Baylor Law Team Takes First Place at the 2022 Hunton Andrews Kurth Moot Court National Invitational Championship
Baylor Law Students (L-R)Lexie Ammons, Michael Tagliabue, and Sarah Megan Erb pose with Coach Professor of Law Larry Bates (R) After Winning the 2022 Hunton Andrews Kurth Moot Court National Invitational Championship
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Baylor Law students took first place at the 2022 Hunton Andrews Kurth Moot Court National Invitational Championship hosted by the University of Houston Law Center, January 27-29, 2022. Students Lexie Ammons, Michael Tagliabue, and brief writer Sarah Megan Erb took top honors in the field of the top sixteen advocacy programs in the nation. The Championship team was coached by Professor of Law Larry T. Bates and Assistant Dean Pat Wilson. In addition, Lexie Ammons was declared ‘Best Speaker’ of the competition. For their championship win, the Baylor Law students will share a $7,000 scholarship, with Lexie receiving an additional $2,500 for being selected as Best Speaker of the competition.
Baylor Law teams were semi-finalists in this national competition in 2018, 2019, and 2020.
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