also presented the ABOTA Foundation Professional Leadership Award to Sherlock Grigsby.

Timothy D. "Tim" Moore ('96), left, partner in the Jackson firm Currie, Johnson, Griffin, Gaines and Myers, PA, presents $250 cash awards and engraved gavels to members of this year's ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition team: James B. Smith (second from left), Sarah Tinkler, and William F. Longwitz. The firm provides financial and other support for the team to participate in the competition, which was held in March in New Orleans. The team advanced to the fourth round, and Tinkler was named 10th best advocate out of approximately 75 students. Team coach was Assistant Professor E. Farish Percy.

Lanny Pace ('94), center, partner in the Jackson firm Steen Dalehite and Pace, presents engraved gavels to Brian Lucas (left) and Robert D. Schultze (right), winners of last fall's Steen Reynolds and Dalehite Trial Competition. The two students, along with J. Matt Eichelberger and Jeremy McNinch, received cash prizes and represented the Law School at the national trial competition held at the University of Tennessee. Lucas and Schultze made it to the finals. Team coaches were Professor Tom Mason and Professor Hans Sinha. The former firm Steen Reynolds and Dalehite established the awards in 1981 and began providing other financial support to enhance the Law School's trial advocacy training program.

Robert N. Warrington ('88), left, partner at Campbell, DeLong, Hagwood & Wade, LLP, in Greenville, presents the $1,000 Campbell, DeLong, Hagwood & Wade, LLP, Scholarship in Law to Carrie E. Shelton. The award was established in 2002 by the Greenville law firm and is awarded annually to the student who wins the spring Moot Court Competition.

Wilton J. "Jerry" Johnson III ('75), left, partner in the firm McGlinchey Stafford, PLLC, presents certificates and cash prizes to oral advocacy competition winners: $300 to Bradley Flippin (second from left), runner-up; $150 to Emily E. Cox, semifinalist; $400 to John Moses, winner; and $150 to Reid McKee, semifinalist. McGlinchey Stafford this year stepped in to become the annual host for the competition, providing time, service, and financial support.

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