The Rutgers Moot Court Board is an
autonomous student-run organization dedicated to promoting superior
advocacy skills. The Moot Court Board sponsors and coordinates various
competitions including:
The work of the Board includes researching and writing competition
problems and administering the mock trial and appellate advocacy
competitions. It endeavors to field teams representing Rutgers School
of Law-Newark in regional and national competitions. The Board
encourages student participation in its competitions and other
activities. In addition, the Moot Court Board encourages and assists
student participation in specialized competitions, including the Wagner
Labor Law Competition, the Albert R. Mugel National Moot Court Tax
Competition, the American Patent Law Association Competition, the
ABA/LSD Client Counseling Competition, National Animal Advocacy
Competition, and the Negotiations Competition.
Spring Semester Activities: The Cohn Competition Results
The David Cohn Appellate Competition Finals were held on March 31st.
Congratulations to the winners: First Place: Andrew Burroughs Second Place: Dan Lecours Third Place: Brett Pugach Best Brief: Dan Lecours
This
year's topic was an applied challenge of the Defense of Marriage Act.
The competition was judged by sitting New Jersey Supreme Court
Justice Virginia Long, former New Jersey Supreme Court Justice and New
Jersey Attorney General Peter Verniero, and Cohn, Lifland, Pearlman,
Herrman & Knopf Principle Albert Cohn.
Fall Semester Activities: The Baker Competition Results
The
Nathan Baker Trial Competition Finals were held
on November 12, 2009, in the Baker Trial Courtroom, at 6:00 PM.
Congratulations to the winners: Alona Katz & Sarah Garvey-Potvin.
The Honorable Stuart Rabner, Chief
Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court, judged the competition.
Now Available...
The 2009 Nathan Baker Trial
Competition packet is now available for download.
Please visit the Nathan Baker
Trial Competition page for information about this
year's competition and to download the packet.
