UIC John Marshall Law School’s Moot Court Honors Program It is an excellent way to improve your writing and speaking abilities and to gain practical experience.
Moot Court is a honors program where students write appellate briefs and deliver oral arguments in competitions across the country. It's also a great way to get involved in the John Marshall community. As an honors program, it will instantly improve your resume and job marketability.
04/02/2021
Congratulations to Matthew Spahr and Phillip May who recently competed in the AIPLA Giles S. Rich Memorial Intellectual Property Moot Court Competition. Twelve teams competed and our team walked away receiving the Best Brief award! 🎉 Each team had to write two briefs, one for the Appellant and one for the Appellee. The team was coached by Nicole Bashor. Great job team! We are so proud!
03/29/2021
Congratulations to Melisa Hood and Hyrum LaTurner, who this past weekend became national Semi-Finalists in the Hennessey Employee Benefits Moot Court Competition. The event is sponsored by the American College of Employee Benefits Counsel and hosted by Columbus School of Law in Washington, D.C. The team was coached by Adjunct Professor Mark Debofsky. We are so proud of you!
03/29/2021
Congratulations to Sophie Honeyman, Eleni Eliopoulos, and Abbey Luffey, who this past weekend became national Semi-Finalists in the Prince Evidence Moot Court Competition. The competition was hosted by Brooklyn Law School and brought together 33 teams from across the country. The team was coached by Professor Hugh Mundy. Great job team!
03/17/2021
Congratulations to Katelyn Healy, Barrett Mays, and Madylan Yarc who were national Semi-Finalists this weekend in the Wagner Labor and Employment Law Competition hosted by New York Law School. Out of 39 teams, they wrote a 5th place brief and zoomed up from 11th to 1st seed during three post-preliminary oral rounds! The team was coached by Professor Hodge. Great job!
03/17/2021
A huge congratulations to Junellie Marin and Jacki Romo who won Second Place Best Brief and were Quarter-Finalists out of 32 teams in the national Hispanic National Bar Moot Court Competition. This is the third year in a row that UIC John Marshall Law School has brought home a top brief award and reached the final elimination rounds in the competition! The team was coached by Anselmo Duran, who was on our winning and second place team in 2007-2008 and is now principal of the Law Office of Anselmo Duran in the Back of the Yards neighborhood. We are proud of you team! 👏🏾
03/10/2021
Congratulations to the three teams that competed in the Native American Law Competition!
Team 1 included Maria Conversa & Logan Quan who were coached by Honorable Raymond McKoski.
Team 2 included Rachel Jacob & Ashley Schoenborn who were coached by James Borkman.
Team 3 included Tina Butler & Alyssa Kaprinski who were coached by Christoper Evers.
The teams advanced to the Sweet 16 round with 72 teams in the competition! Congratulations, we are proud of you all!
03/09/2021
This past weekend UIC JMLS sent two teams to compete in the ABA Appellate Moot Court Competition. This year’s topic involved civil rights law.
Team 1 included Hudson Cross, Ben Goodman, and Courtney Krznarich.
Team 2 included Erin Murphy, Kelsi Rider, and Allison Trendle.
The teams were coached by Professor Hodge and Monica Smit. Congratulations on all your hard work!
03/08/2021
Congrats to Ihsan Arman & Sabrina Karakaya for competition in the Gabrielle Family Law Moot Court Competition! The team was coached by Morgan Gay and Megan Suchy. The team made it too Octofinals! We are very proud of you both for all your handwork!
03/03/2021
Congratulations to the Child Welfare and Adoption team for competing last week! The competitors include: Renee Wright, Nicole Herzog, and Kiesha Mull. The team made it to octofinals and was coached by Alexis Pool and Gina Wood!
02/16/2021
Congratulations to Margaret Ferran and Alyssa Garofalo who competed in the Immigration Moot Court Competition!
The team made it to the octofinal round 👏🏾 Their problem involved a noncitizen’s conviction under 8 USC §1326 (which criminalizes illegal entry into the United States by aliens who have previously been deported). More specifically, teams addressed 1) whether Respondent’s failure to register as a s*x offender is a crime of moral turpitude and 2) whether Respondent had a due process right to be made aware of discretionary relief from removal.
The brief was also written with Rebecca Rusiecki and the team was coached by Julia Funk.
02/11/2021
Congratulations to Adam Baldwin and Tiffany Sanders on their performance in the Leftkowitz Trademark Moot Court Competition. The team was coached by Professor Bill McGrath and Professor Hamman with also the assistance of Professor William Ford. Great job team!
02/08/2021
Congratulations to Kayla Bowden and Destinee Burrell, who won Best Petitioner's Brief and were Quarter-Finalists in the Midwest Black Law Students Association regional of the Thurgood Marshall Moot Court Competition. This is the second year in a row that UIC John Marshall Law School has brought home the Best Brief award; last year, Destinee and partner Kimberly Cross did the honors.
The issue concerned prisoner rights, and the team was coached by Alexis Carr, Cook County Assistant State's Attorney/Civil Rights Torts Unit. Thanks also to mooters Magistrate Judge Beth Jantz, Northern District of Illinois; Professor Steve Schwinn; Sharon Cannon, Chief of Staff UIC John Marshall; Adjunct Professors Andrew Lambertson and Christina Faklis-Adair; and practitioners Mallory Littlejohn, Legal Director of Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation and Danielle Berkowsky, Uptown People's Law Office.