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GEORGIA BEATS FLORIDA IN ANNUAL MOOT COURT COMPETITION

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Tuesday, November 6, 2001

WRITER: Heidi Murphy, 706/542-5172, hmurphy@uga.edu CONTACT: Kellie Casey, 706/542-2739, krcasey@uga.edu

GEORGIA BEATS FLORIDA IN ANNUAL MOOT COURT COMPETITION

ATHENS, Ga. - The University of Georgia convincingly beat the University of Florida in the courtroom recently.

In the 22nd annual Hulsey-Kimbrell Moot Court Competition held in Jacksonville on the morning prior to Georgia/Florida football game, UGA's School of Law Moot Court team continued its winning tradition by successfully arguing its case over the University of Florida's Levin College of Law team.

Arguing for the Georgia team were third-year law students Eric Getty and Darius Pattillo. The pair was coached by another third-year student, Natalie Woodward.

UGA School of Law Dean David Shipley said Georgia's win was clear and convincing. "Our team was very well prepared for an active bench."

The University of Georgia leads the annual Hulsey-Kimbrell Moot Court Competition 16-6.

Director of the law school's advocacy program, Kellie Casey said this was a very important win for the Moot Court team as this was the first competition of the season and sets the tone for the remainder of the school year.

"Unfortunately, this is also the last competition for Eric Getty, Darius Pattillo and Natalie Woodward as they move forward to their studies for graduation and the State Bar. We will miss them.

"However, I feel confident this victory will set the stage for another winning year for our advocacy programs," she said.

Earlier this year, UGA's moot court team of Getty, Pattillo and Woodward comprised the winning team in the Intrastate Competition bringing home a trophy that UGA had not seen since 1994.

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