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Emily Jeffcott

  • Ms. Jeffcott is licensed to practice law in Texas, Louisiana, New York and the District of Columbia
  • Named 2009 Third Best Advocate in the United States by the American Bar Association
  • Received St. Mary's top advocacy award, the Patricia L. Scott Award
  • Focuses her practice on complex commercial litigation
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Emily C. Jeffcott was born and raised in Houston, Texas. She attended the University of Houston, graduating in 2006 with a Bachelor of Science degree. During her undergraduate experience, Emily obtained many accolades including induction into the National Society of Collegiate Scholars.

Emily earned her juris doctorate at St. Mary's University School of Law in San Antonio, Texas. During law school, Emily excelled academically achieving membership in the Phi Delta Phi honor society and was selected to be the Executive Articles Editor for The Scholar.

In addition to her law review experience, Emily participated in St. Mary's nationally recognized External Moot Court Advocacy Program as an oralist and brief writer. Garnering many awards, Emily was named the 2009 Third Best Advocate in the United States by the American Bar Association. As a result of Emily's advocacy successes, she was inducted into the Order of the Barristers and received St. Mary's top advocacy award: the Patricia L. Scott Award.

After graduation law school in 2009, Emily joined Watts Guerra Craft, LLP and specializes in complex products liability, commercial litigation and negligence actions.

 

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AWARDS AND ACCOLADES

Editorial/Writing Accomplishments:

  • Executive Articles Editor, 2008, The Scholar, St. Mary’s Law Review on Minority Issues
  • Second Best Brief, 2009, Texas Young Lawyers Assoc. Moot Court Competition, Brief Writer, Oralist
  • Nominated Writer, 2008, American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers
  • Top Petitioner’s Brief, Quarter Finalist, 2008, National Moot Court Competition, Brief Writer, Oralist

Oral Advocacy Accomplishments:

  • Patricia A. Scott Advocacy Award, 2009, given to top graduating advocate 
  • St. Mary’s Moot Court Advocate Award, 2009, given to top graduating moot court advocate
  • 3rd Best Advocate in the U.S., 2009, ABA National Appellate Advocacy, Brief Writer, Oralist
  • Champion, Best Advocate Award, 2009, ABA Regional Appellate Advocacy, Brief Writer, Oralist
  • Semi Finalist, 2008, Texas Young Lawyers Assoc. Moot Court Competition, Brief Writer, Oralist
  • Semi Finalist, 2008, The Mack Kidd Admin Law Moot Court Competition, Brief Writer, Oralist
  • Quarter Finalist, 2007, The Mack Kidd Admin Law Moot Court Competition, Brief Writer, Oralist
SPEECHES/PUBLICATIONS
2011
  • Article, A Primer on Batson Including Discussion of Johnson v. California, Miller-El v. Dretke, Rice v. Collins & Snyder v. Louisiana, 42 ST. MARY’S L. J. 337 (Spring 2011).
  • Article, What’s Required to Remedy Juror Discrimination? A Brief Discussion on Batson and its Available Remedies, __ SCHOLAR ___ (Spring 2011).
2010
  • Presentation Paper, The Deepwater Horizon Disaster – An Overview of MDL Centralization and the Potential Recovery for Economic Loss, ABA YOUNG LAWYERS CONF., Santa Fe, NM (Fall 2010).
2008
  • "The Mortgage Reform and Anti Predatory ACt of 2007: Paving a Secure Path for Minorities in the Midst of the Sub Prime Debacle" 10 Scholar 449 (2008) Ms. Jeffcott's piece in The Scholar: St. Mary's Law Review on Minority Issues explored contemporary legal issues regarding the prevention of predatory lending