American University Washington College of Law Trial Advocacy Program

The Stephen S. Weinstein Advocacy Program (formerly Trial Advocacy) is proud to feature our STUDENT COMPETITION TEAM COACH of the Week - HERNANDO OTERO! Hernando is a coach for the Alternative Dispute Resolution Honor Society. Review the profile for more details.

The Stephen S. Weinstein Advocacy Program (formerly Trial Advocacy) is proud to feature our ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION HONOR SOCIETY (“ADRHS”) Member of the Week - ERIC ETTORRE (3L)! Check out the profile for more details.

The Stephen S. Weinstein Advocacy Program (formerly Trial Advocacy) is proud to feature MOOT COURT HONOR SOCIETY (MCHS) Member of the Week - SAM SLOANE (2L)! Learn more in the profile.

This week, we began our first round of features! We featured the following:

MONDAY - MOOT COURT HONOR SOCIETY (MCHS) Member of the Week - EMILIO HERNANDEZ (3L)

TUESDAY - ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION HONOR SOCIETY (“ADRHS”) Member of the Week - ELENA RITCHIE (3L)

WEDNESDAY - ADJUNCT FACULTY Member of the Week - JUDGE NELSON RUPP

THURSDAY - MOCK TRIAL HONOR SOCIETY (MTHS) Member of the Week - NICOLLE SAYERS (2L)

FRIDAY - TRANSACTIONAL LAW SOCIETY (TLS) Member of the Week - JONATHAN HUNTER JOHNSON (3L)

We are proud to feature these students competition team members and adjunct faculty member!

Tonight is the HONOR SOCIETIES Q&A - Panel II! This is the second part of two panel discussions. Panel II will discuss the requirements while a member of an honor society, as well as the honor society legacy.

Panel participants include Kristen Bartolotta (4L) of the Moot Court Honor Society, Zhuo Zhao (3L) of the Mock Trial Honor Society, and Elena Ritchie (3L) of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Honor Society. Prof. Brittany Gail Thomas, Assistant Director of Student Competition Teams, is back as the host.

Stay tuned for more information on how you can view this panel.

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The Alternative Dispute Resolution Honor Society proudly presents its new logo!
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In order to better represent the true face of ADRHS, we designed this logo with several things in mind.
1. The person at the center of the logo represents several things:
• We are not beholden to a court, but to each other. ADRHS focuses on the people who undertake negotiation, mediation, and arbitration proceedings.
• The figure at the center is a woman, harking back to the founders of WCL.
• This figure originally represented Lady Justice, and wore a blindfold. She traditionally signified the impartiality of the legal justice system. However, after hearing from some of our members, we decided to take off the blindfold. As our legal system has shown, time and time again, justice is not impartial. Furthermore, we wanted to be sensitive to the vision-impaired community when it came to representing our newest figurehead. As such, our figurehead takes inspiration from the Roman representation of Justice, Iustitia, whose eyes were uncovered.
• Iustitia's toga bears the stars of the U.S. flag, to symbolize that ADRHS is a part of the American University.
2. The scales are as much a focus of our new logo as Iustitia. They are nearly even because much of what ADRHS does requires give and take, resulting in balance.
3. The sword in the image represents the arbitral forum, which can be as adversarial as the U.S. court system.
4. Behind Iustitia is the world map. ADR methods are used around the world, not limited by borders and boundaries. ADRHS propels our members around the globe to develop a transnationa

The Diversity Advisory Committee (DAC) is pleased to announce its first initiative - the Unconscious Bias Workshop! The Workshop will take place virtually on Monday, October 5th at 10 pm and is mandatory for all members of student competition teams.

DAC is proud to partner with the Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Affinity Relations and the Stephen S. Weinstein Advocacy Program (formerly, Trial Advocacy Program) to facilitate this important event.

Student competition team members will receive the Workshop link from their society’s leadership via email. Questions? Concerns? Contact your DAC representatives or Prof. Brittany Gail Thomas, Assistant Director of Student Competition Teams & DAC Advisor.

American University Washington College of Law is pleased to welcome Joseph Lester this fall as the Associate Director of Training and Competitions.

Currently Southern Illinois University’s Hiram H. Lazar Distinguished Professor of Law, Lester previously taught evidence, criminal procedure, gaming law, and trial practice at Faulkner University’s Jones School of Law. During his twenty-year tenure at Faulkner, he also served as the school’s Director of Advocacy Programs for more than a decade, leading students to competition wins in moot court, mediation, and trial advocacy.

An active member of the law school advocacy community. “Having followed the success of American University for many years,” he says, “I am honored to be joining such an esteemed program. Given the wealth of talent among faculty, staff, and students, I see no limits to what we can accomplish.”

Welcome, Prof. Lester!

A shoutout from one of our members, Kate Van Allen! CONGRATS, !

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Wondering what it's like to brief your first case, conduct legal research, or represent your first client? What about how to balance studying for classes, working at an externship or clinic, and still have time for a social life? ⚖️📚 ’ Student Ambassadors, like 3L Kate Van Allen, have the answers. One reason the Haverford, Pennsylvania native chose to attend is “for its incredible program, as I knew I wanted to litigate after law school.” Van Allen currently serves is a Note & Comment Editor for , and as a student advocate for . 👩‍⚖️ “As a student advocate, I prepare and compete in two competitions a year in locations across the country. Last year, my team and I were semi-finalists at the University of Denver School of Law Summit Cup Competition. This semester, I am competing virtually at the National Civil Trial Competition,” Van Allen said. “I am also a member of and , a small publication on campus centered around criminal law topics.” 🙌 Learn more about Van Allen and all AUWCL’s Student Ambassadors at the link in our bio.

We are proud to announce the first ever HONOR SOCIETIES Q&A - Panel I will take place tonight! The first of two panel discussions, Panel I will introduce students to the honor societies and discuss how to make the team.

Panel participants include Katie Sauter (3L) of the Moot Court Honor Society, Brittany Webb (3L) of the Mock Trial Honor Society, and Ebonee Johnson (3L) of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Honor Society. Prof. Brittany Gail Thomas, Assistant Director of Student Competition Teams, will act as the host.

Stay tuned for more information on how you can view this panel and learn more about the next panel.