National Animal Law Competition (NALC)

7th Annual NALC

February 5-7th, 2010

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Results

• Legislative Drafting & Lobbying Competition
  • 1st Place - Competitor #6, Eric Barker of George Washington University Law School
  • 2nd Place - Competitor #8, Lily Becker of the University of Chicago Law School
  • Finalist - Competitor #9, Rebecca Glenn of Temple University Beasley School of Law
• Closing Argument Competition
  • 1st Place - Competitor #3, Anthony Sam of The John Marshall Law School (Chicago)
  • 2nd Place - Competitor #16, Erin Walkowiak of Lewis & Clark Law School
  • Finalists -
    • Competitor #6, Donyel Perry of The John Marshall Law School (Chicago)
    • Competitor #10, Robyn Katz of Texas Tech School of Law
• Appellate Moot Court Competition
  • 1st Place - Team #13, Joseph Grant & Angelina Zon of Florida Coastal School of Law
  • 2nd Place - Team #17, Mark Billingsley & Bryan Telegin of Lewis & Clark Law School.  *Bryan was also a member of the team placing 2nd in 2009.
  • Semi-Finalists -
    • Team #1, Lauren Bean & Rexena Napier of the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law
    • Team #13, Tara Kinman & John Verheul of the University of New Mexico School of Law
  • Best Brief - Team #19, Annie Beck & David Louie of South Texas School of Law
  • Best Brief Finalist - Team #13, Joseph Grant & Angelina Zon of Florida Coastal School of Law
  • Best Oralist - Member of Team #20, Nicholas Hudson of the University of Washington School of Law.  *Nicholas won Best Oralist and was also a member of the winning team in 2009.
  • Nominations for Best Oralist Received by:
    • Josh Allen, Lewis & Clark Law School
    • Chris Atencio, University of New Mexico School of Law
    • Eric Barker, George Washington University Law School
    • Lauren Bean, University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law
    • Wes Fenza, Temple University Beasley School of Law
    • Joseph Grant, Florida Coastal School of Law
    • Kelsey Gilmore, Charleston School of Law
    • Samantha Jones, Temple Univeristy Beasley School of Law
    • David Louie, South Texas College of Law
    • Jennifer Messina, University of Chicago Law School
    • Veronica Saavedra, Florida Coastal School of Law
    • Debodhonyaa Sengupta, George Washington University Law School
    • Bryan Telegin, Lewis & Clark Law School
    • John Verheul, University of New Mexico School of Law
    • Charlotte Wasserstein, Harvard Law School
    • Tara Zuardo, Lewis & Clark Law School

Rules

• Appellate Moot Court Competition Rules
• Closing Argument Compeition Rules
• Legislative Drafting & Lobbying Competition Rules

Problems

• Appellate Moot Court - Memorandum Opinion
• Appellate Moot Court - Briefing Order
• Appellate Moot Court - Environmental Assessment, Decision Record, and Finding of No Significant Impact Document
• Appellate Moot Court - Team Briefs
• Closing Argument - Jury Instructions
• Closing Argument - Trial Record & Exhibits
• Legislative Drafting & Lobbying Competition - Problem
• Legislative - Tail Docking Fact Sheet
• Legislative - Fur Labeling Fact Sheet
• Legislative - Horse Slaughter Fact Sheet
• Legislative - HSUS’ Citizen Lobbyist Resources

Guides

• Closing Argument Guide

Teams, Competitors and Competing Schools

• Teams & Competitors
• Schools Competing

Judges and Jurors

• Judges & Jurors
  

Schedule and Other Info

• Schedule (last updated Feb. 2, 2010) - Competitors should plan to attend a meeting on the evening of Friday, February 5th at 7:00 p.m.  The Competitions will conclude by approximately 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, February 7th.
• Frequently Asked Questions (including accommodation information)
• Past Competitions