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

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Board of Advocates The Board of Advocates is the litigation honor society of the University of Texas Law School. Excellence in trial and appellate advocacy is the end sought. Regular and rigorous competition is the means. BOA is open to all students at the Law School. Participation is a prerequisite for membership. Students earn points as competitors, witnesses. and bailiffs, as well as providing help to the organization itself. Members are inducted by election. The BOA is responsible for all Law School competitions. Intramural mock trial competitions include the Carl Wilson and Locke, Purnell, Rain, Harrell tournaments for novices and Vial, Hamilton, Kock Knox and Strasburger Price Endowed Senior Tournaments. All freshlaws write briefs for the Thad Hutchison Endowed Freshlaw Moot Court Competition. Others go on to compete in future Gibbs Ratliff and Susman Godfrey Edowed Moot Court competitions. The BOA also sponsors intramural competitions in Client Counseling and Voir Dire to provide students with opportunities to encounter a range of litigation experiences. In the 1993-94 school year, the organization sent teams to eighteen competitions across the country. The culmination of another year of hard work is the annual spring banquet. All BOA members are invited to attend this event honoring outstand ing competitors, officers, and attorneys who contribute their time and invaluable experience coaching interscholastic teams and judging intramural competitions. Members are elected to the Board based on a combination of competition points and office duty. First-year students are encouraged to come by the office for information on upcoming competitions. FRONT ROW: Jack Ratliff, Susan Saleh. Arthur Navarro. Cindy Bullock Dunn. Elizabeth Miller. Cindy Olson Bourland, Laura Parchman, Mike Ortega. SECOND ROW: Michael Trent. Sandra Dean Carpenter. Kim Susanne Shultz. David Haipern. Mlscha Dawn Buford. Ruby Kathleen Bolton. Debra Irwin, Peggy C. O Der THIRD ROW: Joel Don Ballard. pltoto bf Mr format JoAnn Dairymple. John Frank Gillard. Scott Breedlove. Sian Elizabeth Provost. Sabnna Eileen Steward. Whitney Jade Fleming. Tamara Gay Lovell. Michael Pipor BACK ROW: Rhonda Kayo Sullivan, Jonathan Alan Beldon. Robert Craig N ssen. Jonathan Paul Harmon, James Baker. Scott David Staton. William Dean Langford. 28 — Board of Advocates

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Assault and Flattery During 1994, Assault and Flattery, the annual Law School variety show, continued its forty-year theatrical tradition by once again showcasing the talent and creativity of its members. For this year's extravaganza, the entirely student-manufactured production, presented a satirical adaptation of the popular Texas tale, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.” Third-year, John Gillard, the show's writer and technical director created his own version of the well-known musical, The Best Little Law Firm in Texas, which harkened back to a period in Texas history when aspiring female lawyers were constantly having to overcome barriers established by the good ole’ boy legal profession. Miss Mona, played by third-year JoAnn Dalrymple, found herself in a case against the slimeball, big-city lawyer Melvin P. Thorpe, Esquire, played by senior Lee Liedecke. With the help of her girls and the admiring Judge Ed Earl Dodd, played by second-year Terry Hampton, Mona eventually defeated old Mr. Thorpe and sent the male-dominated legal establishment into a frenzy. This year's choreography, by midlaw Laura Merritt, third-year Dan-ica Millos, and midlaw Becky Henderson, added tremendously to the quality of the show. The main theme story was also punctuated with humorous student written skits ranging from a musical tribute to Keeton's Casino,” to the satirical Mullenix Group.” As always, the Medley, directed by third-year Susan Saleh, was a highlight of the show, with their close harmony renditions of law school tunes. Assault and Flattery 1994. directed by senior Shelli Soto, provided an exciting change of pace and an outlet for creativity for all who participated. A F’s cast of students and faculty demonstrated a diversity of talent not always evident in the Law School classroom. Assault and Flattery — 27

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Scon Col , attorney (or the defendant, speaks to the jury during tho VW Ham (ton Senior Mock Trial Competition held in tho Law School on Nov, 15. Bess Masterson as Bess Weisernow, the plaintiff, points to evidence as her attorney Elizabeth Miller, watches during the Vial Hamilton Senior Mock Trial Competition. photos bf John Fonrortfl OFFICERS: Michael Eugene Trent. Appellate Director; Arthur Isaac Navarrro. Interscholastic Director; Susan Elizabeth Saleh. Interscho-lastc Drector; Elizaboth Danielle Miller, Judging Director; Sandra Dean Carpenter. Appellate Director; Mischa Dawn Buford. Newslettor Editor: Cndy Olson Bourland. Chairperson; Kim Susanne Shultz. Financial Director; Ruby Kathleen Bolton. Judging Director; Cindy Bullock Dunn. Pubi c Relations Director; Debra Irwin. Membership Director; David Grant Hatpem. Laura Christine Parchman. Judging Director; Mike Rivera Ortega. Administrative Records Officer. Board of Advocatos — 29