Appellate Teams
Appellate Moot Court gives students the opportunity to prepare and argue oral arguments against teams from other schools. This form of competition trains students in the legal research and writing necessary to write and appellate brief as well as how to structure and argue a complex point of law in front of a panel of judges. These are invaluable skills for a law student to learn regardless of the practice area that they intend to go into. Beyond the academic experience, appellate moot court is great fun because it gives students the chance to travel and compete against some of the brightest law students in America
- Steve Sanders, Veteran Appellate Team Member
PACE National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition
Team Members: John Mickley, Orie Tasaka-Jupp, Zoe Oreck
Coach: Rebecca Silk
2012-2013 Semi-finalists (Top 9 of 72 teams)
Best Oralist, First Round: John Mickley
Phillip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition
Team Members: Cherie Teamer, Isabel Bonilla-Mathe, Haley Moody, Thomas Walker, Allyson Page
Coach: Molly Callanan
Best Oralist Award (#10): Isabel Bonilla-Mathe
Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition
Team Members: Kyle Curson, Sarah Saltzman, Terence Wise
Coach: Terence Wise
Ruby R. Vale Interschool Corporate Moot Court Competition
Team Members: Jeff Tiedeman, Colin Burgess, Jourdan Douzier
Coach: Jourdan Douzier
Inter-American Sustainable Development Law Moot Court Competition
Team Members: Katherine Shulman, Parmita Samanta, Daniel Gorman
2012-2013 4th Place Overall
2012-2013 3rd Place Brief
Trial Teams
Tulane law students participate in a large number of national mock trial competitions. Students participate in several rounds of try-outs and students are chosen for the trial teams. Each competition team is coached by a veteran student and many of our teams are also coached by practitioners or Tulane faculty members. Team members work on their trial skills, developing their oral argument skills, proficiency with the Federal Rules of Evidence and learning to think on their feet. Students travel nationally to compete and many regard moot court as the highlight of their law school experiences.
Texas Young Lawyers’ Association National Trial Competition
Team 1 Members: Alicia Edwards, Erim Sarinogh, Maura McNamara
Coaches: Marianna Sanchez and ChoNayse Sellers
Team 2 Members: Oliver Hadley, Michelle Jones, Tyler Raborn
Coaches: Garret DeReus and Alexis Kyman
AAJ Student Trial Advocacy Competition
Team Members: Robyn Gordon, Sam Lyddan, Anthony Viviani, Sophie Woodruff
Coaches: Amanda Klevorn, Saniya Khan, and William J. Sommers
2012-2013 Semi-finalists at Regionals (Top 4)
2L Fall Team - In Vino Veritas
Team Members: Michelle Jones, Maura McNamara, Erim Sarinoglu, Sophie Woodruff
Coaches: William J. Sommers and Kelsey Jarret
Preliminary Round Top Advocate Award: Maura McNamara & Erim Sarinoglu
Both Ms. McNamara and Mr. Sarinoglu received perfect scores in their round of competition.
VETS Team
Team Members: Amanda Austin, Robyn Gordon, Kelsey Jarrett, Marianna Sanchez
2012-2013 4th Place
Best Advocate: Kelsey Jarrett
Louisiana State Bar Association Trial Competition
2012: 1st Place Winners
2011: 1st Place Winners
ADR & Arbitration Teams
Members of the ADR Moot Court Team(s) are responsible for becoming familiar with all of the different elements of pre-litigation, settlement negotiations and mediations for civil matters. This can include acting as an advocate for a party in the dispute and serving as the mediator for the dispute. Tulane's ADR Moot Court team participates in two lawschool competitions during the academic year: (1) A National Negotiation Tournament hosted by the American Bar Association; (2) An International Negotiation and Mediation Tournament hosted by the prestigious International Academy of Dispute Resolution.
Tulane's ADR Moot Court team has built a reputation for being one of the top ADR Moot Court programs in this country, as evidence by the team's 2nd place overall finish in last year's International Mediation Tournament (and the top placing American team). Professor Paul Barron, who is a licensed mediator with over 20 years of professional experience serves as the faculty advisor and mentor to the team.
- Andrew Schwartz, Class of 2012
Congratulations to our 2012-2013 ADR Team Members
Sam Ford
Stephen Aarons
Ali Dietzgen
Clay Escude
John Michael Murray
Sara Guruswamy
Charell Arnold
2012 INADR International Law School Mediation Tournament, Chicago, IL
10th Place - Overall in Team Mediation
5th Place - Individual Mediator: Cory Grant
2011 ABA Regional Negotiation Tournament - Dallas, TX
4nd Place -Overall in Team Mediation
2011 INADR International Law School Mediation Tournament, London England
2nd Place - Overall Winners in Team Mediation
2nd Place - Individual Mediator: George Stamps
6th Place - Individual Scoring: Brandy Gann
7th Place - Individual Scoring: Lauren Newhart
5th Place - Overall Winners in Team Negotiation
10th Place - Best Attorney Client Team: George Stamps, Lauren Newhart
2010 ABA Regional Negotiation Tournament - University of Arkansas Law School
4th Place - Overall
2009 INADR International Law School Mediation Tournament, Chicago, IL
5th Place - Overall in Team Mediation
10th Place - Overall in Team Negotiation
Willem C. VIS International Commercial Arbitration Competition
Team Members: Agnes Malatinszky, Pablo Aponte, Emily Wojna, John Scarborough
Awards:
2011 - 2nd Place - Individual Scoring: Ethan Minshull; Team advanced through preliminary rounds to the "knock out rounds"
2010 - Honorable Mention; Megan Shumacker