Convention wrap up
President Daryl D. Parks and our very own dynamic NEBLSA Regional Chair Kendra F. Brown. Closing the evening were heartfelt remarks by legendary Susan L. Taylor, the soul of ESSENCE Magazine, who discussed her National CARES Mentoring Movement. The convention culminated with the Sunday Morning Empowerment Breakfast with Skadden Arps Partner, Rossie Turman, offering wonderful words of reflection on the balance of life and the legal profession. 2012 Northeast Region Frederick Douglass Moot Court Competition
2012 Northeast Region Thurgood Marshall Mock Trial Competition
Champion: Columbia Law School Demetri Blaisdell and Dinah Manning
Champion: Massachusetts School of Law Kellie Tiller, Katisha Brown, Patrick Brown and Anthony McDuffie
First Runner-up Columbia Law School Jarrell Mitchell and Jack Starcher Best Petitioner Brief Columbia Law School Demetri Blaisdell and Dinah Manning Best Respondent Brief Columbia Law School Amal Deria and Miheer Mhatre
First Runner-up St. John’s University Emmanuel Ulubiyo, Dominique Saint-Fort, Stephanie Y. Grenald and Steve Fils-Aime Second Runner-up Massachusetts School of Law Darryl Caffee, Allenston Sheridan, Felicea Robinson and Tradia Vereen
2012 Northeast Region Frederick Douglass Moot Court Champions Columbia Law School Demetri Blaisdell and Dinah Manning
2012 Northeast Region Thurgood Marshall Mock Trial Champions Massachusetts School of Law Kellie Tiller, Katisha Brown, Patrick Brown and Anthony McDuffie
Best Oral Advocate Columbia Law School Jack Starcher
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