Advocacy Programs

Through its Advocacy Programs, USF strives to provide students a realistic sense of the rewards and challenges of practice after law school. The program also aims to give students, alumni and practitioners a forum for collaboration.

Advocacy Programs Director Professor Henry Brown, J.D. 1989, oversees all USF advocacy programs, both trial and appellate. In addition to directing the Advocacy Programs, Professor Brown also teaches evidence and evidence related courses at USF School of Law and at Boalt Hall at UC Berkeley School of Law. In addition, Professor Brown has taught programs in deposition, trial advocacy, motions practice and alternative dispute resolution for the National Institute of Trial Advocacy (NITA) for the past 17 years. Professor Brown can be contacted at brownh@usfca.edu or (415) 422-2801.

Advanced Advocacy Competition Teams

Our Advanced Moot Court Advocacy Competition Teams compete against other law schools both locally and nationally in an average of 11 competitions per year. USF competes in appellate, trial and negotiation competitions. Every year approximately 50 law students participate on various advanced competition teams. These students argue a multitude of subject matters, including constitutional law, admiralty law, environmental law, intellectual property law, international law and more.

USF is eager to have practitioners and alumni participate in our Advocacy Competition Teams programs as coaches, advisors or sponsors. For more information about how you can participate, please contact Brandi Crippen.

Questions and comments regarding the Advanced Advocacy Teams can be directed to Coordinator Brandi Crippen at cbcrippen@gmail.com or 415/422-4383.

Intensive Advocacy Program

This two week intensive course focuses on litigation and trial techniques and strategies. Open to all law students, Intensive Advocacy Program ("IAP") participants will work with lawyers and judges from across the nation to hone their deposition and trial skills. The program is open to all law students who are in good standing at an accredited law school, and who have completed a course in evidence. For more information, please contact the program administrators at usflawiap@usfca.edu.

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