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The Niemann Cup established by Stanley P & Claudie P. Wilson in 1984, is awarded to the top advocate of each graduating class.

Student organization at The University of Texas School of Law that organizes intramural tournaments -- including mock trial, moot court, negotiations, and voir dire. The Board of Advocates promotes development of practical skills in oral and written legal advocacy as well as a wide range of activities designed to provide participants realistic experience in trial and appellate advocacy, negotiation, and client contact. The winner also receives the $250.00 Wilson Honorarium.

02/23/2026

CHAMPIONS!!! 🏆🏆🏆

Congratulations to Michael Camp (3L), Elizabeth Martin (3L), Allison Silverman (3L), Evan Mueller (2L), and Nahom Tulu (2L) for winning the Elliott Cup Moot Court championship! We are incredibly proud of y'all. 🧡🤘

02/11/2026

First spring tournament in the books!!

A HUGE congratulations to both of our TYLA teams, who competed in Houston this weekend.

Shoutout to Team Hook 'em (slide 2) for making it to the Finals!

Another shoutout to Team Bevo (slide 2) for making it to the Semis!

These fantastic finishes would not have been possible without the help of our wonderful coaches, Jay Ellwanger and Emily Ogden. 🧡

12/08/2025

UPDATED dates for Susman!! 😃😃😃

12/07/2025

We can never get enough mock/moot here in BOA 😎😎😎 mark your calendars!!! 🫵

11/20/2025

This team brought skill, passion, and professionalism to the 2025 Judge Paul Joseph Kelly Jr. Invitational at Fordham University. Huge kudos to advocates Elena Tamez (3L), Henry Zimmer (2L), and Chad Youmans (2L), coached by Cody Hill. Here’s to bold, relentless advocacy! 🧡⚖️

11/10/2025

Texas Law is FOUR for FOUR!!!

A MASSIVE congratulations to our competitors for winning the White Collar Crime Invitational (for the fourth year in a row 😎)!! Special shoutout to the team: Raychel Polk (3L), Cortez Walters (3L), Josianne Alwardi (2L), Michael Blaine (2L), and Nickoli Benkert (2L).

We may sound like a broken record here, but we mean it. NONE of this would be possible without the wonderful coaches that we have here at UT. A HUGE thank you. Hook 'em!! 🧡🤘

10/27/2025

MLK CHAMPIONS!!!

A massive congratulations is in order for the CHAMPIONS of the MLK Civil Rights Trial Competition. Shoutout to Ahryn Hancock (2L and BOA Co-Events Director), Meera Sam (2L), Jason Park (2L), Anran Wang (2L), and Joe Holden (3L) 🥳🥳

As always, thank you so much to the coaches that made this win possible 😇😇😇

10/21/2025

We’re thrilled to introduce our 1L Representatives for the Board of Advocates! 🎉 These future litigators are already making impressive strides at Texas Law, and we can’t wait to see all they’ll accomplish with BOA this year. ⚖️

10/19/2025

Another tournament in the books! CONGRATULATIONS to our 2025 Foley & Lardner champions, Tanner David and Sebastian Aviles!

Congratulations also to our fantastic finalists, Rand Meyer and Harris Lichtenstein. What a round!!

As always, we want to give a HUGE shoutout to all of the volunteer judges and witnesses who took time out of their busy lives. This tournament would not be possible without y'all. ❤️

Finally, thank you to everyone on the board who helped the tournament run smoothly!! A special thank you to our Fall Mock Trial Director, Drew Ashlock, and our Deputy Chair, Emmeline Bearden :)

03/27/2025

There's still time to RSVP for the BOA Banquet! Join us as we recognize Texas Law's advocacy students and our Honorary Barrister of the year.

Cocktail hour and live music will begin at 6:00 PM, followed by dinner, the awards ceremony, and a dessert bar following the awards ceremony.

If you would like to attend, please reach out to Caleb Hill at [email protected].

11/20/2024

Congratulations to our 2024 Foley & Lardner Mock Trial Competition winners!

Champions: Drew Ashlock and Michael Blaine

Runners-Up: Jason Park and Nicholas Wesley

Best Advocate: Nicholas Wesley

Thank you to all our participants for making this a great competition!

10/22/2024

Join us Thursday morning from 8:30 to 9:30 am to meet Lena Silva of Beck Redden LLP and enjoy some free breakfast!

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