Competitor

I just got back from San Francisco this past Sunday, where I went to Lavender Law, an LGBT conference for lawyers and law students. It was amazing, I met so many interesting people and was truly inspired to work for the cause. It also helped me figure out my topic for my publishable piece requirement for law review (everyone on law review has to write a 20 page article with some sort of legal implications and 6 of the articles will be selected for publication): I am going to write on collaborative dissolution in an LGBT context. We stayed in the Hyatt Regency Embarcadero and were essentially waited on hand and foot. I feel quite privileged to have been able to go.

And Thursday was the National Appellate Advocacy Competition. 16 competitors, 4 chosen. Winners go to regionals in Vegas in March '09, after extensive training with a coach and writing of a 20 page brief.

I won. I cannot believe it! Vegas '09 Baby! I hated the anxiety that comes with preparing but I walked out of the court room after my ten minute argument and said aloud, "That was fun!" Maybe I'm starting to hit my stride.