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2017-2018 Moot Court Team

2017-2018 Moot Court Team

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.

 

Competition Teams

ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition

Team: Michael Amaya, Paula Toro Barragan

Regional Finalist

9th Best Speaker - Paula Barragan

Team: Daniel Jung, Wesley Yu

 

Billings, Exum & Frye National Moot Court Competition

Team: Carter Dickson, Julia Peebles
Finalist, Best Petitioner's Brief


Team: Kerry Jones, Nicholas Van Cleve, Lauae Wolfe

 

Competencia de Arbitraje Internacional de Inversion

Team: Tania Alonzo, Daniel Avila, Maria Cristina Ortegon, Carlos Ruiz

Finalist

Best Speaker - Carlos Ruiz

 

Foreign Direct Investment International Arbitration Moot

Team: Cynthia Adjain, David Ghably, Sydney Hynes, Zach Scott

 

Giles Rich IP Moot Court Competition

Team: Mike Mullen, Melissa Navin

Team: Jaime Stark, Jorge Zamora
Regional Finalist, Best Appellant Brief

 

John R. Brown Admiralty Law Moot Court Competition

Team: Blake Bachtel, Kaitlyn Barry, Lauren Bullard

Team: Mason Gardner, Tong Jin, James Perry

 

National Criminal Procedure Moot Court Competition (San Diego)

Team: Ellen Hense, Paige Martin
Octofinalist
3rd Best Speaker - Ellen Hense

 

National Moot Court Competition

Team: Victoria Harrison, Katherine Raymond, Alexandra Trujillo

Regional Finalist

2nd Best Brief - Katherine Raymond


Jeffrey G. MIller National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition

Team: Christopher Caudill, Brady Faglie, Tiffany Persaud

 

Robert F. Wagner National Labor and Employment Law Moot Court Competition

Team: Bridgette Begle, Jorge Garay, Jay Zhang

 

Team: Justin Diaz, Vanessa Garza, Tiffany Li

Octofinalist

 

Saul Lefkowitz Trademark Law Competition

Team: Sean Belding, Shaleez Ozlat, Jay Zhang

Team: Caroline Bossier, Ryan Graham, Lorena Zapata

 

Southern Illinois University National Health Law Competition

Team: Sarah Dunn, Liza Roys

 

Team: Sydney Reed, Alexandra Tijerina
Octofinalist

 

Tulane Sports Law Moot Court Competition

Team: Carter Dickson, Carter Nash, Austen Smith

 

Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot (VisEast, Hong Kong)

Team: McKenna Andrepont, Tina Gutierrez, Elizabeth Wroblewski

Round of 32

Honorable Mention Best Speaker - McKenna Andrepont, Tina Gutierrez