The Closer

Kevin Escalona Wins Transactional Law Competition The Closer
January 18, 2024 1:27 pm
On January 14, 2024, Kevin Escalona (UT Law ’24) won The Closer, the nation’s most challenging transactional law competition. The Closer is hosted by Baylor Law School in Waco, Texas.  Each year, Baylor Law invites fourteen law schools to compete. Unlike most competitions, each school can send only one student.

UT Law student places second in transactional competition
January 22, 2019 3:22 pm
For the third consecutive year, the University of Tennessee College of Law has earned top honors in Baylor University’s “The Closer” competition. Third-year law student John Adgent placed second in the event that took place in Waco, Texas throughout Martin Luther King, Jr. Day weekend. Adgent was coached by Professor Brian Krumm.