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Congratulations to the 2016 Jenkins Honors Moot Court Competitors

Post author:Melissa Love Koenig
Post published:January 5, 2016
Post category:Legal Education Legal Practice Legal Writing Marquette Law School Public

The Jenkins Honors Moot Court Competition is the appellate moot court competition for Marquette law students and is the capstone event of the intramural moot court program. Students are invited to participate based on their top performance in the fall Appellate Writing and Advocacy course at the Law School.

Congratulations to the participants in the 2016 Jenkins Honors Moot Court Competition:

Barry Braatz
David Conley
Robert Copley
Samuel Draver
Isabelle Faust
Alexis Guraz
Christopher Hayden
Ashley Heard
Amber Horak
Megan Kaldunski
Alexandra Klimko
Alicia Kort
Jessica Lothman
Alan Mazzulla
Kayla McCann
Sara McNamara
Andrew Mong
Brittany Running
Rexford Shield
Amardeep Singh
Emily Tercilla
Natalie Wisco
Samuel Woo
Kiel Zillmer

Making a Murderer: Oh-So-Many Talking Points

Post author:Lisa A. Mazzie
Post published:January 5, 2016
Post category:Civil Rights Constitutional Law Criminal Law & Process Evidence Judges & Judicial Process Legal Ethics Legal Practice Legal Profession Popular Culture & Law Public Wisconsin Law & Legal System

As the winter break winds down, it’s definitely worth your time to start binge-watching Making a Murderer, a recent Netflix documentary on a real-life criminal case. A very close-to-home criminal case, at that.

The documentary, filmed over 10 years, follows Steven Avery, who was convicted in 1985 of sexual assault. He maintained his innocence and, indeed, 18 years later DNA evidence exonerated him. After he was released, he sued Manitowoc County for his wrongful conviction. It looks as though that lawsuit starts digging up some very unsavory conduct among officials in Manitowoc County.

But then—Avery is arrested for the murder of photographer Teresa Halbach. Several months later, his nephew Brendan Dassey is also arrested.

I’ll stop there with plot. If you’ve been around Wisconsin, you’ve probably heard of the case. If you’ve been on the Internet in the last couple of weeks, you’ve almost surely heard of it. But you must watch it.

For law students, there’s so many teachable moments. For everyone, there’s so much to talk about.

Marquette Quarterfinalists at NMCC Regionals

Post author:Melissa Love Koenig
Post published:November 17, 2015
Post category:Legal Practice Legal Writing Marquette Law School Public

Marquette hosted the Region VIII round of the 66th Annual National Moot Court Competition (NMCC) this weekend, which included fourteen participating teams.

I was pleased to work with two strong, dedicated teams. Larissa Dallman, Jeremy Klang, and Chal Little advanced the quarterfinal round. Attorneys Emily Lonergan, Jason Luczak, and Max Stephenson coached the team. Alexandra Don, Christopher Guthrie, and Lauren Maddente also competed and were coached by Attorneys Sue Barranco, Jesse Blocher, and Mike Cerjak. Both teams put in many hours preparing for competition.

The NMCC is sponsored by the New York City Bar and the American College of Trial Lawyers. Over 180 law schools compete across the country. I am grateful for the time donated by the Marquette Moot Court Association, and in particular, Alex Ackerman, who chaired this event. Numerous judges and attorneys from around the state (and even from around the country) took their weekend time to travel to Marquette to judge the oral arguments, or earlier, to grade briefs. We rely each year on their dedication to this event, and we truly appreciate their help.