The Client Counseling teams Chase M. Gruszka coached over the weekend of February 6-8 were tremendously successful.  After defeating ten teams from five other Midwestern law schools (including Northern Illinois University, Marquette, Loyola University, the University of Illinois and Valparaiso Law School), John Marshall’s two teams took first place and second place at the Midwestern Regional Competition.  By winning the Regional Competition, John Marshall qualified for the National Championship Tournament at the University of North Carolina in March.  This is the second year in a row Chase has coached John Marshall to a regional championship and a birth to the National Championship.

The current American Bar Association Client Counseling Competition originated as the Mock Law Office Competition at the University of Southern California in 1969.  It has been held each year since then, with the American Bar Association’s Law Student Division administering the competition.  The purpose of the competition is to promote greater knowledge and interest among law students in preventative law and counseling functions of the practice of law.

This year’s National Championship is being held at the University of North Carolina in Raleigh over the weekend of March 12-14.