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October 23, 2009

Cody Mitchell and Lindsey Sink were two of the top four students chosen to serve on Moot Court at the University of South Carolina School of Law. Fifty second-year law students competed in Moot Court this year, writing original briefs and, if chosen, arguing their cases in front of judges.

As part of their Moot Court selection, Mitchell and Sink argued their cases in front of the South Carolina Court of Appeals, possibly the most highly competitive and prestigious event at USC School of Law.

“It was such an honor to be able to do something that many South Carolina lawyers never have the opportunity to do: argue in front of the SC Court of Appeals,” Sink said.

Mitchell and Sink will now serve on the Moot Court Bar. They will enjoy increased opportunities to develop as attorneys, such as honing their appellate advocacy and writing skills and learning how to most effectively represent those who need a voice in the legal system.

Although Mitchell and Sink argued their cases against each other in Moot Court, they both agree that PC’s academics were a reason two PC graduates were among the top four second-year law students selected.

“I benefitted greatly at PC from personal relationships with my professors, a small student-teacher ratio in the classroom, and being surrounded by a body of students who were just as passionate about their endeavors both on and off campus as I was,” Sink said.

Mitchell says the “strength of PC’s curriculum” lies in its ability to “develop the whole person.”

“Lindsey and I were both history majors,” he said, “which prepared us both to be able to read heavy material and be able to find the important issues within the material and respond to questions from PC's talented professors.”

In addition to majoring in history, Mitchell minored in business while Sink also majored in religion and minored in English.

Mitchell said that serving as Student Body President and ROTC Battalion Commander while at PC also prepared him for Moot Court competition.

After law school Mitchell, from Bethune, SC, plans to specialize in general litigation after serving in the US Army JAG Corps. Sink, from Tega Cay, SC, plans to practice family law.