{"id":9389,"date":"2010-03-13T19:57:02","date_gmt":"2010-03-14T00:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/law.marquette.edu\/facultyblog\/?p=9389"},"modified":"2010-03-13T20:00:10","modified_gmt":"2010-03-14T01:00:10","slug":"a-rainy-day-in-boston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/law.marquette.edu\/facultyblog\/2010\/03\/a-rainy-day-in-boston\/","title":{"rendered":"A Rainy Day in Boston"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/law.marquette.edu\/facultyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/4226435693_8378885c16.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-9390\" title=\"4226435693_8378885c16\" src=\"http:\/\/law.marquette.edu\/facultyblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/4226435693_8378885c16-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"4226435693_8378885c16\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Our National Appellate Advocacy Competition adventures came to an end today. \u00a0One team advanced to the semifinal rounds, and I tried to explain to the teams that their performances were really outstanding accomplishments. \u00a0But I don&#8217;t think it helped much. \u00a0We also learned\u00a0that the Labor and Employment Law team failed to reach the finals; though, again, from my perspective, their performance was terrific.<\/p>\n<p>The rainy day here suited our mood pretty well. \u00a0We consoled ourselves with Italian food and desserts at the North End. \u00a0I think we&#8217;d all recommend Mike&#8217;s pastry.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s easier for me to say, being the coach and not the advocates, but I really do hope that the students can appreciate what an accomplishment it is to make such a good showing in these national competitions. \u00a0Eventually, anyway. \u00a0(I told them that I think it only took me about ten years to get over my own team&#8217;s loss in the National Moot Court Competition, when I was in law school.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our National Appellate Advocacy Competition adventures came to an end today. \u00a0One team advanced to the semifinal rounds, and I tried to explain to the teams that their performances were really outstanding accomplishments. \u00a0But I don&#8217;t think it helped much. \u00a0We also learned\u00a0that the Labor and Employment Law team failed to reach the finals; 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