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and coaches, and ensures professionalism and unity among the
disciplines. Second, there has been consistency in coaching over
the past few years.
Moot court’s longest-serving coach is Joe Spence, a partner
at Shannon Gracey Ratliff and Miller, LLP, who has worked with
moot court students since 2004. He has coached three of the
school’s four national moot court championship teams. He has also
coached two teams that came in second place at an international
and a national competition, as well as a regional championship
team. In addition to coaching, Spence has taught classes at the law
school on various topics and was the 2010 recipient of the alumni
association Friend of the Law School Award for his years of service.
Elliott has coached the dispute resolution teams since the law
school’s inception in 1989. She has coached two international, six
national, and seven regional championship teams. In addition to
coaching, she also teaches courses in dispute resolution.
Another instrumental key to the
continued success of our programs
has been the implementation of the
Board of Advocates. This studentrun
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.
Ross Tew ’12 and Marissa Warms ’12 were national semifinalists and regional champions in the 2012 ABA Client Counseling Competition.
They were coached by Kay Elliott (center). — Photo by Dan Brothers