2008-09 Appellate Advocacy Competition Results
Chicago-Kent wins 59th annual National Moot Court Competition
For the second consecutive year, Chicago-Kent College of Law is the winner of the National Moot Court Competition, the largest appellate advocacy tournament in the United States. Chicago-Kent students Andrew Booth, Brody Dawson and Betsy Gates claimed the 2009 title after defeating the University of Pennsylvania Law School in the final round of the contest held February 2 to 5 in New York. Chicago-Kent is the first law school in more than 30 years to win back-to-back championships in the tournament.
Chicago-Kent's team was coached by Professor Kent D. Streseman, director of the law school's Ilana Diamond Rovner Program in Appellate Advocacy. Team member Gates, a third-year student at Chicago-Kent, was presented a crystal obelisk from the American Council of Trial Lawyers as the runner-up in the tournament's Best Individual Speaker category. Read full press release…
Chicago-Kent wins 17th annual National Health Law Moot Court Competition
Third-year Chicago-Kent students Sarah Buck and Casandra Rdzak are the winners of the 17th annual National Health Law Moot Court Competition, held November 7 and 8 at Southern Illinois University (SIU) School of Law in Carbondale.
The competition, the only one in the nation devoted to health law, is co-sponsored by SIU’s Center for Health Law and Policy, the SIU School of Medicine’s Department of Medical Humanities, the American College of Legal Medicine, and the American College of Legal Medicine Foundation. Thirty-four teams from 25 law schools competed over two days. This is the second time that a team from Chicago-Kent has won the championship. (The law school last won the national title in 1995.) Read full press release…
Chicago-Kent student teams sweep Midwest Moot Court Competition
For the second straight year, Chicago-Kent teams swept the top two places and the major competition awards in the Appellate Lawyers Association's Midwest Moot Court Competition, held November 14 and 15, 2008.
The team of Erica Cortez and Craig Stern won the tournament championship and the best brief award. Mr. Stern received the award for Best Oral Advocate. The team of Tiffany Arrott, Jeremy Kerman, and Ausra Norusis finished in second place and wrote the second-best brief. Ms. Cortez was the top-scoring oral advocate in the preliminary rounds; in total, Chicago-Kent advocates took all three top oralist placements in the preliminary rounds and three of the top four placements in the semifinal arguments. The two teams did an excellent job arguing against each other in the final round before a panel consisting of federal and state judges from around the state. This was the third consecutive win and best-brief nod for Chicago-Kent students in this competition.
Chicago-Kent team headed to National Moot Court Competition finals
For the fourth straight year, Chicago-Kent will send a team to the national finals of the National Moot Court Competition. Students Andy Booth, Brody Dawson, and Betsy Gates reached the final round of the Region VIII competition, held November 15 and 16, 2008, in Milwaukee. The top two teams, Chicago-Kent and Loyola University Chicago School of Law, will join 26 teams from 13 other regions for the national finals in New York City on February 2 through 5, 2009. The Chicago-Kent team of Mike Mead and Teresa Minnich had an excellent tournament as well, advancing to the regional quarterfinals. Read full press release...
Kara Schuur Wins Ilana Diamond Rovner Appellate Advocacy Competition
Third-year Chicago-Kent student Kara Schuur is the winner of the 17th annual Ilana Diamond Rovner Appellate Advocacy Competition sponsored by the law school’s Moot Court Honor Society. The competition is named for Ilana Diamond Rovner, judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, who graduated from Chicago-Kent in 1966. This year, students argued City of Pleasant Grove, Utah v. Summum, a First Amendment case about the scope of the government’s authority to regulate the display of permanent monuments and artistic displays in public spaces. City of Pleasant Grove, Utah v. Summum is a case currently pending before the U.S. Supreme Court, with oral arguments heard by the justices on the same day as the final round of the Rovner competition. A ruling on the case by the U.S. Supreme Court is expected next year. Read full press release...
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