2020 State Moot Court Virtual Competition

June 23-25, 2020 TYLA State Moot Court Competition 2020 Schedule of Events

TUESDAY, JUNE 23 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 2020

8:30 a.m. Preliminary Round I 9:00 a.m. Preliminary Round V

Team 3 v. Team 4 Team 3 v. Team 5 Team 1 v. Team 2 Team 6 v. Team 4 Team 5 v. Team 6 Team 7 v. Team 1 Team 7 v. BYE Team 2 v. BYE

11:00 a.m. Preliminary Round II 11:00 a.m. Preliminary Round VI

Team 1 v. Team 6 Team 5 v. Team 7 Team 7 v. Team 4 Team 1 v. Team 3 Team 2 v. Team 5 Team 4 v. Team 2 Team 3 v. BYE Team 6 v. BYE

2:30 p.m. Preliminary Round III 2:30 p.m. Preliminary Round VII

Team 4 v. Team 1 Team 2 v. Team 7 Team 2 v. Team 3 Team 3 v. Team 6 Team 6 v. Team 7 Team 4 v. Team 5 Team 5 v. BYE Team 1 v. BYE

4:30 p.m. Preliminary Round IV THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 2020

Team 6 v. Team 2 10:00 a.m. Semifinal Round Team 5 v. Team 1 Team 7 v. Team 3 2:00 p.m. Final Round Team 4 v. BYE

W e would like to thank TACT and GavelStats for making this virtual competition possible. We would not have been able to do it without their support and guidance. Participating Law Schools Baylor Law School Texas A&M University School of Law Coach: Kathy A. Serr Coach: Jennifer A. Ellis

Southern Methodist University Texas Tech University School of Law Dedman School of Law Coach: Robert T. Sherwin Coaches: Lance E. Caughfield and Haleigh Jones University of Houston Law Center Coaches: Jim Lawrence and Julia Peebles St. Mary’s University School of Law Coach: Ricky J. Poole South Texas College of Law Houston Coach: Robert L. Galloway

Team Members Alyssa Arnold Javier Gonzalez Brian Pounds Brooke Bohlen Blaine Hill Rolando Reyna Natsumi Jo Covey Madison Kuczynski Joseph Reynolds Blaire Farine Angelique Lee Laura Smith James Fryer Jacob Mathew Christina Ta Melissa Fullmer Cody Miller Ryan Golden Margaret Morrow

2019-2020 TYLA State Moot Court Committee Co-Chairs Brief Judges M. Kaylan Dunn Seth Hopkins Michael J. Ritter Sonia Russo Keith Toler Committee Kirk Cooper TYLA Executive Committee Advisor Brandon Draper Sally Pretorius Sara A. Giddings Ashley Hymel TYLA President Carra Miller Victor Flores Laura Pratt State Moot Court Coordinator Problem Drafters Bree Trevino Kirk Cooper Michael J. Ritter

The Texas Young Lawyers Association would like to thank the Texas Supreme Court and the other volunteer attorneys and judges who volunteered their time to judge the 2020 State Moot Court competition. We would also like to thank our sponsors: TYLA State Moot Court Competition Champions 1975 — University of Texas School of Law 1997 — Texas Tech University School of Law Susan Combs, John Nelson, and Charles Oliver Sally Gary, Patricia Nellenbach , and Rosalyn Peacock

1976 — Baylor University School of Law 1998 — South Texas College of Law Leonard E. Davis, Sidney A. Fitzwater, and Kirk B. Purcell Kevin Cain, Brent Cordell, and Twila Baker

1977 — University of Texas School of Law 1999 — Baylor University School of Law Kelley K. Beck, Gary L. Buckwalter, and Amy O’Malley, Amber Slayton, and Ashlea Vogler Barbara Radnofsky 2000 — South Texas College of Law 1978 — Southern Methodist University School of Law Robert W. Cowan, Ann E. Johnson, and Mark A. Junell Brian D. Melton, Cindy M. Ohlenforst, and Gordon M. Shapiro 2001 — South Texas College of Law Natalie C. Koehler, Rene’ M. Sigman, and 1979 — Baylor University School of Law Michael F. Westbrook Donald F. Lively, Ken Patterson, and Robert T. Rhodes 2002 — St. Mary’s University School of Law 1980 — St. Mary’s University School of Law Rebecca Copeland, Monica Galvan, and Tina Campbell Harris John W. McChristian, Jr., Shelton Smith, and Lisa Vance 2003 — South Texas College of Law 1981 — South Texas College of Law Inger M. Hampton, J. Daniel Johnson, and Kyle R. Watson Diantha J. Garrett, Neil McCabe, and Lyn McClellan 2004 — South Texas College of Law 1982 — University of Houston Law Center Nicole James, Taneka Johnson, and Paige Woodard Elena F. Dhorio, Patricia J. Kerrigan, and Robyn S. Rothman 2005 — South Texas College of Law Angela N. Hamilton, David E. Harris, and Karl W. Seelbach 1983 — South Texas College of Law Devon Decker, Paige Pace, and Jeff Rusk 2006 — St. Mary’s University School of Law Kimberly M. Phillips, Alison Hicks, and Halina Radchenko 1984 — South Texas College of Law Richard Hogan, Jr., Vickie Martin, and Paige Pace 2007 — Texas Wesleyan School of Law Melissa Swan, Johannes Walker, and Matthew Wright 1985 — South Texas College of Law Terrie Gerlich, Richard Hogan, Jr., and Mike Martin 2008 — Texas Tech University School of Law Graigory Fancher, Matthew Luensmann, and Erin Welch 1986 — St. Mary’s University School of Law Philip Kazen, Richard Shreves, and William Taylor 2009 — Texas Tech University School of Law Vanessa Burgess, Rickie Cayton, and Mark Erickson 1987 — South Texas College of Law Richard Laminack, Kathy Martinez, and Trace Sherer 2010 — South Texas College of Law Zachary Bowman, Jennifer Schuch, and Andrew Nelson 1988 — Baylor University School of Law Cynthia Anne Leiferman and Susan I. Nelson 2011 — University of Houston Law Center Seth Gagliardi, Patrick McKee, and Jameson Watts 1989 — St. Mary’s University School of Law Ricky Poole, Tony Schaffer, and Victoria Valerga 2012 — Baylor University School of Law Morgan Harkins and Taylor Romero 1990 — University of Texas School of Law Annette Davis, Greg Reed, and Lonnie Roach 2013 — Texas Tech University School of Law Braden Brown, Jamee Cotton, and Tanner Hartnett 1991 — South Texas College of Law Sean Breen, Rob Galloway, and Shelly Van Natter 2014 — Baylor University School of Law Mark Altman, Jess Dees, and Jacqueline Hamer 1992 — University of Houston Law Center Mary Angela Graham, Perry McConnell, and Jim Perdue 2015 — South Texas College of Law Jennifer Bonds, Kyrie Cameron, and Taylor FitzGerrell 1993 — Baylor University School of Law Mike Schoen, Lori Weems, and Susan Young 2016 – Texas Tech University School of Law C.J. Baker, Shelby Hall, and Kristen Vander-Plas 1994 — University of Houston Law Center David Comeaux, Colleen Faddick, and Barbara Schnitzler 2017 – Texas Tech University School of Law Erin Garza, Jason Judd and Brandon King 1995 — Baylor University School of Law Kimberly Loving, Neil Smith, and Celeste Yeager 2018 – Baylor Law School Max Brown, Haley Mowdy, and Kyle Stone 1996 — South Texas College of Law Melina Cain, Martha Guice, and Christopher Nease 2019 – Baylor Law School Kylie Calabrese, Aaron Horner and Kyle Gardner