National Pretrial Competition - Previous Competitions
The National Pretrial Advocacy Competition captures what attorneys do daily in offices and courtrooms nationwide.
18th Annual National Pretrial Competition, August 2-5, 2025
- 2025 NPTC Rules
- 2025 NPTC Problem
Participating Teams
- Baylor University School of Law
- Campbell University Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law
- Chapman University, Fowler School of Law
- Charleston School of Law
- Emory University School of Law
- Mississippi College School of Law
- Louisiana State University Paul M. Herbert Law Center
- Regent University School of Law
- Texas Tech University School of Law
- Tulane School of Law
- William & Mary Law School
- University at Buffalo School of Law
- University of Illinois Chicago School of Law
- University of Miami School of Law
- University of Richmond School of Law
- University of Virginia School of Law
Results
- Champion - Texas Tech University School of Law
- Best Overall Advocate - Rachel Benhke, Texas Tech University School of Law
- Second Place - Chapman University, Fowler School of Law
- Semifinalists - Regent University School of Law, University of Miami School of Law
- Quarterfinalists - Baylor University School of Law, Charleston School of Law, Mississippi College School of Law, University at Buffalo School of Law
- Best Movant’s Memorandum of Law - Charleston School of Law
- Best Non-Movant’s Memorandum of Law - University of Miami School of Law
- Most Professional Team - Chapman University School of Law
Best advocates in preliminary rounds:
- Round 1 (a tie): Noah Baughman (Baylor) & Brookie Wilkens (Emory)
- Round 2 (a tie): Callum Harrleson (Baylor) & Cole Linder (Mississippi College)
- Round 3 (a tie): Sydney Harris (Charleston) & Cameron Wall (Regent)
Seventeenth Annual National Pretrial Competition, October 3-6, 2024
Participating Teams
- Baylor University School of Law
- Campbell University School of Law
- Chapman University, Fowler School of Law
- Chicago-Kent College of Law
- Mercer University Law School
- Mississippi College School of Law
- Regent University School of Law
- Texas Tech University School of Law
- Tulane University School of Law
- University at Buffalo School of Law
- University of Houston Law Center
- University of Illinois Chicago School of Law
- University of Miami School of Law
- University of Mississippi School of Law
- University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law
- University of Virginia School of Law
Results
- Champion - Mississippi College of Law
- Best Overall Advocate - Kelton Munch, Baylor University School of Law
- Second Place - Baylor University School of Law
- Semifinalists - Chapman University, Fowler School of Law & Texas Tech University School of Law
- Quarterfinalists - Chicago-Kent College of Law, Campbell University School of Law, Tulane University School of Law, & University at Buffalo School of Law
- Best Movant’s Memorandum of Law - University at Buffalo School of Law
- Best Non-Movant’s Memorandum of Law - Mississippi College of Law
- Most Professional Team (5-way tie) - Campbell University School of Law, Regent University School of Law, University of Illinois Chicago School of Law, & University of Mississippi School of Law
Best Advocates in Preliminary Rounds:
- Round 1 (a 3-way tie): Nico Columbo (Chicago-Kent), Darius Darabshaw (Tulane), & Juliana Kantner (UVA)
- Round 2 (a 3-way tie): Kelton Munch (Baylor), Chloe Bonds (Mercer), & Rachel Behnke (Texas Tech)
- Round 3: Claire Churchill (Mississippi College)
Sixteenth Annual National Pretrial Competition, October 12-15, 2023
- 2023 NPTC Rules
- 2023 NPTC Problem
Participating Teams
- Baylor University School of Law
- Brooklyn Law School
- Campbell University School of Law
- Chapman University, Fowler School of Law
- Georgetown University Law Center
- Mississippi College School of Law
- Pace University, Elizabeth Haub School of Law
- Regent University School of Law
- Texas Tech University School of Law
- Tulane University School of Law
- University at Buffalo School of Law
- University of Houston Law Center
- University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana College of Law
- University of Illinois Chicago School of Law
- University of Miami School of Law
- William & Mary Law School
Results
- Champion - Texas Tech University School of Law
- Best Overall Advocate - Megan Gower, Texas Tech University School of Law
- Second Place - Baylor University School of Law
- Semifinalists - Regent University School of Law and University of Miami School of Law
- Quarterfinalists - Fowler University, Chapman School of Law; University at Buffalo School of Law; Mississippi College School of Law; and Tulane University School of Law
- Best Movant’s Memorandum of Law - Baylor University School of Law
- Best Non-Movant’s Memorandum of Law - Texas Tech University School of Law
- Most Professional Team - Baylor University School of Law
Best Advocates in Preliminary Rounds:
- Megan Gower, Texas Tech University School of Law
- Dara Durdic, University of Miami School of Law
- Kate Creecy, Regent University School of Law
- Tyler Makin, Fowler University, Chapman School of Law
Fifteenth Annual National Pretrial Competition, October 6-9, 2022
Participating Teams
- Baylor Law School
- Campbell University School of Law
- Chapman University, Fowler School of Law
- Charleston School of Law
- Golden Gate University School of Law
- Mississippi College School of Law
- Nova Southeastern College of Law
- Regent University School of Law
- St. Mary's School of Law
- University at Buffalo School of Law
- University of Illinois, Chicago School of Law
- University of Miami School of Law
- University of South Dakota, Knudson School of Law
- Western Michigan, Cooley School of Law
Results
- First Place - Baylor Law School
- Best Overall Advocate - Michael Tagliabue, Baylor
- Second Place - Golden Gate University School of Law
- Semifinalists - Regent University School of Law & Mississippi College School of Law
- Quarterfinalists - University at Buffalo School of Law, University of Miami School of Law, Campbell University School of Law, Charleston School of Law
- Best Movant's Memorandum of Law Award: Mississippi College School of Law
- Best Non-Movant's Memorandum of Law Award: University at Buffalo School of Law
- Most Professional Team: Campbell University School of Law
Best Advocates in Preliminary Rounds:
- Thomas Langtry - Golden Gate University School of Law
- Donald (Andy) Keyes - University of South Dakota, Knudson School of Law
- Kailey Hopkins - University of Illinois, Chicago School of Law
- Jamie Englerth - University at Buffalo School of Law
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Fourteenth Annual National Pretrial Competition, Sept. 30-Oct. 3,2021
Participating Teams
- Baylor Law School
- Brooklyn Law School
- Chapman University, Fowler School of Law
- Charleston School of Law
- Georgetown University Law Center
- Golden Gate University School of Law
- Liberty University School of Law
- Louisiana State University, Paul M. Herbert Law Center
- Michigan State University College of Law
- Pace University, Elisabeth Haub School of Law
- Regent University School of Law
- South Texas College of Law Houston
- Texas Tech University School of Law
- UC Davis School of Law
- University of Houston Law Center
- University of Illinois Chicago School of Law
- University of Miami School of Law
- University of Missouri – Kansas City
- University of Virginia School of Law
- WMU Thomas M. Cooley Law School
Results
- First Place - Regent University School of Law
- Best Overall Advocate - Matthew Vitale, Baylor University School of Law
- Second Place - Baylor University School of Law
- Semifinalists - University of Houston Law Center & South Texas College of Law Houston
- Best Movant's Memorandum of Law Award: South Texas College of Law Houston
- Best Non-Movant's Memorandum of Law Award: Texas Tech University School of Law
- Best Advocate Award, Preliminary Round 1 - Daniel Liu, University of Virginia
- Best Advocate Award, Preliminary Round 2 - Erin Nebbia, Georgetown University Law Center
- Best Advocate Award, Preliminary Round 3 - Claudia Wu, Golden Gate University School of Law
- Best Advocate Award, Preliminary Round 3 - Max Mills, UC Davis School of Law