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Antonio Allen ’12, 2L Marcus Johnson, DeAndrea Jackson ’12 and 2L Matthew Jackson were the 2012 national quarterfinalists in the BSLA Thurgood Marshall Mock
Trial Competition. The team was coached by Doug Greene (center). — Photo courtesy of Doug Greene
Another instrumental key to the continued success of our
programs has been the implementation of the Board of
Advocates. This student-run organization helps to provide
support to the competitive teams and to host the in-school
competitions in all three disciplines that allow all students to
compete and determine their level of interest and talent. By
promoting advocacy and the success of our teams, incoming
students are aware of our success and want to be a part of
maintaining that success.
Support is essential for our advocacy programs. Attorneys are
always needed to help our teams prepare for competition by
Jennifer Ellis ’05 has served as director of advocacy
programs since 2010. As a former advocacy
student at Texas Wesleyan, she achieved national
success in moot court that started the school’s
rise in 2005. She then served as a coach for moot
court over the next five years.
playing the role of judge. Practices are held in the evenings
and on weekends. We also use local attorneys to help judge
our in-school competitions. Financial support is vital to allow
us to continue to send teams to competition. Matthew ’08 and
Andy Wright founded The Advocacy Endowment Fund in 2009.
Matthew served on the moot court team that won the law
school’s only state championship in 2007. Additionally, the Elliott
ADR Endowment Fund was established in 2012 to support the
dispute resolution program. Anyone interested in volunteering or
donating should contact Jennifer Ellis at jaellis@law.txwes.edu.
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