Associate Dean Howard Rubin and the Institute for Advocacy & Dispute Resolution are proud to announce that the 2011-2012 DePaul moot court programs enjoyed record-breaking success this year with the most team championships and finalists in recent history. The Moot Court Society anticipates that it will rank among the nation's top 20 programs once all national rankings are finalized.
Dedicated students under the guidance of Legal Writing Instructor Christopher Evers, Professor Barbara Bressler, and several other faculty and alumni coaches produced these record-breaking results:
Whittier National Juvenile Law Competition
Team: Patrick Viktora & Kelly Olivier
Result: champion
National IP LawMeet
Team: Michael Comeau & Julie Krupa
Results: champion & best term sheet award
Giles Sutherland Rich Memorial Moot Court Competition (Patent)
Team: Nicholas Restauri & Rachel L. Schweers
Results: National -- runner-up; Midwest Regional -- first place, best appellant brief, best appellee brief
ABA Client Counseling Competition
Team: Brandon Baseman & Zariah Udeh
Results: National -- third place; Regional -- first place
Fordham Securities Law Competition
Team: Andrew Cunniff & Melinda Wetzel
Results: semifinalist, best respondent brief, best preliminary round oralist - Melinda Wetzel
Vanderbilt 1st Amendment Competition
Ream: David Porter & Anna Esfeld
Result: semifinalist
Charleston Constitutional Law Competition
Team: Erik Nelson & James Maruna
Result: semifinalist
Wagner Labor and Employment Law Competition
Team: William Alzugary & Mark Sliwinksi
Results: quarterfinalist, best petitioner brief
George Washington National Religious Freedom Competition
Team: Aaron Dozeman & Rachel Brown
Result: quarterfinalist
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