Duquesne Law School team, Clarissa Chenoweth, excel at competition

For the first time, the Law School of Duquesne University was invited to participate in the National Civil Trial Competition hosted by Loyola Law School in Los Angeles. The NCTC is a top competition that invites only the best trial advocacy programs in the country to participate.

This year, the Duquesne team came in second in the country. The school was represented by student-advocates (l-r) Clancy Boylan, Sarah Bronder, Clarissa Chenoweth and Brendan McKenna. Chenoweth won the Best Advocate Award for the overall competition. The team was coached by Professor Amelia Michele Joiner.

Chenoweth is the daughter of Barbara and Robert Portz of Lewes. She expects to graduate in June 2012 and has accepted a position as clerk for the Hon. Joseph Slights in Wilmington.