Josh Allison
STANDS UP FOR HIS CLIENTS AND THE COMMUNITY
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WRITTEN BY JAN WINDHORST PHOTOS BY CHUCK BILLIOT
B efore
even graduating and the victories came in mock "My job is to stand up from law school, Josh Allison’s courtrooms rather than on the and fight for people that commitment to excellence earned field. But like a star athlete, the need someone in their him national and international more he won, the higher he rose. corner. That’s our justice acclaim. Today, an established “Winning teams climb to higher system. People have a Northshore attorney concentrating brackets of prestige, and the right to an advocate." in business litigation, but also Philip C. Jessup International -Josh Allison family law and personal injury, Law Moot Court Competition is Josh recalls the early honors that like the Moot Court Superbowl. confirmed his career choice aligned with his exceptional It involves the most complicated legal problems and gifts. “Moot Court in law school is the highest level of requires the longest oration. The legal analysis is so competition law schools offer. It’s the equivalent of complicated, the competition requires four person varsity football for law school. It’s highly competitive, teams with a coach and an assistant professor. Each and you have to be invited to participate. If you excel, person handles an aspect of the legal analysis. I was you get special recognition from the school where they the first oralist on our team.” After competing with law showcase and endorse you and send you out of state schools all over the country, Josh’s team made Loyola to compete against other law schools.” In Josh’s case, history when, for the first time, they earned first place the school was Loyola Law School in New Orleans, in the national rounds to advance to the international
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