UMKC School of Law students Keith Kelly, Danielle Wallace and Jennifer Cacchio advanced to the finals of the Transactional LawMeet after winning the regional round in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Another LawMeet student team, consisting of Joey Harris, Andrew Potter and Sarah Smith, competed in the same competition in the regionals in Provo, Utah and received Best Draft.
From February 23-24, third year law students, Benjamin Bolin, Andrew Gnefkow and Greg Tourigny competed in the International Patent Drafting Competition. The team advanced and took home the second place trophy. This was the first time UMKC competed in the competition.
Recently, three of our faculty members were recognized for their scholarly work. Professors Paul Callister and Daniel Weddle were awarded the UMKC Daniel L. Brenner Faculty Publishing Award and Professors Christopher Hoyt received an Excellence in Writing Award from the ABA.
Save the date for the 22nd Annual Professor Bob Downs Scholarship Golf Tournament on Friday, May 18 at Ironhorse Golf Club (15400 Mission Rd., Leawood, KS 66224). Sponsorships are still available! Registration is $125 per golfer and includes a tournament t-shirt, cart and greens fees.Your law firm can participate in the Law Firm Challenge, with the grand prize of the coveted traveling trophy.
