Pictured at the 2019 Traynor after Sunday's final argument on April 7 at JFK Law School in Pleasant Hill, Calif.
Back row: judges for the final round were Hon. Helen E. Williams, Justice Alison M. Tucher, and Justice Igancio J. Ruvolo (Ret.)
Front row: the team from Empire Law School, comprised of Natalie Albanna, Eric Smith, and Richard Horrell, took second place in the final;
Chantelle Stewart of Trinity Law School was named Best Oralist,
and the team from UC Berkeley, comprised of Sebastien Wadier and Jenna Zhang, won the final argument, taking the 2019 Traynor Award
Roger J. Traynor Award
Best Oral Argument
First Place
U.C. Berkeley College of Law
Second Place
Empire College School of Law
Excellence in
Appellate Advocacy Award
(Best Combined
Brief & Oral Argument)
First Place
U.C. Berkeley
Second Place
Empire College School of Law
All photos by Ben Glassman
From top to bottom: the team from Berkeley (Jenna Zhang and Sebastien Wadier), Traynor Administrator Miriam Billington with Best Oralist Chantelle Stewart, and the team from Empire (Natalie Albanna, Eric Smith, and Richard Horrell). Watch the final round here:
Best Oralist
Chantelle Stewart, Trinity
Individual Merit Awards
for Oral Argument
Emily Pincin, Loyola
Samantha Williamson, San Joaquin
Bryan Delgado, McGeorge
Eric Smith, Empire
Best Brief
First Place
U.C. Berkeley
Second Place
Empire
2019 Traynor Final Round
Film by Ben Glassman
Many thanks to our 2019 sponsors!
Platinum Sponsor:
Esner Chang and Boyer
Bronze Sponsors:
Robert Miller, Honoring Nicholas Miller
Horvitz & Levy LLP
Law Offices of Honey Kessler Amado