National Moot Court Competition
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Since 1950, the New York City Bar and the American College of Trial Lawyers have sponsored the National Moot Court Competition. It is one of the most prestigious competitions in the nation, with over 150 law schools competing annually in the regional rounds throughout the nation. John Marshall competes in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin regional during the fall semester. Winners of each regional then advance to the final rounds held at the New York City Bar early in the spring semester.
Recent topics include the following: (1) whether a person’s Fourth Amendment rights are violated when police officers stop based on an anonymous tip regarding DWI without the officers observing him and then subsequently find a loaded gun in the vehicle; (2) Whether the Three-Strikes Law is cruel and unusual punishment; (3) whether a State’s gun control law, which forbade all individuals except law enforcement official from owning or possessing handguns, violates the Second Amendment of the United States’ Constitution.
In 2011, John Eagan, Samantha Piekarski, and Mary Rosenberg were Quarterfinalists. In 2010, Kimberly Hilton and Lindsey Weisselberg were Quarterfinalists. In 2009, David R. Rainey and Gregory Allen Royal advanced to the Quarterfinals. In 2006, William Greubel and Rebecca Ptaszynski advanced to semifinals and won Third Best Brief. Also in 2006, Leonard Hudson and Michael Lindinger advanced to quarterfinals and won Best Brief, and Michael Lindinger won Fourth Best Oralist. In 2005 Catherine Howard and Daniel Taylor advanced to the quarterfinals.
2018-2019 National Championship Competition Teams
Team: Alexis Carr, Daniel Dunham & Jeffrey Eippert
Coach: Professor Mary T. Nagel
Award: Quarterfinalists
Team: Husna Butt & Gary Stanton
Coach: Joseph Sheahan
2016-2017 National Championship Competition Teams
Team: Jessica Holzer, James Morton & Andrew Sutton
Coach: Professor Joanne Hodge
Team: Mitchell Brown, Matthew Maloney & Thomas Mazur
Coach: Professor Mary T. Nagel
2015-2016 National Championship Competition Teams
Team: Ruby Karam & Patrick Koncel
Coach: Professor Mary T. Nagel
Team: James Novak & Karen Zimmerman
Coach: Joseph C. Sheahan
2013-2014 National Championship Competition Teams
Team: Jeremy Kyle McConnell, Joseph Sheahan
Coach: Professor Mary T. Nagel
Team: Kayleigh Thomas & Sarah L. Payne
Coach: Professor Ardath Hamann
2012-2013 National Championship Competition Teams
Team: Jeremy Kyle McConnell, Joseph Sheahan
Coach: Professor Mary T. Nagel
Team: Kayleigh Thomas & Sarah L. Payne
Coach: Professor Ardath Hamann
2011-2012 National Championship Competition Teams
Team: Candice Baumgartner, Carrie DeLange, & Jeremy Kyle McConnell
Coach: Professor Mary T. Nagel
Team: John Eagan, Samantha Piekarski, & Mary Rosenberg
Coach: Professor Marc D. Ginsberg
Award: Quarterfinalists
2010-2011 National Championship Competition Teams
Team: Florence Pittman, Robin Sowizrol, & Alexandros Stamatoglou
Coach: Professor Scott Shepard
Team: Sean Hamann, Amy Scoma, & Jordan Yurchich
Coach: Professor Ardath Hamann
Team: Danice Kern, Stephanie Potter, & Anthony Sam
Coach: Professor Marc D. Ginsberg