South Texas to host new mock trial competition

The great Dean T. Gerald Treece -- The Emperor, as I jokingly call him -- has asked me to pass along that South Texas College of Law will be launching a new mock trial tournament this spring, which he's calling the "Texas Shoot-Out" National Mock Trial Competition. The competition will take place in March and focus on the legal issues concerning the practice of law and medicine, as well as the ethical conflicts in both. It will be in honor of Dean Treece's friend, the great trial lawyer John O'Quinn, who died in 2009.

Not surprisingly, South Texas knows how to run a competition -- I can attest to that from personal knowledge. Houston is a huge city with a vibrant legal community, and I'm confident the quality of judges you'll see at this tournament will be as good as any competition in the country. South Texas is already working with Houston medical schools to have medical students play the parts of witnesses. There will also be a written trial brief component to the competition, Dean Treece tells me.

If you want more information, contact Dean Treece via e-mail at gtreece@stcl.edu or phone at 713.646.1776.