The University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law will host the 16th Annual National Ethics Competition on March 22-24, 2024. Selected teams will compete at the historic Robert T. Matsui U.S. Courthouse in Sacramento. 

The application deadline for law schools to compete was October 25, 2023. 

About the competition

McGeorge's National Ethics Trial Competition was established in 2006 to promote ethical and civility awareness through the mock trial competition format. As far as we know, it is the only law school-sponsored competition that features both an ethical component in the issues to be tried and scoring based on the participants' observation of ethical and civility principles. The competition provides an opportunity for student trial lawyers to develop and display their knowledge and skills of professional responsibility in trial work. Trials are judged by distinguished members of the bench and bar, including judges of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, Superior Courts of California, and members of the Anthony M. Kennedy and Milton Schwartz Inns of Court.

Competing Schools in the 16th Annual NETC

  • Baylor University School of Law
  • Brooklyn Law School
  • Drexel University School of Law
  • Florida International College of Law
  • Fordham University School of Law
  • George Mason Law School
  • Loyola University Chicago School of Law
  • Mercer University School of Law
  • South Texas College of Law Houston
  • Stetson University College of Law
  • University of California Berkeley School of Law
  • University of California Davis School of Law
  • University of California Law San Francisco
  • University of California Los Angeles School of Law
  • University of Buffalo College of Law
  • University of Denver Sturm College of Law
  • University of Houston Law Center
  • University of Illinois College of Law
  • University of Maryland Law School
  • University of Mississippi School of Law
  • University of San Diego School of Law
  • University of South Dakota School of Law

16th Annual NETC Results 

  • Champion: University of California Los Angeles School of Law
  • Finalist: Stetson University College of Law
  • Semifinalists: 
    • Loyola University Chicago School of Law 
    • University of California Berkeley School of Law
  • Quarterfinalists:
    • Mercer University School of Law
    • Florida International College of Law
    • University of Denver Sturm College of Law
    • George Mason Law School
  • Individual Awards:
    • Best Opening: Olivia Salter, Mercer University School of Law
    • Best Direct: Brian Boatwright, Mercer University School of Law
    • Best Cross: Madeline Bodiford, Stetson University College of Law
    • Best Closing: Rachel Goldstein, Fordham University School of Law
    • Best Advocate: Peter Gaynor, Drexel University School of Law
    • Most Professional Team Award: University of Houston Law Center

Resources

Questions?

Associate Director of Trial Advocacy Reza Rezvani
National Ethics Trial Competition
University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law
3200 Fifth Avenue
Sacramento, CA 95817
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