The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at 蝌蚪传媒蝌蚪传媒檚 LALSA Moot Court Teams took home first and second place in this year蝌蚪传媒檚 17th Annual National Latina/Latino Law Student Association (NLLSA) Moot Court Competition. The Competition, held over the course of two days in Puerto Rico, is organized by NLLSA. Haub Law sent two teams to compete this year and in an exciting final round, the two Haub Law teams versed one another, ultimately finishing as the top two teams.
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蝌蚪传媒淚 am so grateful to have had the experience of traveling to Puerto Rico for this competition with my Haub Law teammates,蝌蚪传媒 LALSA Moot Court Team member Samantha Portillo (3L). 蝌蚪传媒淲e prepared for months leading up to the competition and it is rewarding to see that hard work pay off with the results.蝌蚪传媒 Haub Law has a strong history with NLLSA and the NLLSA Competition. Several Haub Law students have served on the executive board of NLLSA in the past. Currently, there are four Haub Law students on NLLSA蝌蚪传媒檚 executive board for the 2024蝌蚪传媒2025 academic year. Haub Law student Samara Pizarro 蝌蚪传媒25 is the NLLSA Attorney General and assisted in writing this year蝌蚪传媒檚 competition fact pattern. Additionally, Haub Law students Henry Rodriguez (2L), Joesph Martinez (3L), Jalice Zea-Roman (3L) are members of the NLLSA executive board.
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When Joseph Churgin graduated from the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at 蝌蚪传媒 in 1993, he never could have imagined that 32 years later, two of his children would not only be studying law but attending the same law school. 蝌蚪传媒淚 felt incredibly proud that both Hunter and Emma wanted to attend law school where I got my start,蝌蚪传媒 shared Joseph. 蝌蚪传媒淚t was the perfect fit for me, and I hoped that it would be for both of my children as well.蝌蚪传媒
From the moment she learned about Abraham Lincoln in the first grade, Deborah Gross-Quatrone knew she wanted to be a lawyer. 蝌蚪传媒淚 was fortunate enough to attend a college that had an ABA approved Paralegal program which was very progressive for the 1980蝌蚪传媒檚 and that further solidified my interest in the law,蝌蚪传媒 shared Deborah.
Jonathan Bluvstein, Kira Segal, and Samuel Fonseca de Carvalho will be honored at the 2025 Haub Law Commencement for their leadership, service, and academic excellence. Meet this year蝌蚪传媒檚 Dean蝌蚪传媒檚 Award recipients.