Cumberland School of Law's National Trial Team continues its streak of advancing in national trial competitions. Last weekend, at the National Trial Advocacy tournament in Detroit, Michigan, third-year student Kameron Buckner, and second-year students Isabella Colombo, Gavin King, Jake Sauls and Whitney Lott, reached the semi-finals of this national competition. King was awarded best cross-examination for the preliminary rounds. The team was coached by alumni Setara Foster ‘12 and Matt Woodham ‘15. The National Trial Team has placed in three out of the four tournaments entered to date this year.
Additionally, second-year students Krista James and Blaine Goodwin, and third-year student Isabell Montoya-Minisee, competed in the regional National Appellate Advocacy competition in Montgomery, Alabama over the weekend. This team was coached by alumni Clay Williams ‘99 and Erin Dunagan ‘99.
Finally, members of the ABA Negotiation Team competed in the ABA Negotiation Competition in Lansing, Michigan this weekend. Cumberland competitors included third-year student Tiffany Jones and second-year students Thomas Thorneycroft Nolan Herslebs and Carami Garrett, and coaches April Jackson MacLennan ‘14 and Ben Warren ‘18.
Pictured from left to right are Matt Woodham, Isabella Colombo, Gavin King, Whitney Lott, Jake Sauls and Kameron Buckner.