Awards
November 16, 2009 updates
Pierce Law Competes in National Criminal Procedure Tournament
Heather Flanner '10 and Joseph Cherniske '10 represented Franklin Pierce Law Center at the 2009 National Criminal Procedure Moot Court Tournament sponsored by the University of San Diego Law School. The competition featured teams from 40 law schools from across the country. Heather and Joseph prepared a written brief and competed in several rounds of oral argument at the San Diego Superior Courthouse. Last spring, Heather and Joseph competed in the John J. Gibbons Criminal Procedure Moot Court Competition and will return to coach Pierce Law in next year's competition. read more>>> National Criminal Procedure Tournament
Ellis and Merrell Advance to Finals of Intramural Competition
Georgia Ellis '11 and Trent Merrell '11 will compete in the finals of the 2009 Intramural Moot Court Competition on Tuesday November 16. Georgia and Trent earned this opportunity after finishing with the highest scores in the preliminary rounds. The final round will be judged by a panel consisting of the Honorable Jeffrey Howard (First Circuit Court of Appeals), the Honorable James Duggan (New Hampshire Supreme Court) and the Honorable Paul Barbadoro (Fed. Dist. Ct.- N.H.).
The preliminary rounds featured members of the 11 Moot Court teams who will represent Pierce Law in national and international competitions throughout the year. These 22 competitors were selected to their teams from over 50 students who tried out in September. Georgia will compete in the Saul Lefkowitz Trademark Law Competition and Trent will compete in the Giles Sutherland Rich Patent Law Competition.
Meier Receives 'Honorable Mention' at Vis
Jana Meier '10 was recognized amongst 1100 competitors at the 16th Annual Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Competition in Vienna, Austria. Jana received "Honorable Mention" as Best Individual Oralist. The Vis Arbitral Moot is one of the largest and most prestigious moot court competitions in the world. The competition is sponsored by several prominent organizations, including the International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR), the International Chamber of Commerce, the London Court of International Arbitration, the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), as well as faculty from the University of Vienna School of Law and Pace University Law School.
Vis featured 1100 law students from 228 universities representing 57 countries. Students must compete at a preliminary competition in order to qualify for Vis. The "pre-moot" was held at Fordham University and featured 34 teams spanning universities from North America, South America, Asia and Europe- making this the largest Vis preliminary competition in the world. Jana, along with Harral Straat Tenney '10, Michael Maicher '10 and Mitsuru Kuwahata '10 received excellent scores at Fordham and qualified for the international competition. Jana and her teammates prepared written briefs for both the Claimant and Respondent in an arbitration dispute and competed against other schools in several rounds of oral argument.
Jana was one of 70 oralists recognized for their excellence during the competition. This is a tremendous honor for Jana, who is returning to the International Commercial Arbitration Team as a coach.. She also continued Pierce Law’s recent history of success at Vis. Kristin Miller '07 won Second Place for Best Individual Oralist in 2006. read more>>> Vis Moot Competition
Pierce Law Advances to National Finals in Patent Law Competition
The team of Christina Ferrari '10 and Alexander Vu '10 advanced to the National Finals of the Giles Sutherland Rich Moot Court Competition at the Howard T. Markey National Courts Building in Washington, DC. The competition is sponsored by the American International Property Law Association and features competitors from across the country. Only the top two teams from each of four regional competitions qualify for the National Finals. Christina and Alexander performed exceptionally well at the regional competition in Houston, Texas. Saurabh Vishnubhakat '10 and Tristan Carrier '10 also represented Pierce Law at the Regional Competition.
Pierce Law has a long history of success as this prestigious competition. This was the fourth year in a row that Pierce Law advanced to the National Finals. Christina will seek to continue this tradition of excellence as the coach of the Patent Law Team.
Albert Excels at Constitutional Law Moot Court Competition
Greg Albert '10 was named runner-up for Best Individual Oralist at the 15th Annual Evan A. Evans Constitutional Law Moot Court Competition hosted by the University of Wisconsin Law School. Greg was recognized amongst 80 competitors from across the country. Ryan Nardontonia ’10, John Ward ’10 and Bryan Townsend '10 also performed exceptionally well for Franklin Pierce Law Center. Greg received his award after several rounds of oral arguments at the Dane County Courthouse and the Wisconsin Supreme Court. This is the latest honor for Greg, who took home First Place at the 2008 Pierce Law Intramural Moot Court Competition. Greg is also returning to the Constitutional Law Team this year as a coach. read more>>> the Evan A. Evans Moot Court Competition
April 1, 2008
Pierce Law students Win Best Brief at Ruby R. Vale Corporate Moot Court Competition
Franklin Pierce Law Center students recently won Best Brief at the 20th Annual Ruby R. Vale Corporate Moot Court Competition held at Widener University School of Law in Wilmington, Delaware. The team also advanced to the preliminary and elimination rounds before a narrow defeat in the final four.
February 13, 2008
Pierce Law students Win Best Oral Argument in Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition
Daniel Landau of Chester, NH and Michael Farah of Arlington, TX, recently won "Best Oral Argument" at this year's Eastern Region Competition of the Saul K. Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition held in New York City. read more
February 11, 2008
Pierce Law Students Compete in National Trial Competition
According to Scherr, “This is the third consecutive year Pierce Law has placed a team in the regional finals, and the fourth time in the last six years. Pierce Law has become known throughout the New England law school region for the very high quality of its teams every year.” read more
October 30, 2007
Franklin Pierce Law Center Students Reach Quarterfinals at 19th National Criminal Procedure Moot Court Competition
Franklin Pierce Law Center’s moot court team of Adam Muller of West Palm Beach, FL, and Dan Dargon of Concord advanced to the quarterfinals at the National Criminal Procedure Moot Court Competition held this month at the University of San Diego School of Law.
Both third year students, Muller and Dargon participated in four rounds of arguments with 41 teams. Muller won “Best Individual Oralist” among a field of 84 competitors. This was the first year Pierce Law participated in the competition.
The competition is sponsored by the University of San Diego School of Law. This year's competition focused on a two-part criminal procedure problem. The first part involved a 6th Amendment Confrontation Clause issue regarding a hearsay statement made by an inmate after a near-fatal stabbing in a prison yard. The second part involved a 5th Amendment Miranda issue and how police and prison guards conducted an interrogation after the stabbing.
