Ilana Diamond Rovner Program in Appellate
Advocacy
History and Background
The Ilana Diamond
Rovner Program in Appellate Advocacy provides sophisticated and systematic
training in appellate advocacy for students in the Chicago-Kent Moot
Court Honor Society. Named for the Honorable Ilana Diamond Rovner, a
1966 graduate of the College of Law and current Associate Justice on
the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, the program
is a joint effort of the students, alumnae/i, staff, and faculty of
the law school. Students in the program complete intensive coursework
in appellate litigation, compete in intramural competitions, and represent
the law school in top appellate advocacy tournaments throughout the
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Nineteenth Annual Ilana Diamond Rovner Competition
Results (Nov. 2010)
Eighteenth Annual Ilana Diamond Rovner Competition
Results (Nov. 2009)
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Will Thayer - Ilana Diamond Rovner Award for Outstanding Appellate
Advocate
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Keith Southam - Fay Clayton Award for Outstanding Oralist
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Ben Thomassen - Ralph L. Brill Award for Best Brief
Seventeenth Annual Ilana Diamond Rovner Competition
Results (Nov. 2008)
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Kara Shuur - Ilana Diamond Rovner Award for Outstanding Appellate
Advocate
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Laura Elkayam - Fay Clayton Award for Outstanding Oralist
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Michael Borella - Ralph L. Brill Award for Best Brief
Sixteenth Annual Ilana Diamond Rovner Competition
Results (Nov. 2007)
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Betsy Gates - Ilana Diamond Rovner Award for Outstanding Appellate
Advocate
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Brody Dawson - Fay Clayton Award for Outstanding Oralist
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Amy Chiang - Ralph L. Brill Award for Best Brief
Fifteenth Annual Ilana Diamond Rovner Competition
Results (Nov. 2006)
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Rachel Moran - Ilana Diamond Rovner Award for Outstanding Appellate
Advocate
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Tim Wright - Fay Clayton Award for Outstanding Oralist
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Ben Reichard - Ralph L. Brill Award for Best Brief
