Yale Law grad named "Top Gun" at Baylor tournament

Sarah Chervinsky, a 2011 Yale Law School graduate, won the second-annual Top Gun mock trial tournament hosted by Baylor Law School in early June. The competition--a one-of-a-kind contest that has students compete individually rather than as a team--invited 18 advocates from the nation's top mock trial programs. The competitors received the problem just 24 hours before the first round, and additional evidence and witnesses were added as the tournament rolled on.

Ms. Chervinsky defeated Shannon O'Guin from Samford University Cumberland School of Law in the final round. Unfortunately for O'Guin--and in true Top Gun fashion--"there are no points for second place." Or should I say, Benjamins; Chervisnky took home a cool 10 grand for her fancy flyin'. No word on whether O'Guin's plaque will indeed be located in the ladies' room. (I kill me, I really do.)

The competition was sponsored by the Texas law firm of Naman Howell Smith & Lee, PLLC.

Baylor has a post-competition rundown here. Yale details Chervinsky's win here. Cumberland talks about O'Guin's runner-up finish here.