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Marquette Wins the National Moot Court Competition Regional and Advances to the Nationals in New York

Post author:Melissa Love Koenig
Post published:November 10, 2013
Post category:Legal Writing Marquette Law School Public

I had the privilege of working with two outstanding National Moot Court Competition (NMCC) teams again this year. The Region VIII round of the NMCC was hosted by Marquette this weekend and included ten participating law schools. This year Marquette won the regional competition, winning all five of their rounds and advancing to the nationals in New York City this coming February.

Please congratulate team members Hans Lodge, Brendon Reyes, and Robert Steele, whose team advanced to, and won, the final round of competition (top team out of sixteen). The team additionally received the third highest brief score at the competition. Attorneys Emily Lonergan and Jason Luczak coached the team.

Please also congratulate team members Andy Gordon, Mindy Nolan, and Kaitlyn Reise for their performance at the competition. Attorneys Jesse Blocher and Michael Cerjak coached the team.

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.

Marquette Law School to host LWI One-Day Legal Writing Workshop in December

Post author:Lisa A. Mazzie
Post published:October 31, 2013
Post category:Legal Practice Legal Research Legal Writing Marquette Law School Public

Each December, the national Legal Writing Institute (LWI) sponsors one-day legal writing workshops around the country. We are pleased to announce that one of this year’s workshops will be held at Marquette University Law School on Friday, December 6, 2013. The workshops are a great time for legal writing colleagues to come together and share teaching ideas.

The theme for Marquette’s workshop is Preparing Practice-Ready Students. Among the presentations scheduled are ones on what “practice-ready” means; on creating interactive materials for class; and on the ways that legal writing professors are connecting their students to practicing attorneys, both in and out of the classroom. We think we have a great program lined up. If you want to view the whole program or are interested in registering for the conference, see here.

Professor Janine Geske Receives the St. Thomas More Lawyers Society Faithful Servant Award

Post author:Melissa Love Koenig
Post published:October 30, 2013
Post category:Marquette Law School Marquette Law School History Public

Justice Janine P. Geske, Distinguished Professor of Law at Marquette Law School, received the Faithful Servant Award from the Milwaukee chapter of the St. Thomas More Lawyers Society at its annual Red Mass dinner on October 10. The Faithful Servant Award is given to recognize a person “who, in the course of religious, legal, community, public or human services, has exemplified in outstanding fashion the commitments and steadfast dedication of Thomas More, first to Almighty God, and to family life, statesmanship, and the law.” Presenting the award was the Honorable Diane Sykes. Judge Sykes praised Professor Geske’s lifetime of service to the legal profession.