Your assistance is requested for the University of Louisville Law School's annual Pirtle-Washer Oral Advocacy Competition. The first rounds of competition will be held Saturday, October 11th. This is a great opportunity for first year law students to get involved and learn what to expect in first year oral arguments. If you are interested in working as a bailiff, Chris Elder (chris.elder@louisville.edu) or Katie Tipton (kktipt01@louisville.edu) for more information or to sign up.

The Moot Court Board would like to announce the following competitions for the Fall and Spring of 2008-09:

• Pirtle Washer Oral Argument
• National Health Law
• National Moot Court Team
• Kentucky Intrastate Mock Trial
• ABA Regional Negotiations
• Immigration Law
• Trademark
• Labor Law
• Securities
• ACTA National Trial Competition
• National Tax Moot Court
• Client Counseling
• Animal Law
• Criminal Law
• Environmental Law
• International Law
• Bankruptcy

Additional competitions may be added.  If there is a specific competition or an area of law that is not currently listed and you would like to see included, please inform the Moot Court Board of your interest.

Further information and a complete list of Moot Court Board Competitions can be found at the Moot Court Board homepage.

All members of the Moot Court Board should sign-up for the Moot Court Board TWEN site.  MCB information and updates will be distributed via TWEN, so please sign-up as soon as possible.

Congratulations to the four students selected to represent the law school next year on the National Moot Court Team. The four students are:

Barry Dunn
Steve Mattingly
Brian Stempien
Duffy Trager

Thanks to all the students who took time to prepare and tryout during this hectic period before finals.

Facilitators:

Please come by the Moot Court Board Room by Friday, April 18, and confirm that we have the correct names on your team's roster. It is placed on the bulletin board inside the office.

Thanks, Rob

Congratulations to the new members of the 2008-2009 Moot Court Board

• Jerred Kelly
• Chad Propst
• Courtney King
• Algeria Ford
• Erin Blake
• Brian Stempien 
• Andrew Palmer
• Jennifer Ward
• Alicia Paez
• Anne Trout
• Elisabeth Luff
• Barry Dunn
• Johnna Spicer
• Lauren Bean
• Jessicia Kingsley
• James Taylor
• Ashley Gillenwater
• Josh Speirs
• Lily Chan
• Matthew Stauble
• Andrew Henson
• Victor Revill
• Jennifer Tarrance
• Adam Stotts
• Mari-Elise Gates
• Jim Schmidt 
• Elizabeth Gersh
• Rexena Napier
• John Gueltzow
• Brian Fayman
• Chelsea Castiglioni
• Ebert Haegle
• David Haney
• Kassendra Glynn

If any new member can help with the National Moot Court tryouts, please email phwats01@louisville.edu-- ASAP. 

Interviews for the Moot Court Board will be held this Friday, April 9. All students interested in becoming a part of the Moot Court Board must first complete an application and sign up for an interview.

Applications and the interview sign-up list are located on the door of the MCB office.

Try-outs for the 2008-09 National Moot Court Team will be held on Thursday and Friday, April 17th and 18th. To compete, you must submit a brief to Professor Marcosson by Friday, April 11th, and be prepared to perform an oral argument of that brief on either the 17th or the 18th (a sign-up sheet with times will be posted on Prof. Marcosson's office door, Room 254). All returning students are eligible for the team -- you will be eligible for two hours of academic credit and have a great time representing the law school at the regional competition in Richmond, VA., next fall (and -- we hope -- the national finals in New York in January 2009). If you have any questions, see Prof. Marcosson or e-mail him at smarcosson@louisville.edu.

Facilitators:

I have posted on the bulletin board in the MCB office a list of the competitions from this year. By Wednesday, April 3, please write on the sheet next to your team where the team finished and whether they won any particular accolates (e.g., best brief, best oralist).

Thanks, Rob