Mock Trial Victories

Congratulations to Jessica Galante and Shermela Williams on their 4th place victory at The National Trial Competition.  Congratulations to Ellie Boragine and Lucy Jones who finished as Semi-finalists in the competition.  The team was coached by Scot Hinshaw.

The Thurgood Marshall Mock Trial team took 2nd place in the MABLSA regional competition!  Congratulations to Anita Barksdale, Shwanda Harris, Lawanna Kimbro, and S. Gail Reid for all of their hard work and a job well done!  They were certainly zealous advocates!  The team was lead to victory by their spirited coaches Attorney Donald Temple and Shermela Williams.  In March, the team will compete in the National Competition in Atlanta, GA.

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Moot Court Victories

Congratulations to Victoria Hightower and LaToya Sutton for becoming the Frederick Douglass Moot Court Champions for the Mid-Atlantic region, coached by Karla Gilbride, Regan Williams Herald, and Jasmine Krishnan.  Ms. Sutton also took home the Best Oral Advocate award.  In March, the team will compete in the National Competition in Atlanta, GA. 

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Congratulations to the National Telecommunications team.  Jeff Campione and Meghan Edwards-Ford finished as Semi-finalists in their competition, coached by Tarsha Luke Kevin
Trowel and David Edelstein.

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Congratulations to Ben Schuman, Alan Tannenwald, Eileen Keeley and Raya Bakalov in the London Law Review International Moot Court Competition.  The team beat out 14 other teams from the US, the UK, and India to make it an all-Georgetown final round.  Ben Schuman and Alan Tannenwald took 1st place, and Eileen Keeley and Raya Bakalov brought home a 2nd place victory.  The team was coached by Skye Perryman, Kevin Pavlik, Karla Schultz, and Andrene Smith.

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Congratulations to Mika Ikeda and Kendrick Wilson who won the National Environmental Moot Court Competition! Mika and Kendrick beat out 66 other teams and led Georgetown to victory! The competition was held at PACE University in White Plains, NY. The team was coached by Karin Krattli and Jennifer Walrath.

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Congratulations to the Jessup International Moot Court team! Jonathan Keim, Karen Lee, Mike Mancini, and Kartik Sharma put forward a great effort in the regional competition and showcased their formidable oral advocacy skills. The team was coached by Andrew Ditchfield, Shahed Sophia Fakhari, John Hightower, and Eric Macaux. Live the Jessup!

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Congratulations to Emil Bove, Deanna Durrett, and Liz Rose! The team represented Georgetown at the National Appellate Advocacy Regional Competition held in D.C. The team was not only awarded for Best Regional Brief but also placed in the top four (having won all five of its rounds) out of 32 teams! Emil, Deanna, and Liz, coached by Matt Tievfsky, will now advance to the national tournament in Chicago. Good luck!!

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Congratulations to Jacqueline James, Jim Harper, and Garland Bonifant who represented Georgetown at the Wiliam B. Spong, Jr.Constitutional Law Moot Court Competition!  The team, coached by Brandon Clippinger and Brian Wallach, advanced to the semi-finalist round! The tournament took place on February 16th and 17th in Williamsburg, Virginia.

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Congratulations to Antony Haynes and Sarah Hale who placed as semi-finalists the Cardozo/BMI Entertainment Law Moot Court in New York, NY! Antony also won the award for best oral advocate.  The team was coached by William Spieler and Eli Strassfeld.

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Congratulations to the WTO Moot Court team! The team - Elizabeth Goergen, Zeeshan Hafeez, Sean Kulkarni and Eliyahu Wolfe - has advanced to the Final Oral Round! The advocates and their coach Renato Gomes will travel to Geneva, Switzerland in May to compete. Wish them good luck!

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Revised April 15, 2008 (rmc)