Notebook • Rising 3L Lisa Herman and Alyssa Staudinger ’13 were national semifinalists in the Wechsler Criminal Law Moot Court Competition in March. Herman was named “Best Advocate,” and the duo’s brief won the “Best Brief Award.” They were coached by Douglas A. Berman, the Robert J. Watkins/ Procter & Gamble Professor of Law. • Amanda Parker ’13 tied for the “Best Mediator” award at the Great Lakes Mediation Tournament in March. • The Labor and Employment Law Moot Court Team of Holly Coats ’13, Justin Joyce ’13, and rising 3L Matt Strayer advanced to the octo-final rounds of the 37th Annual Robert F. Wagner Labor and Employment Law Moot Court Competition in March. Strayer came in second for “Best Oralist” in preliminary rounds. • The Corporate Law Team was a national quarter-finalist at the Ruby R. Vale Interschool Corporate Law Moot Court Competition in March. The team consisted of Emily Farinacci ’13 and rising 3Ls Jenna Grassbaugh and Christopher Pendleton, who were coached by Paul Rose, associate professor of law. • The team of rising 3L Benjamin Duval and Luke Fedlam ’13 were awarded “Best Draft” during a regional competition
of the 2013 National Transactional LawMeet in February. The National Transactional LawMeet provides an opportunity for a “moot court” experience for students interested in a transactional law practice. Students from 12 law schools negotiated over their draft amendments and markups to a stock purchase agreement. Duval and Fedlam were coached by Dale A. Oesterle, the J. Gilbert Reese Chair in Contract Law. • The Sports Law Team, consisting of Fedlam and rising 3L Brittany Pace, reached the national quarter-finals at the Tulane Mardi Gras Sports Law Invitational in February. Fedlam received the “Honorable Mention Best Advocate” award. The team was coached by Jameel Turner ’04, a sports and entertainment law attorney at Bailey Cavalieri LLC. • Rees Alexander ’13, Andrea Green ’13, and Justin Tillson ’13 were regional champions in the National Moot Court Competition sponsored by the New York City Bar Association and advanced to national finals in February. Alexander won the “Best Advocate Award.” They were coached by Mary Beth Beazley, associate professor of law and director of legal writing. • Amanda Barrera ’13, Jacqueline Hicks ’13, Amanda Parker ’13, and rising 3L Keith
Darsee competed in the American Bar Association’s Representation in Mediation Regional at Faulkner University School of Law in February. The teams were coached by Marya Kolman, director of mediation services for the domestic relations and juvenile courts in Columbus and an adjunct professor at Moritz, and Dottie Painter ’96, an attorney and mediation specialist in Columbus.
• The 21st Annual Herman Moot Court Competition, an intramural competition at the Moritz College of Law, featured 2L competitors who argued Maryland v. King, a case before the United States Supreme Court which considered whether warrantless collection of an arrestee’s DNA constitutes a Fourth Amendment search. Rising 3Ls Saywell and Brodi Conover were awarded “Best Brief” and “Best Overall,” respectively, and “Best Oralist” was awarded to rising 3L Colin Kalvas. Sherowski reiterated that alumni support is a crucial part of the moot court program’s overall success: “The Moot Court Program runs on food, coffee, and the efforts of hundreds of volunteer judges. We always welcome any alumni who would like to participate as a judge or coach in our program.” To volunteer, contact her directly at sherowski.2@osu.edu. – Monica DeMeglio
3L receives OSBA Environmental Law Award n Dylan Borchers ’13 has been awarded the Ohio State Bar Association Environmental Law Award for a paper he submitted titled “Electric Aggregation and the Story of Ohio’s Move to Competitive Retail Electric Markets.” Borchers’ paper provides an overview and analysis of electric aggregation in the context of Ohio’s restructuring of its of retail electric markets. The OSBA Environmental Law Committee issued a call for papers that advance the application and practice of environmental, energy, or resources law in the state of Ohio. In addition to the award, the winner receives a prize of $1,000, sponsored by McMahon DeGulis LLP. The award was announced at the Annual OSBA Environment, Energy and Resources Law Seminar and was published in the seminar materials. – Monica DeMeglio
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