Client Counseling Competition Named in Honor of Professors Frank, Lawson

02 Oct 2014    

On the occasion of Professor Alan Frank’s retirement, the Nebraska Law faculty decided to honor him and Professor Craig Lawson by naming the Law College’s Client Counseling Competition the Alan Frank and Craig Lawson Client Counseling Competition. Frank began the College’s participation in the ABA-sponsored national Client Counseling Competition in the spring semester of 1975 and has been involved in the competition ever since. Lawson joined him four years later.

Over those years, Frank and Lawson-coached teams have assembled an enviable record. In 40 years, the College’s Client Counseling Competition teams have won 14 regional championships, 11 of which have occurred in the past 19 years; five national championships, four of which have occurred in the past 11 years and three of which took place in the past six years; and one international championship. The College’s teams have also finished second in the national competition twice and third twice. Its 2014 team finished second in the international competition. 

“Craig and I are deeply honored to have the College’s Client Counseling Competition named after us. I can think of no retirement gift that would mean as much to me,” said Frank. “It has been a pleasure to be involved in the competition and to work with the skilled and hard-working students that made the College’s success in the competition over the years possible.”

The naming became official at a lunch held at the Law College on September 27 during Alumni Weekend. Members of several of the previous competition winners were in attendance.