Cook-Campbell and Stamps Win 2014 Trial Competition
Brinkley Cook-Campbell, Britta Stamps, the Honorable Kenneth S. Hixson, the Honorable Susan O. Hickey, the Honorable Kristine G. Baker, the Honorable Conner Eldridge, Chloe Fackler, and Jordan Broyles.
Third-year law students Brinkley Cook-Campbell and Britta Stamps won the 2014 William H. Sutton Barristers’ Union Trial Competition. Fellow third-year students Jordan Broyles and Chloe Fackler were the runners-up. Stamps was named outstanding individual advocate.
The round was judged by the Honorable Kristine G. Baker, U.S. district judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas; the Honorable Susan O. Hickey, U.S. district judge for the Western District of Arkansas; the Honorable Kenneth S. Hixson, judge for the Arkansas Court of Appeals; and the Honorable Conner Eldridge, U.S. attorney for the Western District of Arkansas.
Held in the E.J. Ball Courtroom at the University of Arkansas School of Law, the championship round capped off three weeks of competition. The competition featured more than 70 practicing attorneys serving as judges in the preliminary and elimination rounds, which also featured 44 volunteer witnesses and 40 volunteer timekeepers.
Third year students Blake Montgomery and Rasohn Perry, who were finalists in 2013, chaired this year’s competition. The Bailey & Oliver Law Firm supported the competition throughout, with Sach Oliver reprising his annual presentation, “How to Win the Trial Competition” before rounds began. Bailey & Oliver also sponsored its 6th Annual Bailey & Oliver Closing Argument Competition, comprised of students who made the Round of 16. The winner of that contest was Geoff Hamby. Second place went to Travis Adams, while Lauren Summerhill and second year student Aundrea Hanna tied for third place.
Contacts
Andy Albertson, director of communications
School of Law
575-6111,
aalbert@uark.edu
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