Congratulations to the Winners of the 2006 National Animal Advocacy Competitions

Appellate Moot Court Competition

Left to right: Matthew Liebman, Brian Blalock, Nathan Olson and Samantha Mortlock

First Place Team

Stanford Law School
Brian Blalock
Matthew Liebman

Second Place Team

George Mason University School of Law
Samantha Mortlock
Nathan Olson

Semi-Finalists

Lewis & Clark Law School
Katherine Lin
Kim McCoy
Jamie Saul

The George Washington University School of Law
Kristie Blase
Lynn Deavers

Best Brief for Respondents

Rutgers School of Law-Camden: Team 1
Nicole Ippolito-Russen
Jonathan Pentzien
Jocelyn Schniedwind

Best Brief for Appellants

Lewis & Clark Law School: Team 9
Katherine Lin
Kim McCoy
Jamie Saul

Best Oralist

Lewis & Clark Law School
Jamie Saul

Closing Argument Competition

From left to right: Janet King, Elaine Conway, Michael DeRose, and Jeff Schwartz

First Place

Seattle University School of Law
Elaine Conway

Honorable Mention

Chapman University School of Law
Michael D. DeRose

Chapman University School of Law
Jeff Schwartz

University of Nebraska College of Law
Janet King

Animal Law Mock Trial

From left to right, Kyle Lee, supporter Helga Pralle, and Peter Kittle

First Place

Chapman University
Peter Kittle
Kyle Lee

Second Place

George Washington University Law School
Jason Hodrinsky
Timothy Bo Stanton

Honorable Mention

Chapman University Law School
Cynthia Poer
Jeff Schwartz

Legislative Drafting & Lobbying Competition

First Place

Robin Bernstein
Rutgers School of Law-Newark

Finalists

Aaron Green
George Mason University School of Law

Jennifer Ornelas
Chapman University Law School

Best Bill

J. Alexander Harman
George Washington University Law School
Fact Sheet and Bill