February 23, 2006

DEDMAN LAW STUDENTS WIN REGIONAL COMPETITION

Trey Crawford and Duane Galligher, both second-year law students at SMU’s Dedman School of Law, won the 31^st Annual National Trial Competition Regional Championship in San Antonio, Feb. 9-11.

In March, the duo will compete against law schools from 13 different regions across the country at the national competition in Dallas. The regional competition consisted of five full trials in three days.

Dedman Law alumnus Randy Block, of Performance Legal Placement, coached the SMU students.

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