2011 Federal Bar Association Moot Court Competition
March 17-18, 2011
On March 17-18, 2011 the Federal Bar Association's Younger Lawyers Division hosted the 14th Annual Thurgood A. Marshall Memorial Moot Court Competition. Designed for two-person teams, the competition focused on written briefs as well as oral arguments. This year 26 teams addressed emerging issues in federal law. Arguments were heard in Washington, D.C. in conjunction with Federal Bar Association’s mid-year meeting.
2011 Moot Court Participating Schools
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Team # |
School |
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1 |
Baylor Law School |
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2 |
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law |
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3 |
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law |
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4 |
Drexel University - Earle Mack School of Law |
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5 |
Georgetown University Law Center |
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6 |
Howard University School of Law |
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7 |
Loyola Law School |
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8 |
Loyola Law School |
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9 |
New York Law School |
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10 |
New York Law School |
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11 |
*School Withdrew* |
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12 |
Pace Law School |
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13 |
Pace Law School |
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14 |
Seton Hall School of Law |
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15 |
Seton Hall School of Law |
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16 |
St. John's University School of Law |
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17 |
St. Mary's University School of Law |
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18 |
State University of New York(Univ. at Buffalo Law School) |
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19 |
State University of New York (Univ. at Buffalo Law School) |
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20 |
Temple University Beasley School of Law |
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21 |
Temple University Beasley School of Law |
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22 |
Temple University Beasley School of Law |
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23 |
UC Hastings College of the Law |
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24 |
UC Hastings College of the Law |
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25 |
University of Dayton School of Law |
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26 |
Univ. of North Dakota School of Law-Moot Court Association |
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27 |
Villanova University School of Law |
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2011 Moot Court Winners
1st Place Brief:
2nd Place Brief:
3rd Place Brief:
1st Place Oralist:
2nd Place Oralist:
3rd Place Oralist:
Best Final Round Oralist:
Overall Champion:
2nd Place:
3rd Place:
4th Place:
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Seton Hall University
UC Hastings
St. John's University
University of Dayton, Chris Bagi
UC Hastings, Heidi Hansen
St. Mary's University, Marion Reilly
UC Hastings, Taryn Hunter
UC Hastings (Team 23)
UC Hastings (Team 24)
Baylor University
University of Dayton
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Overall Champions: UC Hastings (Team 23)
Angela McIsaac and Heidi Hansen
2nd Place: UC Hastings (Team 24)
Taryn Hunter and Dakotah Benjamin
2nd Place, Best Brief: UC Hastings (Team 23)
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces Andrew S. Effron presented the winners their plaques
Heidi Hansen and Angela McIsaac
1st Place, Best Brief: Seton Hall University
Andrea Joy Albrecht and Andrew Camelotto
3rd Place, Best Overall Oralist
Marion Reilly, St. Mary's University
2nd Place, Best Overall Oralist
Heidi Hansen, UC Hastings (Team 23)
1st Place, Best Overall Oralist
Chris Bagi, University of Dayton
Finals Round Best Oralist
Taryn Hunter, UC Hastings (Team 24)
3rd Place: Baylor University
Reagan Vernon and Pamela Sieja
2nd Place: UC Hastings (Team 24)
Taryn Hunter and Dakotah Benjamin
Overall Champions: UC Hastings (Team 23)
Angela McIsaac and Heidi Hansen
1st and 2nd Place Winners
UC Hastings won five awards: Taryn Hunter (Team 24), Heidi Hansen (Team 23), Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces Andrew S. Effron, Angela McIsaac (Team 23), and Dakotah Benjamin (Team 24)
Champions
Finals round judge Alfredo Castellanos (Puerto Rico), Angela McIsaac (UC Hastings Team 24), Heidi Hansen (UC Hastings Team 23), the Hon. Chief Judge Andrew S. Effron, Taryn Hunter (UC Hastings Team 24), Dakotah Benjamin (UC Hastings Team 23), and FBA President Ashley L. Belleau