Posted on March 7, 2007 at 10:40 a.m.

STORY:

Birmingham area attorneys and others in the legal profession will compete in the third annual University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) “Trial By Fire” Chili Cook-Off sponsored by the UAB Pre-Law Advisory Board.

WHEN:

11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Thursday, March 29

WHERE:

AmSouth/Harbert Center Plaza, 1901 6th Ave. North

WHAT:

Teams representing area law firms and others in the legal profession will compete for the top prize. Each team will submit their own chili recipes. A panel of local court judges will select the winner.

WHY:

The UAB “Trial by Fire” Chili Cook-Off was created to help support UAB’s Pre-Law Program. Monies raised at the event will benefit scholarships for students in the Pre-Law Program and provide funds for the award-winning, undergraduate mock trial team’s travel expenses.

MORE:

The Pre-Law Program, administered by the UAB Department of Justice Sciences, is an interdisciplinary program that prepares undergraduate students for the legal profession through its curriculum, mock trial program and other activities.

Sponsors for this year’s event are VentureNet, The Invitation Place Inc. and The Promotional Place Inc.

CONTACT:

For more details, contact Mary Balfour Van Zandt at 205-975-9644 or at mvanzandt@uab.edu.