Student Achievements

Jenkins Honors Intramural Moot Court Competition

After taking the Appellate Writing and Advocacy class in the fall semester, the top students from each section are given the opportunity to compete against each other in the spring semester in an intramural competition at Marquette Law School, the Jenkins Honors Moot Court Competition. In groups of two, they write briefs on one side of the case and then have several rounds of oral arguments, during which they must be prepared to argue both sides of the case. At the end of the competition, the following awards are given out: Franz C. Eschweiler Prize for Best Brief, Ramon A. Klitzke Prize for Best Oral Advocate, Finalists, and Overall Winners.

Jenkins Honors Intramural Moot Court Archive

National Competitions

Third-year students are given the opportunity to represent the Law School in moot court competitions against teams from other law schools across the nation.

Marquette University Law School routinely and successfully participates in a variety of national moot court competitions—typically fourteen or fifteen competitions each year. The competitions span countless areas of law practice, such as bankruptcy law, constitutional law, criminal law, intellectual property law, immigration law, labor and employment law, and sports law. Just a few of the competitions that Marquette Law students participate in are the National Criminal Procedure Tournament, the National Appellate Advocacy Competition (NAAC), the National Moot Court Competition (NMCC), the Mardi Gras Sports Law Invitational Competition, and the Evan A. Evans Constitutional Law Moot Court Competition.

Date Students Competition Result
2024 Morgan Gulledge and Heidi Maier Anderson Center Seventh Circuit Moot Court Competition 2nd best brief
2024 Dominique Fortune, Savanna Gain, Emily Smith  Jeffrey G. Miller National Environmental Law Competition 4th best brief
2024 Matthew Torres and Liam Wilcox-Warren Dominick L. Gabrielli National Family Law Moot Court Competition Octofinalists
2024 Jacob Lloyd, Tyler Porter, Jackson Thiel William B. Spong Moot Court Tournament Octofinalists
2024 Maia Hentges, Markus Johnson, Cody Linday National Appellate Advocacy Competition (NAAC) - Los Angeles regional Octofinalists
2023 Lauren Hudon and Mikela Ryan National Moot Court Competition (NMCC) - Region VIII regionals Quarterfinalists
2023 Derik Rush and Daniel Veselik Emory Law School Civil Rights and Liberties Moot Court Competition Octofinalists
2023 Annie Gonring and Ron Tenuta Williams Institute Moot Court Competition Quarterfinalists; 3rd best brief
2023 Jake Apostolu, Hunter Cone, Ilana Friedman Robert F. Wagner National Labor and Employment Law Moot Court Competition Quarterfinalists; 4th best brief
2023 Brett Blayer, Kyle Kasper, and Alexandra Lear Mardi Gras Invitational Appellate Sports Law Competition Quarterfinalists
2023 Andrew Holzmann National Appellate Advocacy Competition (NAAC) - Philadelphia, PA regionals 8th best oralist in region
2023 J.P. Curran, Andrew Holzmann, and Abigail Kincheloe National Appellate Advocacy Competition (NAAC) - Philadelphia, PA regionals Semifinalists; 4th best brief
2023 Kyle (Kip) Elderkin, Emily Ward, and Jessica Zimpfer National Appellate Advocacy Competition (NAAC) - Philadelphia, PA regionals Quarterfinalists
2022 Travis Goeden and Ruth Nord-Pekar National Moot Court Competition (NMCC) - Region VIII regionals Semifinalists
2022 Fefe Jaber and Nicole Jennings National Moot Court Competition (NMCC) - Region VIII regionals Quarterfinalists
2022 Cameron Rink and Julian Marrufo National Criminal Procedure Tournament Octofinalists
2022 Cole Bourgeois, Samantha Jozwiak Olexa, and Jenny Lehner Billings, Exum & Frye National Moot Court Competition Quarterfinalists
2022 Carsyn Bushman and Lauren Brasington National Moot Court Competition (NMCC) National Competition Octofinalists
2021 Carsyn Bushman and Lauren Brasington National Moot Court Competition (NMCC) - Region VIII regionals Finalists; 4th best brief
2021 Christopher Vandeventer National Moot Court Competition (NMCC) - Region VIII regionals 5th best oralist in region
2021 Alicia Bernards and Christopher Vandeventer National Moot Court Competition (NMCC) - Region VIII regionals Quarterfinalists
2021 Jay McDivitt, Adam Roznowski, and Lucas Schaetzel National Appellate Advocacy Competition (NAAC) - Chicago, IL regional Octofinalists
2020 Kaitlyn Gradecki and Olivia McQuade National Criminal Procedure Tournament Octofinalists; Best Petitioner Brief
2020 Darrin Pribbernow, Jake Rozema, Christin Saint Pierre National Appellate Advocacy Competition (NAAC) - Washington, DC regional Quarterfinalists; 5th best brief
2020 Julie Leary National Appellate Advocacy Competition (NAAC) - Washington, DC regional 9th best oralist in region
2020 Charlie Bowen, Julie Leary, Alex Sterling National Appellate Advocacy Competition (NAAC) - Washington, DC regional Quarterfinalists
2020 Caleb Tomaszewski and Adam Vanderheyden Jeffrey G. Miller Environmental Law Tournament Quarterfinalists
2019 Kylie Kaltenberg, Abby Hodgdon, Kieran O'Day National Moot Court Competition (NMCC) - Region VIII regionals Semifinalists; 3rd best brief
2019 Brooke Erickson, Micaela Haggenjos, Kylie Owens National Moot Court Competition (NMCC) - Region VIII regionals Quarterfinalists
2019 Luis Gutierrez, Terreea Shropshire, Nicholas Wanic Billings, Exum & Frye National Moot Court Competition Octofinalists
2019 Killian Commers, Hannah Compton, Alexander Hensley Mardi Gras Invitational Appellate Sports Law Competition Octofinalists
2019 Jad Itani, Elizabeth (Lizzy) King, Travis Yang National Appellate Advocacy Competition (NAAC) - Boston regional Semifinalists; 3rd best brief
2019 Elizabeth (Libby) Grabow, Zeinat Hindi, Anna Meulbroek National Appellate Advocacy Competition (NAAC) - Boston regional Semifinalists; 4th best brief
2018 Olivia Garman and Samuel Simpson National Criminal Procedure Tournament Octofinalists
2018 Jessica Delgado, Emily Gaertner, Sarita Olson National Moot Court Competition (NMCC) - Region VIII regionals Quarterfinalists; highest brief score; best Petitioner's brief
2018 Claudia Ayala Tabares, Katie Bakunowicz, Kelsey Stefka National Moot Court Competition (NMCC) - Region VIII regionals Semifinalists
2018 Andrew (AJ) Lawton and Ashley Smith National Appellate Advocacy Competition (NAAC) - San Francisco regional Quarterfinalists; 4th best brief
2018 Mitch Bailey, Brian Lanning, Nate Oesch, Courtney Roelandts Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition—Midwest regional 7th best Memorial—Midwest regional
2018 Isabelle Faust and Jessica Lothman Evan A. Evans Moot Court Competition Quarterfinalists; Isabelle Faust third best oralist
2018 Benjamin Lucareli and Meredith Donaldson William B. Spong Moot Court Tournament Quarterfinalists
2017 Tamara Johnson and Henry Twomey National Appellate Advocacy Competition (NAAC) - Boston regional Quarterfinalists
2017 Celeste Borjas, Alyssa Gemein, James Wold, Dena Welden Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition—Midwest regional 2nd best Memorial—Midwest regional
2017 Carly Gerards, Nick Sulpizio, Corey Swinick Robert F. Wagner National Labor and Employment Law Moot Court Competition Semifinalists; best Petitioner's brief
2016 Kayla McCann, Emily Tercilla, Samuel (Micah) Woo National Moot Court Competition (NMCC) - Region VIII regionals Highest brief score; best Petitioner's brief
2016 David Conley, Andrew Mong, Kiel Killmer National Moot Court Competition (NMCC) - Region VIII regionals Quarterfinalists; best Respondent's brief
2016 Cassandra Van Gompel, Daniel Murphy, Arial Rosenberg National Appellate Advocacy Competition (NAAC) - National competition Participants
2016 Daniel Murphy National Appellate Advocacy Competition (NAAC) - Brooklyn regional 1st place best oralist in the region
2016 Cassandra Van Gompel, Daniel Murphy, Arial Rosenberg National Appellate Advocacy Competition (NAAC) - Brooklyn regional Regional finalists
2016 Hiriam Bradley, Ian Kalis, Alexander Perwich National Appellate Advocacy Competition (NAAC) - Brooklyn regional Semifinalists; 3rd best brief
2016 Alexa Callahan, Darius Love, Nicole Ways Mardi Gras Invitational Appellate Sports Law Moot Court Competition Quarterfinalists
2015 Larissa Dallman, Jeremy Klang, Chal Little National Moot Court Competition  (NMCC) - Region VIII regional Quarterfinalists
2015 Mary Catherine Ellis and Natalie Schiferl National Criminal Procedure Tournament Advanced to the Top Eight Teams; 3rd best Petitioner's Brief
2015 Melissa Fischer, Nicole Ostrowski, Julia Westley Evan A. Evans Constitutional Law Moot Court Competition Quarterfinalists
2015 Xheneta Ademi, Tyler Nash, Frank Remington, Patrick Winter Philip C. Jessup International Moot Court Midwest Regional Quarterfinalists
2015 Ariel Dade and Keith Reese-Kelly Giles Sutherland Rich Memorial Moot Court Competition Quarterfinalists
2015 Angela Harden, Amanda Luedtke, Samuel Weinberg Robert F. Wagner National Labor and Employment Law Competition Quarterfinalists;  2d place Respondent Brief
2014 Katie Seelow and Derek Waterstreet National Criminal Procedure Tournament Best Petitioner's Brief
2015 Hans Lodge, Brendon Reyes, Robert Steele National Moot Court Competition (NMCC) - National competition Participants
2014 Hans Lodge, Brendon Reyes, Robert Steele National Moot Court Competition  (NMCC) - Region VIII regional  Regional winners 
2014 Stephanie Chiarelli and Adam Dejulio Chicago Bar Association Competition Octofinalists
2014 Michelle Cahoon, James Decleene, Brian Kane National Moot Court Competition (NMCC) - Region VIII regionals Semifinalists; Best Petitioner's Brief; Top-Scoring Brief in the Competition
2014 Jennifer McNamee and Elizabeth Oestreich National Moot Court Competition (NMCC) - Region VIII regionals Quarterfinalists; number 1 seed after the preliminary rounds
2013 Sarah Haas and Samantha Schmid Pepperdine University School of Law National Entertainment Law Moot Court Competition Quarterfinalists
2013 Brittany Kachingwe and Kerri Puig Leroy R. Hassell, Sr. National Constitutional Law Moot Court Competition 2nd highest brief score
2012 Dieter Juedes William B. Spong Moot Court Tournament 2nd best oralist for the entire competition
2012 Dieter Juedes, Joseph Gorndt, John Shanahan William B. Spong Moot Court Tournament Quarterfinalists
2012 Jaclyn Bielefeld, Aaron McCann, Anthony Prekop National Moot Court Competition (NMCC) - Region VIII regionals Quarterfinalists
2012 Susan Barranco, Rebecca Manz, Dana Pierson National Moot Court Competition (NMCC) - Region VIII regionals Distinguished themselves with high oral argument scores
2012 Timothy Bucher, Cassandra Jones, Sabrina Stephenson Mardi Gras Sports Law Invitational Competition Quarterfinalists
2012 Joseph Birdsall, Nicole Cameli, Patrick Ritter National Moot Court Competition (NMCC) - Region VIII regionals Semifinalists;  2nd highest brief score
2012 Steven Miracle, Megan Mooney, Ariane Strombom National Moot Court Competition (NMCC) - Region VIII regionals Quarterfinalists
2012 Sarah McNutt National Criminal Procedure Tournament Third Place Oralist
2012 Matthew Hanson National Criminal Procedure Tournament Fourth Place Oralist
2012 Kristina Gordon and Sarah McNutt National Criminal Procedure Tournament Advanced to the Top Sixteen Teams
2012 Elizabeth Bronson and Jay Fenton Evans A. Evans Constitutional Law Moot Court Competition Octofinalists
2010 Jesse Dill, Allison Luczak, Michael Miner Robert F. Wagner National Labor and Employment Law Competition Octofinalists; Prize for Best Brief 
2010 Ryann Beck and Allison Johnson Giles Sutherland Rich Memorial Moot Court Competition Finished in the Top Eight Teams
2010 Alyssa Dowse, Nicholas Harken, Rachel Helmers National Appellate Advocacy Competition (NAAC) Finished in the Top Sixteen Teams
2010 Megann Senfleben and Ryan MacGillis Evans A. Evans Constitutional Law Competition Finished in the Top Sixteen Teams
2010 Megann Senfleben Evans A. Evans Constitutional Law Competition Ranked 19th out of 80 teams in oral advocacy.
2009 Stephen Boyett, Carrie Devitt, Jessica Franklin National Appellate Advocacy Competition (NAAC) - National competition Advanced through the first day of competition at the National Finals in Chicago
2009 Jessica Farley and Brent Simerson National Moot Court Competition  (NMCC) - Region VIII regionals Finished in the Top Eight Teams
2009 James Robinson and Neha Sharma National Criminal Procedure Tournament Finished in the Top Sixteen Teams
2009 Scott Chandler Pepperdine University School of Law National Entertainment Law Moot Court Competition Ranked 16th out of 69 teams in oral advocacy
2009 Jon Fritz and Dale Johnson August A. Rendigs, Jr. National Products Liability Moot Court Competition Best Petitioner Brief Semifinalists
2009 Jonathan Fritz, Dale Johnson, August A. Rendigs, Jr. National Products Liability Moot Court Competition Advanced to the semi-final round and received an award for best petitioner's brief.
2009 Stephen Boyett, Carrie Devitt, Jessica Franklin National Appellate Advocacy Competition (NAAC) - Boston regional

Regional finalist; best Respondent's brief.

2008 Michael Emer, Kyle Scruggs, Daniel Shapiro Mardi Gras National Sports Law Competition Quarterfinalists
2007-08 Marc Morgan and Michael Whitcomb Giles Sutherland Rich Memorial Moot Court Competition Semifinalists
2008 James Barton, Michael Tuchalski, Hillary Wucherer, Michael Cerjak, Aaron Conrardy, Emily Lesniak National Appellate Advocacy Competition (NAAC) Semifinalists; 2nd best brief
2007-08 Kevin Comerford, Shannon Kilpatrick, Natalia Minkel-Dumit National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition Semifinalists
2007 John Devins and Meaghan Weissbuch Ruby Vale National Corporate Law Moot Court Competition Quarterfinalists
2007 Eric Knobloch, Lindsay Potrafke, Sara Scoles Mardi Gras National Sports Law Competition Spirit Award Winners
2006 Adam Bazelon and Wade DeArmond National Moot Court Competition (NMCC) - Region VIII regionals Quarterfinalists
2006 Aliah Lutfiyya and Ana Lyn San Diego National Criminal Procedure Tournament Quarterfinalists
2006 Aliah Lutfiyya San Diego National Criminal Procedure Tournament 3rd best oralist
2006 Kristin Eisenbraun and Aaron Hall Pace Law School National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition Semifinalists in National Competition
2006 Kristin Eisenbraun and Aaron Hall National Environmental Moot Court Competition Tied for best oralist in the first preliminary round
2005 Anthony Cotton National Environmental Moot Court Competition Best oralist in round two of the preliminary rounds; Team Advanced to the Quarterfinal Round
2005 Anthony Cotton, Kristin Eisenbraun, Randall Green Pace Law School National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition Best Brief for Appellant
2005 Jesse Blocher, Jessie Swietlik, Joel Urmanski National Moot Court Competition (NMCC) - Region VIII regionals Semifinalists
2005 Abraham Abgozo, Garet Galster, Rudy Kuss, Jacob Short Saul Lefkowitz Intellectual Property (Trademark) Moot Court Competition 1st place in the Midwest Region and 1st place in National Competition
2004 Anne Weissmueller and Andrew Rossmeissl Saul Lefkowitz Intellectual Property (Trademark) Moot Court Competition 1st place in the Midwest Region
2003 John Bolger and Brett Ekes Saul Lefkowitz Intellectual Property (Trademark) Moot Court Competition 1st place in the Midwest Region
2002 Christopher Avery, Tara Plewe, Andrew Strand Ruby Vale National Corporate Law Moot Court Competition 1st place
2002 Dana Berce and  Brian Mayer Giles Sutherland Rich Moot Court Competition 2nd place in the Midwest Region; Semifinalists in the National Competition
2001 Mollie Newcombe and Elana Sabovic Giles Sutherland Rich Moot Court Competition 2nd place in the Midwest Region; participated in National Competition
2000 Daniel Hanrahan and Steve Nichols Saul Lefkowitz Intellectual Property (Trademark) Moot Court Competition 1st place in the Midwest Region; 1st place in the National Competition
1998 Scott D. Anderson, Jake Erhard, Tracie Wall Giles Sutherland Rich Moot Court Competition 1st place in the Midwest Region; participated in the National Competition
1998 Mary Eberle, Jane Rolling, Gordon Shea Saul Lefkowitz Intellectual Property (Trademark) Moot Court Competition 2nd place in the regional competition for oral argument; 7th place in the National Competition for oral argument
1997 Thomas Aridas and Scott Lascari Giles Sutherland Rich Moot Court Competition Midwest Regional Winner for Best Appellate Brief
1995 Tristan Pettit and Brian Resler Giles Sutherland Rich Moot Court Competition 2nd place in the Midwest Region
1993   Giles Sutherland Rich Moot Court Competition 2nd place in the national competition
Ramon A. Klitzke Prize for Best Oral Advocate

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