University of Texas School of Law - Peregrinus Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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ASSAULT AND FLATTERY ABOVE LEFT: David Dubose and the Judgctlcs perform Be a 1 aw Prof.” MIDDLF. LEFT: Members of the cast sing Crime and Punishment.” BOTTOM LEFT: The chorus line exemplifies the grandeur of the opening number. ABOVE: Cast members endure one of a thousand rehearsals. Assault and Flattery — 19

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ASSAULT AND FLATTERY The 36th anniversary of Assault and Flattery, Townes Hall's annual musical comedy revue, was celebrated with a production of Legal Shop of Horrors.” The plot of the show traced the lives of law students Seymour and Audrey as they confronted the socratically-sadistic Professor Orin Scrivello, LL.M., and a living, breathing, Mersky-eating 8-foot tall hornbook — Wright on Everything. No icon of pop culture was safe as the show lampooned everything from talk shows ( Professor Donahue”) to the Sweeny sisters ( Tom Clark Lounge”) to the questionable attempt of Lts Miserables to bring great literary works to the Broadway stage ( Crime and Pun- ishment — the Musical ). Professor involvement also soared this year, with students in Law Connection choosing their courses from videotaped descriptions by Professors Dzienkowski, Dodge, Robertson and Johanson. And maybe, someday, Lino Graglia will be able to forgive the Academy for overlooking his brilliant recreations of Marlon Brando’s famous roles in The Godfather, On the Waterfront and Streetcar. A F apparently found its expansion from three to four nights a comfortable one, as did its audiences, which filled the auditorium every evening with laughter, applause and appreciation for a job well done. 18 — Assault and Flattery

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BOARD OF ADVOCATES The Board of Advocates is an organization committed to developing trial and appellate advocacy skills in UT law students. The BOA runs seven interscholastic tournaments, and sponsors eight ir.terscholastic teams each year, providing valuable opportunities for litigation training during law school. The BOA ran three interscholastic competitions in the Fall. Bob Bragalone and Skip Marter won the Fall Novice Mock Trial Competition, with Bragalone named the best novice advocate. The Vial, Hamilton, Koch and Knox F.ndowed Senior Mock Trial Competition pitted the school’s top trial advocates against each other. Jon Givens and Mikal Watts won the championship round, with Watts being named the best advocate. A1 Spencer and Barry Hardin won the Fall Senior Moot Court Competition, with Hardin winning best advocate honors. Mike Barrera and David Guillory won the Spring Client Counseling Competition, the first of four competitions in the Spring. Guillory continued his success in the Spring Invitational Solo Mock Trial Competition, reaching the final round. The exclusive competition was held in January for the first time this year. The Novice Mock Trial Competition concluded in mid-March, and the Susman, Godfrey and McGowan F.ndowed Moot Court Competition in April had twelve teams competing against each other in a singleelimination format. ABOVE, OFFICERS: FRONT ROW: Robert Mayes, Cindy Levin, Charlotte Edwards, Michael L. Barrera. BACK ROW: James F.. Friedhofer, Kim Nugent-Anderson, John Strasburger, Debra Hamilton. Jack Ratliff, David Shukan, Linda Sinclair. Mikal Walts, Meg Brooks. NOT PICTURED: A1 Odom. Karen Stulh, Myra dickering. LEFT: Cindy Levin pours over case studies to prepare legal strategy . 20 — Board of Advocates