Fordham Law School Wins
Regional Moot Court Competition
At New York City Bar Association
New York, NY -- The Fordham University School of Law captured
the regional round of the 55th Annual National Moot Court Competition on Thursday,
November 18, 2004, at the Association of the Bar of the City of New York. Law
students on the winning team included Paulo R. Lima, Lauren A. Moskowitz and
Michael C. Stanitski.
Pace University School of Law took second place honors.
Members of the Pace University team included Nikki D. Faldman, Scott
D. Harper and Jeffrey A. Kerman. Both teams will advance to the final
rounds from January 31 thru February 3, 2005.
Best Brief honors went to New York Law School, and Best Runner-Up Brief went
to the Fordham University School of Law. The New York Law School team included
Christopher L. Heer, Kerwin L. Ledesna and Noah P. Melnick.
Best Individual Oral Argument went to Lauren A. Moskowitz of Fordham University.
Second Place Best Individual Oral Argument went to Michael C. Stanitski, also
of Fordham University.
The final round of the competition was judged by the Honorable Ellen Gesmer,
Evan R. Chesler, Esq., Terence F. Gilheany, Esq., James Herschlein, Esq., and
Stuart Summit, Esq.
The American College of Trial Lawyers (a national organization composed of
approximately 2,000 of the leading advocates in the United States) is a co-sponsor
of the competition with the Association’s Young Lawyers Committee.
Twenty-eight winning and runner-up teams from 14 regions across the United
States will compete in the final rounds of the National Moot Court Competition
early next year.
About the Association
The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (((www.nycbar.org))) was founded
in 1870, and since then has been dedicated to maintaining the high ethical
standards of the profession, promoting reform of the law, and providing
service to the profession and the public. The Association continues to
work for political, legal and social reform, while implementing innovative
means to help the disadvantaged. Protecting the public’s welfare
remains one of the Association’s highest priorities.
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