The Admiralty and Maritime Law Committee of the American Bar Association Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section 2020 Law Student Writing Competition announced Texas Law’s Pierce Smith ’20 as the Grand Prize Winner.
Pierce Smith’s winning piece is titled Steering Through the Coronavirus Crisis: A Beginner’s Gander at Assessing the Strategic Importance of Maritime-Lien Law in Potential Cruise-Line Bankruptcies.
The Grand Prize includes:
- A Day in Marine Insurance with Gard (North America), Inc. – meet the Gard New York office and present and discuss the winning paper (travel expenses reimbursed up to $750)
- $1,000
- Publication of the winning paper in the AMLC Newsletter
- Sponsorship to attend the winner’s choice of either 2020 TIPS Fall Leadership Meeting or 2021 Admiralty Disruption (registration fee waived and travel expenses reimbursed up to $500
Texas Law congratulates Pierce Smith on his achievement!
