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Congratulations to the 2013 Jenkins Honors Moot Court Competitors

Post author:Melissa Love Koenig
Post published:January 3, 2013
Post category:Legal Writing Marquette Law School Public

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

Congratulations to the participants in the 2013 Jenkins Honors Moot Court Competition:

Todd Allen
Michael Beckman
Codi Carstens
Kelly Cavey
Nicholas Chmurski
Stephen Cox
Michael Crane
Alexander Golubiewski
Andy Gordon
Krystal John
Kevin Jolivette
Paul Jonas
Brittany Kachingwe
Hans Lodge
Tea Norfolk
Kerri Puig
Kaitlyn Reise
Brendon Reyes
Jessica Shank
Joy Sisler
Martin St. Aubin
Robert Steele

Students will begin writing their appellate briefs in January with the rounds of oral argument commencing later this spring. The competition includes three preliminary oral argument rounds and a semifinal and final round.

The Jenkins competitors are fortunate to have the opportunity to argue before distinguished members of the bench and bar from Wisconsin and beyond.

The competition is named after the James G. Jenkins, the first Marquette Law School dean.

Teaching, Technology, and Eckstein Hall

Post author:Steve Nelson
Post published:November 15, 2012
Post category:Higher Education Legal Education Marquette Law School Public

There is convergence of ideas about teaching and technology around the Law School lately. The Law School is holding idea sessions as part of our strategic planning process. A significant part of the discussion involves teaching: effectiveness, learners, full and part-time education. Earlier this week Douglas Fisher published an article in the Chronicle of Higher Education on “flipping” his database course at Vanderbilt. Flipping a course refers to taking the in-class lecture component and moving it to an online component, usually accomplished by recording the lecture. Earlier this summer I attended a presentation by Professor Norman Garland (Southwestern School of Law) who flipped his Evidence course and reported on the process and results. These threads all come together this week for me.

We haven’t flipped any classes here but we have blended (a term Garland prefers to flipping) a few. Some MULS faculty have been long time adopters of technology both in the classroom and outside. Many have electronic course pages, electronic supplements, electronic casebooks, and even video webcasts of course supplements. Several faculty here have blended some of their traditional in-class instruction with required out-of-class viewing of lectures. The MULS faculty who have blended their classes use the out-of-class lecture to establish the basics of the topic, which means in-class instruction can focus less on establishing the topic and more about exploring its nuances and its applications.

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.