Campbell Law advocates finish as semi-finalists in National Flash Trial Competition

Third-year Campbell Law School students Samantha Border and Megan Pope finished as semi-finalists at the National Flash Trial Competition held Sept. 5-8 in San Francisco, California. The team was coached by Brittany Stiltner ’16.

The National Flash Trial Competition is hosted by Berkeley Law School and comes with an interesting hook: Teams are given a separate problem for each round shortly before they must try the case. Border and Pope tried five cases in three days with as little as 45 minutes to prep each case and each brought home a trophy for their efforts.

“I am incredibly proud of both Megan and Samantha,” said Mary Ann Matney ’17, director of Campbell Law’s Competitive Advocacy Program. “They endured extreme pressure and went up against highly skilled teams. That alone was a test of their skills, but when you add in little time to prepare, they rose to the challenge. They tried each of their cases effectively and zealously.”

Border and Pope faced off against the University of California at Los Angeles Law School, Baylor University School of Law, University of Denver Sturm College of Law and the University of South Carolina School of Law.

Campbell Law is consistently recognized as a leader in advocacy by U.S. News, preLaw magazine, Fordham’s Trial Competition Rankings and Hofstra Law School’s GAVEL Rankings.  Accolades include one world championship, 12 national championships, more than a dozen regional titles and two Top Gun champions, among others.