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Marquette Moot Court Team Success at the NMCC

Post author:Melissa Love Koenig
Post published:November 11, 2012
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.

Please congratulate team members Joseph Birdsall, Nicole Cameli, and Patrick Ritter, who advanced to the semifinal round of competition (top four teams out of 18). The team additionally received the second highest brief score at the competition. Attorneys Emily Lonergan and Jason Luczak coached the team.

Please also congratulate team members Steven Miracle, Megan Mooney, and Ariane Strombom for their performance at the competition. The team advanced to the quarterfinals (top eight teams). 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 150 law schools compete across the country.

I am grateful for our teams’ hard work; they put in many hours of practice to prepare for the competition. I am also grateful for the time donated by the Marquette Moot Court Association and many judges and lawyers who judged the briefs and oral arguments for our NMCC regionals. Finally, thank you to the individuals who judged the teams’ numerous practice rounds.

Marquette Moot Court Team Success at National Criminal Procedure Tournament

Post author:Melissa Love Koenig
Post published:October 28, 2012
Post category:Marquette Law School Public

Our two moot court teams distinguished themselves at the National Criminal Procedure Tournament this weekend in San Diego. Sarah McNutt was the third place best oralist, and Matthew Hanson was the fourth place best oralist. The team consisting of Kristina Gordon and Sarah McNutt advanced to the top 16. Please congratulate team members Kristina Gordon and Sarah McNutt, advised by Professor Thomas Hammer and coached by Attorney Jennifer Severino, and Matthew Hanson and Erika Motsch, advised by Professor Susan Bay and coached by Attorneys Nick Cerwin and Chad Wozniak. Attorney Severino traveled with the teams. The competition this year included 36 teams.

Reflection on Connie Johnson

Post author:James Mumm
Post published:October 25, 2012
Post category:Marquette Law School Public

Sometimes we don’t always see the beauty of an individual rose, but I would like to take a moment to focus a little bit about a very beautiful rose, Connie Johnson, who graced the Marquette University Law School for over 33 years. Connie passed away on Friday, October 12 at the age of 82 years.

Connie was a loose-leaf filer for all the time that I worked with her. Not only did she keep the loose-leaf materials in good order, but she did so in the best possible way she could. Additionally, she developed a means for filing recently released Wisconsin Senate and Assembly materials that the library received, and she developed the process for maintaining the replaced pages for the Wisconsin Administrative Code.

She worked with many students and staff, explaining the intricacies of loose-leaf filing and advocating for the disabled in the law library. Among her accomplishments, she authored the book, Filer’s Guide for Loose-Leaf Services in a Law Library (Z 675 .L2 J65 1979).

While some may have viewed Connie as having a gruff exterior, much of that was due to her disabilities, which she neither hid nor flaunted. She was outspoken when it came to care for people who had disabilities, and was quick to explain the practical nature of helping people.