Mercer
students win CSOL's first Moot Court competition
Three-day event a huge success for Charleston
School of Law
FEBRUARY 2008 - - A team of law students from the Walter F. George
School of Law at Mercer University won the Charleston School of
Law's first national Moot Competition held Feb. 6 to Feb. 9 in
Charleston. Throughout the three-day competition, 16 teams from
12 schools across the country grappled with a constitutional problem
formulated specially for the event.
Each team was required to argue twice, once on brief and once
off, in front of a three-judge panel. The local bar supported
the competition as many local attorneys, professors and judges
gave their time.
At the end of day 1, the top eight teams advanced into the post-preliminary
rounds. The quarterfinals began Saturday morning and continued
into the afternoon until the selection of the final two teams,
which argued in front of a distinguished panel of judges comprised
of Senior Judge William Wilkins of the U.S. Court of Appeals for
the Fourth Circuit; U.S. District Judge Patrick Michael Duffy
of the District of South Carolina; U.S. Magistrate Judge Bruce
Hendricks of the District of South Carolina; U.S. Magistrate Judge
George Kosko of the District of South Carolina; U.S. Magistrate
Judge Robert S. Carr of the District of South Carolina; S.C. Court
of Appeals Judge Daniel Pieper; and Charleston School of Law Professor
Margaret Lawton.
"The first Annual Charleston School of Law National Moot
Court Competition became a reality and ultimately a major success,"
said Charleston School of Law Professor Miller Shealy, who is
the advisor to the Moot Court board. "The Moot Court board
received, for a stellar event, high praise from Founders, faculty,
local attorneys and judges." He likened the board's success
to "knocking it out of the park."
Competitors included Appalachian School of Law, Charlotte School
of Law, University of Cincinnati College of Law, Elon University
School of Law, the Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University,
New York Law School, North Carolina Central University School
of Law, Seton Hall University School of Law, Villanova University
School of Law, Wayne State University School of Law, Widener University
School of Law - Delaware, and Widener University School of Law
- Harrisburg.
"It was our sincere hope that those schools left satisfied
with the competition itself and also that they would go back to
their respective schools with a great impression of our students
and our school as a whole" Shealy said.
"Because students benefited from the competition in a number
of ways, plans are underway for the second annual competition
for year 2009" said Chris Moore, chair of the new competition.
For more information, go online to www.csolmoot.com.
2008 CSOL National Moot Court Competition Results:
Quarterfinalists:
(1) Damien Tancredi and Sean Riley- Widener University-Delaware
PA
(2) Trevor Davies and Michael Hoffman -Villanova University
(3) Gillian Kotlen and Christopher O'Donnell - New York Law School
(4) Trevor Atchley and Richard Lindsay- Appalachian School of
Law
Semifinalists:
(1) Matthew Schoen and Sean Mulryne -Seton Hall University School
of Law
(2) Neeraj Joshi and Justin Talley- Seton Hall University School
of Law
Angela D. Nussbaum-Award for Professionalism
(1) Farayha Arrine -Wayne State University Law School
(2) Michael Ossy - Wayne State University Law School
Best Team Brief (Petitioner):
(1) Jamie Flowers - Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University
(2) Leah Fiorenza- Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University
Best Team Brief (Respondent):
(1)Matthew Schoen- Seton Hall University School of Law
(2) Sean Mulryne -Seton Hall University School of Law
Most Outstanding Oral Advocate
(***Based on Preliminary Round Scores***)
(1) Justin Talley-Seton Hall University School of Law
Team Runner Up:
(1) Jamie Flowers-Mercer
(2) Leah Fiorenza -Mercer
Team Champion:
(1) Stacy Furgason-Mercer
(2) Jonathan Adams -Mercer
