The Moot Court Team competes every year in a dozen or more national & international competitions covering a variety of legal subjects. Team members hone their appellate advocacy skills by analyzing and arguing both sides of a legal issue before a panel of judges.
ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition
Team: Jake Evinger, Thomas Reagor
Regional Finalists
Team: Alexis Kulik, James McDowell
Billings Exum Frye National Moot Court Competition
Team: Jake Evinger, James McDowell
Octofinalists
Team: Hudson Pullin, Thomas Reagor
John R. Brown Admiralty Law Moot Court Competition
Team: Ryan Fischbeck, Alexis Kulik, Brooke Thorne
Team: Benjamin Brody, Kaylee Goodspeed
Cardozo FAME Center Intellectual Property Law Moot Court Competition
Team: Lauren Aycock, Alexis Kulik, Erica Küntz
Chicago Bar Association Moot Court Competition
Team: Cameron Day, Alexis Kulik
Semifinalists
Team: Isaiah Johnson, Courtney Raia
Emory Civil Rights and Liberties Competition
Team: Gabriella Berkey, Gillean Vandiver
Finalist Best Brief
Hicks Thomas National Championship
Team: Ryan Fischbeck, Kaylee Goodspeed, Rhonda Hassan
Jeffrey G. Miller National Environmental Law (PACE) Competition
Team: Aaron Astudillo, Lola Solis, Sebastian Turet
Semifinalists
Saul Lefkowitz Trademark Law Competition
Team: Jennie Chuah, Alexis Kulik, Madeline Simpkins
MSU Gender and Identity Moot Court Competition
Team: Lauren Aycock, Isaiah Johnson
Quarterfinalists
Team: Aaron Astudillo, Lucy Jayala
National Pretrial Competition (Stetson)
Team: Kaylee Goodspeed, Rhonda Hassan, Caroline Peterson, Madeline Simpkins
National Veterans Law Moot Court Competition
Team: Colby Clark, Lucy Jayala
Quarterfinalists
Team: Ryan Fischbeck, Lola Solis
Claude Pepper Elder Law Moot Court Competition
Team: Benjamin Brody, Madison Hastings
Quarterfinalists
Giles S. Rich Memorial Intellectual Property Moot Court Competition
Team: Madison hastings, Colby Clark
Quarterfinalists
Team: Cameron Day, Gillean Vandiver
Semifinalists
Schreck Gaming Law Moot Court Competition
Team: Caroline Peterson, Gillean Vandiver
SIU Health Law Competition
Team: Erica Küntz, Sebastian Turet
Semifinalists
Fourth Best Speaker – Erica Küntz
Team: Emma Brose, Shruthi Murali
Thomas Tang Moot Court Competition
Team: Jennie Chuah, Anjali Patel
TYLA State Moot Court Competition
Team: Ryan Fischbeck, Alexis Kulik, Erica Küntz
E. Earle Zehmer National Moot Court Competition
Team: James McDowell, Madeline Simpkins
Octofinalists
Team: Lucy Jayala, Alexis Kulik
Best Brief
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