MCSOL Moot Court Team Makes First Showing at Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition

MC Law sent its first team ever to compete at the Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition this past week.  The team had four members including Abby von Fischer Benzon, Amanda Woodruff, Joey Comley, and Andy Thomas.  The coaches were Professor Gregory Bowman and Bob Anderson.  They competed in the Southeast Super-Regional with 22 other teams from across the Southeast.  Although the MC Law team did not advance to the International Competition in Washington D.C., they made a great showing.  Abby Von Fischer Benzon was awarded the 16th Best Oralist Award at the competition out of 88 oralists.  Also, in the head-to-head match-ups, the MC team did have the best memorial scores against the University of Virginia and Florida State.  It is also necessary to mention that the two teams that MC lost to, the University of Georgia and the University of Virginia, were the two of the four regional finalists.

So, even though the teams did not advance, they made a very respectable showing and the ILS is very proud of all of the team members and coaches.  A special thanks goes to Professor Bowman and Bob Anderson in particular for their help, and also to Professor Debbie Challener and Rusty Comley for their help in volunteering to judge practice rounds.