by Gay Mennuti

NewsSeptember 22, 20220 comments

$50,000 Gift Made to “New Day in Court”

The University of Arizona – August 17, 2022

University of Arizona Law alumnus Patrick J. McGroder III has contributed $50,000 to the “A New Day in Court” fundraising initiative in support of the University of Arizona Law’s Advocacy program.

The advocacy program prepares students for careers in the courtroom, with a strong emphasis on experiential classes that allow students to act as litigators and try cases against each other. The program also teaches core advocacy skills such as client interviews and fact-gathering which are essential for any lawyer, both in and out of the courtroom.

“I strongly believe that advocacy at any level – courtroom, or elsewhere – is an enormous skill and talent that must be developed if you are going to represent clients,” said McGroder. “This project is a great opportunity to provide space to learn skills in real-time in a setting that emulates a real courtroom experience. It is vitally important for law students who aspire to learn the art of advocacy.”

McGroder is a member of Beus Gilbert McGroder PLLC, a premier boutique law firm specializing in high-stakes litigation. For more than 45 years, McGroder has tried cases ranging from murder to malpractice. He has been lead counsel in over 1,000 plaintiffs’ personal injury cases, nearly 200 of which have resulted in verdicts or settlements in excess of one million dollars. He has been one of the ten best lawyers in Arizona and is named yearly as one of the 500 Best Trial Lawyers in the United States by Lawdragon. In 2019, was selected for the Law Dragon Hall of Fame.