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Christine Long’s Students Place Second in National Ethics Competition

March 31, 2006

Christine Long, Berliner Cohen associate, coached the Pacific McGeorge mock trial competition team that competed in the recent National Ethics Competition. 

The Pacific McGeorge team advanced through preliminary and semi-final rounds and took Second Place in the Nation for their skills in advocacy and ethics.  Federal District Judges including Judge Schubb and Judge Levy judged the trial.  The competition included schools from the top 20 best advocacy programs in the nation.

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