2023 RPTE LAW STUDENT WRITING COMPETITION WINNERS We are delighted to announce the winners of the 2023 RPTE Law Student Writing Competition. FIRST PLACE: Everyone Deserves Autonomy: Making Advance Care Planning Accessible for All by Amelia Tidwell, Pepperdine Caruso School of Law SECOND PLACE: Stopping the Architects of Urban Sprawl: How Urban Sprawl Facilitators Can Be Stopped through Litigation and City Planning Reform by Caden Burchianti, George Washington Law School Amelia Tidwell, the first-place winner, will receive $2,500 cash, a oneyear free membership in the Section and free round-trip airfare and weekend accommodations to attend the 36th Annual RPTE National CLE Conference, May 8-11, 2024, in Washington, D.C. She is eligible for a full-tuition scholarship to the University of Miami School of Law’s Heckerling Graduate Program in Estate Planning OR Robert TraurigGreenberg Traurig Graduate Program in Real Property Development for the 2023–2024 or 2024–2025 academic year. In addition, Amelia’s essay will be considered for publication in a future issue of the Real Property, Trust & Estate Law Journal. Caden Burchianti, the second-place winner, will receive $1,500 cash. Caden’s submission will also be considered for publication in a future issue of the Real Property, Trust & Estate Law Journal. The goal of the RPTE student writing contest is to encourage and reward law student writing on the subjects of real property or trust and estate law. The essay contest is designed to attract students to these law specialties, and to encourage scholarship and interest in these areas. Articles submitted for judging are encouraged to be of timely topics and have not been previously published. Information for the 2024 writing contest will be made available soon! The Section sends a huge thank you to Michael Ostermeyer and the 2023 selection committee: Robert Paul, Edward Brading, Amy Milligan, Amy Hess, Susan Gary, Ray Prather, Andrea Boyack, and Jeff Hopkins. 2024 contest entries will be due May 31, 2024. See details at:
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