Emory Moot Court Society

The form only takes a few minutes to complete, but there's only a few hours left! Today is the LAST day to sign up for the Moot Court Competition here by 5pm: https://forms.gle/unqDa1buwDQkMkWS8

I know the video's a long one, but our members genuinely have so much to say about their choice to join Moot Court. (See your new SBA Prez Maggie Clark at 3:14.) We are so excited to have your class join us!

*If you have concerns that are keeping you from trying out, please reach out before you make that decision!*

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Today is the day! At 5 PM the application form for the Stange Moot Court Competition will close. So, if you’re at all interested in Moot Court, please fill out the form. You won’t regret it!

Also, if you’re still not sold on Moot Court and were disappointed that the demo had to be cancelled, here is a recorded demonstration that our Georgia Intrastate team did via Zoom. It will also give you a great idea of how the competition will go this year! https://emory.zoom.us/rec/play/upR8cL37_G83S9fG5ASDVvN-W9W6LP6s0CcYq_MPzEjgWiZVYVDyNeYTNOYrcgEa6-KmU6wxUj94LGGG?continueMode=true&_x_zm_rtaid=b15CRFwaRYCl-84x4sQUfQ.1585495774114.8eff31122556db4a013d73f6f9c6c3e7&_x_zm_rhtaid=256

It's that time again! The 2020 Stange Moot Court Competition is almost here and the registration form is open!!

1Ls: If you have any interest in Moot Court now is the time to sign up! To take part in the Stange Competition you MUST fill out the registration form found at the link below by Monday, March 30th at 5PM. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ubMg1czipnj-E7Dm4WNWG1t3dCb6SeKxLjo3cXYRpYw/edit.

2Ls: If you have any 1L friends, help them out! They may not know it yet, but Moot Court will be one of their favorite things about law school so pass along the link!

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Congratulations to second-year students Haven Taylor, Natasha Spreadborough, and Gabriel Knisely, who competed this weekend in the US Rounds of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Moot Court Competition, which was conducted remotely this year due to the coronavirus outbreak. Their outstanding performances resulted in a Top 2 finish among the US teams that competed! Haven Taylor won third place brief and oralist for the defense, and Natasha Spreadborough won third place brief and oralist for government counsel. The ICC team was coached by talented third-year students Sama Kahook and Haley Hancock. We are so proud of all you for advancing and cannot wait to see you compete in the Hague International Rounds in the Netherlands in June!

A huge congratulations to EMCS's team that competed in the Philip C. Jessup International Law Regional Moot Court Competition this past weekend in New Orleans. Second-year students Maggie Clark, Noemie Broussoux-Coutard, Kaela Palmiter, and Madeline Young finished as finalists! As top-two finishers, they advance and will compete in the international rounds of the competition in mid-April in Washington, D.C. They were coached by third-year students, Jake Weiss, Jennifer Huber, Krishna Shah, and Tiffany Trussell. Congratulations again to you all on your impressive accomplishment, and we cannot wait to see what you all can do in DC!

Two weekends ago, second-year students Wayne Campbell and Mahi Senthilkumar competed in the American Bar Association Regional Moot Court Competition in Philadelphia. They were coached by third-year students Eric Johnson and Bethany Carroll. Congrats to all of you for your impressive showing in the competition!

2Ls Cayton Chrisman and Bara Ahmad formed one of the two teams sent by EMCS to compete in the Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition this past weekend. They both gave it their all and had great performances, and Cayton Chrisman won the award for runner up best oralist! The team was coached by the talented third-year students Maria Malaver and Jordan Nittinger. Congrats to you all for your accomplishments!

This past weekend, EMCS sent two teams to compete in the Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition in New York City. Teammates Kate Dolansky (21L) and Bennett Gillogly (21L) were among 8 teams of 60 to advance to the quarterfinals in this competition, AND they won the outstanding brief award! A huge congratulations to them for their outstanding performances--Emory Law is so proud! They were coached by the talented third-year students, Natalia Souza and Justin Kanoff. Congrats again to you all!

Last weekend, Stephanie Lao (21L) and Sarah Greene (21L) competed in the 25th Annual Tulane Mardi Gras Invitational Appellate Sports Law Competition at Tulane Law School in New Orleans. They were coached by third year students Adithya Sharma and Blaine Allen. Congratulations to you all on your great performances!

A huge congratulations to Kate Dolansky (21L) and Bennett Gillogly (21L) who were finalists in the Duberstein Moot Court Competition in Miami this past weekend! They were coached by Justin David (20L) and Natalia Souza (20L). We are extremely proud of you all for your exceptional performances. All of your hard work in practices certainly paid off!

This past weekend, Cayton Chrisman (21L) and Bara Ahmad (21L) competed in the Duberstein Moot Court Competition in Miami. They were coached by Maria Malaver (20L) and Jordan Nittinger (20L). Congratulations to this team for their impressive performances!

This past weekend, 2Ls Diamond Alexander (21L) and Rani Reddy (21L) competed in the Saul Lefkowitz Regional Moot Court Competition in Atlanta! Both competitors had stellar performances. They were coached by 3Ls David Rutz (20L) and Fernanda Benavides (20L). Congratulations to all of you!

This past weekend, we sent a team to New York University to compete in their Moot Court competition regarding immigration issues. Competitors Caroline Clarke, 21L, and Anna Carolina Ruiz, 21L, advanced to the octo-finals, and we are thrilled with their stellar performances! They were coached by Sara Guercio, 20L, and Grace Goodheart, 20L. We are so proud of this team representing our school so well!

The Emory Law Moot Court Society kicked off the Spring Semester this past Thursday with some ice skating and socializing at Park Tavern. Competitions are just around the corner, and we couldn't be more excited!

Good luck to all of our society members who are competing and coaching in Nationals this coming weekend! We are so proud of the hard work you all have put into writing briefs and preparing for oral arguments. We know you will make Emory Law proud!

Emory Moot Court Society hosted its annual Civil Rights and Liberties Moot Court Competition this past weekend, and it was a huge success! We were so impressed with all of the competitors, but a special congratulations to the following schools for their especially stellar performances this past weekend:

First Place:
Team EE, St. Mary’s University School of Law Team 1

Runner Up:
Team HH, University of Florida Levin College of Law Team 1

Best Oralist:
Briana McLeod, Team R, George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School Team 2

Runner Up Best Oralist:
Evan Kuhl, Team DD, University of Miami School of Law

Best Brief:
Team EE, St. Mary’s University School of Law Team 1 Team EE, St. Mary’s University School of Law Team 1

Runner Up:
Team HH, University of Florida Levin College of Law Team 1

Best Oralist:
Briana McLeod, Team R, George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School Team 2

Runner Up Best Oralist:
Evan Kuhl, Team DD, University of Miami School of Law

Best Brief:
Team EE, St. Mary’s University School of Law Team 1

The society’s 2Ls attended their first meeting of the 2019 school year, where they learned about all the fun events coming up this fall. Now that the year is officially underway, the spring competitions will be here before we know it!

Finally, in honor of the Stange Dinner and the transfer from the old board to the new board, our final executive board member for the 2019-2020 year is the Director-in-Chief, Jake Weiss. Jake competed on the Jessup International Law Moot team, where his team made it to the quarterfinals. In reflecting upon his experience, he said:

Moot Court has been – without a doubt – my favorite part of law school. Throughout the last year, I have noticed a remarkable improvement in both my brief writing and oral advocacy skills. Beyond its academic benefits, Moot Court has also introduced me to a number of new friends and given me five days I’ll never forget in New Orleans. Joining Moot Court was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. I’m looking forward to serving as Director-in-Chief and working to make sure everyone else in the society feels the same way.

Good luck, Jake!

Last night, the Emory Moot Court Society held the Stange Dinner to celebrate the excellent performance of the 1L class in the 1L Stange Moot Court competition. We had the pleasure of hearing about the enduring and practical value of moot court from Professor Romig, the Society's faculty advisor, and Christian Torgrimson, an Emory Moot court alum and partner at Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP. We also recognized some truly exceptional brief-writers and oral advocates throughout the competition. The Following 1Ls and AJDs were honored with awards for their outstanding performances:

Stange Award(top oralist and brief combined):
Vidur Sood

Top Briefs:
First, Gabriel Knisely & Viktoriia Koryneych (tie)
Second, Noémie Broussoux-Coutard
Third, Vidur Sood

Top Oralist:
First, Vidur Sood
Second, Christina Lanier (Tallulah Lanier)
Third, Margaret Clark (Maggie Clark)

Congratulations to all the 1Ls and AJDs who took part in the celebrations last night. Your hard work did not go unnoticed!

Last night, Emory Moot Court Society celebrated its successful year at Three Taverns Craft Brewery. We all had a great time and took time to recognize some of our outstanding 3L members. Congratulations to Jake Quattlebaum for winning the Excellence in Oral Advocacy Award, Jacqueline Blessing for winning the Excellence in Coaching Award, Missy Torgerson for winning the Most Outstanding Contribution Award, and Mark Wolfe for winning the James C. Pratt Moot Court Award.

All of our teams represented Emory so well this year, and we can't wait to see how the 2Ls take these victories one step further in the coming year. We will miss our 3Ls dearly; thank you for everything you did to make this Society great!

If you didn't know, Zack Panter is the incoming Director of Intraschool Competitions and has been helping to run the Stange 1L Competition this year. We think he's been doing a great job, and we hope you feel the same way! Zack competed on the Williams Moot Court team that travels to LA and covers LGBTQ+ issues. When talking about Moot, he said:

"I chose Moot Court because it gave me the best opportunity to gain practical skills in legal writing and oral advocacy. Moot Court has served as an incredible stepping stone for my future career goals: the research and writing skills I gained are invaluable as I apply for clerkships, and the in-depth understanding I now have about my issue - an Employment Discrimination case - will be extremely useful as I pursue a career in Employment Law. Best of all, I have an incredible team to support me along the way!”

We are so proud of you, Zack.

Our next incoming director is the Director of Communications and Events, Emma Cramer. She's the one who will be taking over this page next year! Emma participated on our First Amendment team that travels to Washington, D.C. where she was a semi-finalist! Talking about her Moot Court, Emma said:

My experience in Emory Moot Court Society has been invaluable to my legal education. Not only have I tremendously improved my brief-writing abilities, oral advocacy skills, and engagement as an effective team member, but I have enjoyed every minute of working with my teammate and coaches. I cannot recommend moot court enough to first-year students that want to take these skills and many more to the next level.

We're excited for you, Emma!

Last week, Emory sent a team to the Prince Evidence Moot Court Competition in New York. It was our first time at the competition in a while, and our team made it to the OCTO-FINALS! We are so proud of team members, 20Ls Joe Lenoff and Eliza Taylor and coaches, 19Ls Linghan Wang and Abigail Holt. Here’s to future domination at that competition!

The Kaufman Memorial Securities Law Moot Court team competed this past weekend in New York! We are so proud of their hard work. The competitors were 20Ls Michael Nozick and Kyle Cummings, and they were coached by 19Ls Ally Berman and Constantin Nuernberger. Great job, all!

Last weekend, Emory Law hosted the Georgia Intrastate Competition and sent two teams to compete. We are so proud of them! Competitors were Michael Londeck, Mary Bryan, Jacob Isenberg, Tiffany Trussell, and Jake Quattlebaum. Not pictured is Ashlie Major who helped write the brief! Jacob, Jake, and Tiffany were all Top 10 oralists in this competition! These two teams were coached by (not pictured) Katie Harris, Sharika Zutshi, Ian Quillen and Lorraine Ongwenyi. Congratulations all!

This past weekend, we sent a team to the Williams Institute to compete in their Moot Court competition regarding LGBTQIA+ issues. Competitors Zack Panter, 20L and Missy Torgerson 19L were coached by Meghan Aubry, 19L and Annie Boring, 19L. This was Emory's first time at the Williams Competition and we are so proud of this team representing our school so well!

Less than 1 hour to register for the Stange 1L Moot Court Competition! You can register to compete even if you missed the mandatory meeting, but please make sure to watch the recording of that meeting on your Canvas ILA page. If you have any questions between now and 5, reach out! We'll be happy to help, and we hope to see you all soon!

Moot Court 1L Competition Registration Please complete this form, in its entirety. DUE: MARCH, 25TH at 5 PM.