Board of Advocates
       Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law

 

 

Welcome to the BOA Web

The Board of Advocates (BOA) is an organization of law students committed to learning about the advocacy side of the practice of law. Led by an Executive Council of officers and strongly supported by the law school administration and faculty, the BOA promotes the practical side of lawyering through on and off campus competitions in a variety of advocacy areas. Whether you want to be a transactional attorney working on multi-million-dollar deals (try the Negotiation competition in the Fall) or a trial-ready litigator (try one of twelve off-campus moot court or mock trial competitions), the BOA provides various opportunities for SMU students to become successful advocates.

The BOA website contains almost all the information you need to learn about the organization and how to become involved. Please take a moment to browse our website and learn about the different types of activities/competitions we host, all of which provide opportunities for learning, resume-building, and competing.

If you have any questions or comments regarding the BOA, please do not hesitate to email any of the Executive Council (under the “About the BOA” tab). Also, please stop by anytime at our office on the lower level of Storey Hall, Room 24B.

We look forward to your participation!

Best regards,
Bill Richmond, Chairman
wrichmon@smu.edu

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Order of Barristers Application due Monday, April 6th

 

Make Plans for the Board of Advocates Advocacy Awards Banquet & Order of the Barristers Ceremony Sunday, April 19th, 2009. 

Board of Advocates Directors Applications due Wednesday, April 1st. 

Applications may be downloaded at the “BOA Administration” TWEN page. 

Please follow all instructions on TWEN for Application and signing up for Tryouts. 

Nominations Needed

Please submit, via the BOA Administration TWEN Page, nominations for 3L Advocate of the Year, 2L Advocate of the Year, Coach of the Year, and Officer of the year.  Nominations are due by April 1st, and elections on those nominations will take place from April 1-6. 

Additional information of submitting names and voting available on the TWEN Page. 

Congratulations to the SMU’s Duberstein National Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition Teams on their successes in the National Tournament. 

National 3rd Place: Bill Richmond, Mark Moore and Steve Lecholop

 

Quarter-Finalists: Dustin Appel Aubrey Colvard

 

Best Advocates:

2nd Bill Richmond

3rd Dustin Appel

4th Aubrey Colvard

 

Best Brief:  Dustin Appel and Aubrey Colvard

 

ABA NAAC MOOT COURT COMPETITION (Brooklyn Regional)

8th Best Advocate:  Becky Bailey

Well Done on the 2009 AAJ Mock Trial Results

The AAJ Mock Trial Competition this past weekend had two teams advance in the competition:

5th Place: Cami McCluer, Vaniecy Nwigwe, Olivia Howe, David Overcash, Alex Pilawski

Semi-Finalist: Amber Browning, Jay Bishop, Aaron Capps, Jamie Sorley, and Joy Briones.

Congratulations to the 2009 Spring On Campus Mock Trial Champions

   Matt Herzog, Sumayya Khatib, Tori Burress, & Elizabeth Viney won out over the team of Missy Luton, Tim Hardesty, Rwan Hardesty, & David Coon in SMU’s On Campus Mock Trial Competition. 

 

   However, Tim Hardesty did earn the Best Advocate Award for the competition. 

CREDIT HOURS

If you have participated on an interscholastic mock trial or moot court team you are eligible to receive one credit hour which is applied the semester following the competition. The credit hour counts towards your limit of non graded credit hours so plan accordingly. To receive the credit, complete the form found on the registrar's website, http://www.law.smu.edu/registrar/forms/mockmoot.aspx, print it out, have it signed by the appropriate person, and return it to the Registrar's Office. All forms should be submitted by the final day to add a class which is January 14, 2009.