| Tilson Co-Chairs ABA’s Trial Advocacy Competition: MBT co-founder Joe Tilson is the Regional Co-Chair and Co-Founder of the Midwest Regional Trial Advocacy Competition, which is sponsored by the Employment Law Section of the American Bar Association. Law school students were judged on their advocacy skills and courtroom presence at each stage of the trial. Each team consisted of four law students, two serving as lawyers and two acting as witnesses for the trial. Federal judges, law professors and prominent employment lawyers from around the nation serving as evaluators. U.S. District Court Judge Matthew Kennelly judged the final round of the competition, in which a team from Northwestern University emerged victorious on November 18, 2012 in a field of 20 teams from the Midwest Region.
"Our competition began nine years ago as a pilot program and has steadily grown into a national competition with eight regions. Each year, we continue to be impressed by the polished trial skills shown by these law students." |
