JSH sponsored the annual competition at Arizona State University, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, in which 34 students prepared a closing argument and competed in front of local attorney judges in teams of two. On November 3, 2017, the winning team, comprised of students Angelika Doebler and John Thorpe, advanced to compete against the University of Arizona’s James E. Rogers College of Law team for the coveted Jenckes Cup. Assisting ASU in reversing its long-time losing streak, JSH attorneys Lisa Papsin and Alex LaCroix coached the ASU team to victory, and the ASU team regained the Cup and glory as this year’s winners. The competition was hosted in the Great Hall of the Beus Center for Law and Society, and was judged by fellows from the American College of Trial Lawyers.
