Writing Competition Winners Gallery

Have you won a writing competition and want to be listed here? Email Liz Hobbs at lhobbs@lclark.edu.

 

ABA Energy Law Student Writing Competition

 Rob Molinelli was named the first-place winner in the 2011-2012 Energy Law Writing Competition sponsored by the ABA.  His paper focused on one aspect of a recent decision by a federal district court in California that struck down California’s low carbon fuel standard under dormant Commerce Clause. His paper will be published in an upcoming ABA joint energy/environmental/finance law publication in June 2012.

American Indian Law Review Writing Competition 

Rebecca C. Guiao, 3L, was named the first-place winner in the 2011-2012 American Indian Law Review Writing Competition.  The law review is from the University of Oklahoma and it runs an annual Indian law writing competition.  Her paper is entitled:  “How Tribal Water Rights Are Won in the West: Three Case Studies from the Northwest.”  Her paper will be published by the law review and has won $1000.

Davis Wright Tremaine International Writing Award

First Prize:  Rachel Buker’s article entitled “Customary International Law: An Alternative Theory for the Repartriation of Stolen and Illegally Exported Cultural Property”, won the 2009 first place award on the topic of international law.  The  writing competition award for first place is a $2000 stipend provided by the generosity of Davis Wright Termaine LLP.  

2009 NYU Environmental Essay Contest

Tarah Heinzen’s article about addressing air pollution from factory farms will be published in NYU Enviromental Law Journal this summer. It was selected through a competition she entered in December. Here’s a link to the competition announcement (PDF).

1st Prize in ASCAP’s Burkan Copyright Competition

Recent Lewis & Clark Law School graduate, Ms. Melanie E. Kebler, won 1st Prize in the Nathan Burkan Memorial Competition with her essay entitled “Copyright Legislation Challenges and the First Amendment: Eldred’s Opening and a New Direction for Copyright Law Evaluation.”

Publication in the Defense Counsel Journal

Dorothy Schmidt won the International Association of Defense Counsel legal writing contest. Her paper will be published in the Defense Counsel Journal.

Publication in NAELA Journal

Jerry Carleton won publication of his paper in the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys Student Journal.

National Writing Honor

Tami Santelli won a cash prize in the Pacific Legal Foundation writing contest.

AILR Writing Competition Winner

Student Michael Lawrence won the American Indian Law Review writing competition.