2011-2012 Moot Court National Teams

National Teams are chosen the semester before the competition from those students selected to the Order of Barristers.

Fall 2011

ABCNY National Moot Court Competition

Location: Marquette University (Regional Round), New York City (Finals)
Date: November
Link: http://www.abcny.org/law-students/national-moot-court

Description: Every year, over 150 law schools compete in the regional rounds throughout the U.S., and the winners advance to the final rounds held at the New York City Bar. This nationally–recognized competition allows law students to hone their appellate advocacy skills by arguing before prominent members of our profession.

Coach Leeann Pels
Advocates: Ted Batson, Andrew Homan, Chris Weintraut
Faculty Advisor: Professor Chesteck

The National Health Law Moot Court Competition

Location: Carbondale, Illinois
Date: November 4-5, 2011
Link: http://www.law.siu.edu/healthlaw/healthlawmootcourt%20.php

Description: For twenty years, the Center for Health Law and Policy at Southern Illinois University School of Law, the Department of Medical Humanities at the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, the American College of Legal Medicine, and the American College of Legal Medicine Foundation have sponsored the National Health Law Moot Court Competition. The Competition is held annually at the Southern Illinois University School of Law in Carbondale, Illinois.

Coach: Macon Jones
Advocates: Javaneh Nekoomaram, Kevin Small
Faculty Advisor: Professor Orentlicher

Spring 2012

Teams for Spring competitions will be chosen mid-Fall. Please contact Emily Shrock, eashrock@iupui.edu, for more information.

The American Bar Association National Appellate Advocacy Competition

Location: Various Locations (Regional Rounds), Chicago, IL (Final Round)
Date: TBD
Link: http://www.americanbar.org/groups/law_students.html

Description: The ABA Law Student Division National Appellate Advocacy Competition (NAAC) emphasizes the development of oral advocacy skills through a realistic appellate advocacy experience. Competitors participate in a hypothetical appeal to the United States Supreme Court. The competition involves writing a brief as either respondent or petitioner and then arguing the case in front of the mock court.

Faculty Advisor: Professor Dimitri

Evans Constitutional Law Moot Court Competition

Location: Madison, WI
Date: TBD
Link: http://hosted.law.wisc.edu/mootcourt/evans/

Description: The University of Wisconsin Law School Moot Court Board is pleased to honor the career of Evan A. Evans by inviting schools to argue Constitutional issues in the hope of living up to his high standard of appellate advocacy. Judge Evans, noted during his years of private practice for both his brief-writing and his outstanding oral advocacy, left as his legacy a standard of excellence in the field of appellate advocacy which inspired the dedication of this competition.

Faculty Advisor: Professor Schumm

Rendigs Products Liability Moot Court Competition

Location: Cincinnati, OH
Date: TBD
Link: http://www.law.uc.edu/current-students/student-orgs/moot-court-program/rendigs-national-products-liability-competition

Description: The August A. Rendigs, Jr. National Moot Court Competition is the only national competition exclusively devoted to products liability law. The competition honors Mr. August A. Rendigs, Jr. (1895-1988), one of Cincinnati’s most respected trial lawyers. This competition is open to thirty teams from ABA-accredited law schools. Each competing team must write one appellate brief and argue both sides of the appeal. All participants must argue at least once during the three preliminary rounds. Based on preliminary round performance, teams will be selected to compete in the quarterfinal, semifinal, and final rounds.

Faculty Advisor: Professor Cooper

Wagner National Labor and Employment Law Moot Court Competition

Location: New York, NY
Date: March 2012
Link: http://www.nyls.edu/academics/jd_programs/moot_court/robert_f_wagner_national_labor_and_employment_law_moot_court_competition

Description: Each Spring, the New York Law School Moot Court Association administers the Robert F. Wagner National Labor and Employment Law Moot Court Competition. For over thirty years, as many as fifty schools from across the country have competed in this prestigious event.

The Wagner Competition is the nation’s largest student-run moot court competition and the premier national competition dedicated exclusively to the areas of labor and employment law. The Moot Court Association sponsors this competition in honor of the late United States Senator, Robert F. Wagner, NY Law School’s distinguished alumnus

Faculty Advisor: Professor Drobac

Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition

Location: Various Locations (Regional Rounds), Washington, D.C. (Final Rounds)
Date: February 2012
Link: http://www.inta.org/Academics/Pages/SaulLefkowitzCompetition.aspx

Description: Now in its 21st year, the Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition is an annual event honoring Saul Lefkowitz, whose entire distinguished career was dedicated to the development of trademark and unfair competition law. The competition introduces law students to important issues arising in U.S. trademark and unfair competition law. Students develop their brief writing and oral advocacy skills in a mock courtroom experience. The competition is open to teams of students from U.S. accredited law schools. Approximately 60 teams of law students participate in the competition each year.

Faculty Advisor: Professor Browning and Professor Magliocca

Giles Sutherland Rich Memorial Moot Court Competition

Location: Various Locations (Regional Rounds), Washington, D.C. (Final Rounds)
Date: TBD
Link: http://www.aipla.org/resources/programs/Pages/Moot-Court-Competition.aspx

Description: Sponsored by the American Intellectual Property Law Association, the Giles Sutherland Rich Memorial Moot Court Competition focuses on issues of patent and other intellectual property law. Winners of regional rounds advance to the national competition in Washington, D.C. Participants in this competition must write a brief for each side.

*Due to the unique subject matter, students enrolled in the Intellectual Property Program are encouraged to participate. Barrister status is not required, but preferred.

Faculty Advisor: Professor Schaibley

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