National Moot Court Competition in Child Welfare & Adoption Law

National Moot Court Competition in Child Welfare & Adoption Law
March 9 & 10, 2012
Columbus, Ohio

TOPIC: "Rethinking Permanency for Older Youth"  

Congratulations to our Champions!
Team 18: Florida Coastal School of Law -- Jessica Dasilva, Monique Robinson and Dominic Deluca
Best Oralist -- Monique Robinson

Runners Up:
Team 14- University of San Diego -- Elyse Fune and Aminta Raffalovich

Semifinalists:
Team 7- Baylor Law School-- Kelley Clark and Nathan Weinert
Team 4: Florida Coastal School of Law -- Katherine Daugherty, Alison Thomas and Brian Chorney

 

Best Briefs:
1st Place- Team 2 – Seton Hall University School of Law -- Sean Kennedy, Dorthy Koncur and Amanda Leone
2nd Place- Team 13 - Northern Kentucky University - Salmon P. Chase College of Law -- Joanna Berding, Katherine Kubale, Jesse Bowman
3rd Place – Team 16 - University of San Diego School of Law -- Taylor Wemmer and Nicholas Honda 

    

 FINAL ROUND JUDGES  

Andrea Khoury, JD
Deputy Director Amanda Donnelly, JD
Judge David Stucki
Dean Richard Simpson

 TESTIMONIALS 

• “The competition is run so smoothly, it is flawless every year. I love the locations of where the competition is held.” – participant  
• “There were quite a few very talented teams, and the level of competition, on average, was very good. As for the administration of the tournament, I cannot praise you enough. We host a national tournament at our school every year, and I know how much work goes into it. Everything was run extremely professionally. We were all extremely impressed with how well the tournament was administered.” – participant  
• “It was a wonderful experience throughout. I enjoyed researching and writing the topic. The competition was also exceptionally well organized throughout. Staff members were always very responsive, knowledgeable and pleasant to deal with. The locations were really great. Arguing at the statehouse and state supreme court were experiences I will remember forever.” - participant  
• “Keep up the great work. This competition just gets better every year!” – faculty advisor/coach 
• “The superb presentations are a reflection of the many, many hours of work that each student put into their presentation. I also appreciate the opportunity to be on the ‘other side’ of the bench which I believe is far more challenging to an attorney than a judge or magistrate who would be hearing just another case, albeit a far better prepared one. I thoroughly enjoyed being part of this event for the third time!” – attorney/judge  
• “The materials were outstanding. The problem was great and instructions to judges could not [have been] better.” – attorney/judge 

Presented in Partnership with 

• The ABA Center on Children and the Law
• The American Academy of Adoption Attorneys
• The National Association of Counsel for Children
• The National Center for Adoption Law & Policy
• The National Council of Juvenile & Family Court Judges

 2012 REGISTERED TEAMS 

Brigham Young University Law School

Capital University Law School

Chicago-Kent College of Law

Elon University School of Law

Loyola University Chicago School of Law (2 teams) 2006 Champions

Seton Hall University School of Law 2007 Champions

The University of Akron School of Law (2 teams) 2010 & 2011 Champions

University of Colorado Law School

University of Michigan Law School

University of San Diego School of Law (2 Teams)

Southern Illinois University School of Law (2 Teams)

Whittier Law School