2009-2010 Washington and Lee University School of Law Moot Court Executive Board

Mandatory Initial Interest Meeting

Tuesday, August 25, 2009 at 6:00pm in the Millhiser Moot Court Room.

All 2Ls and 3Ls who wish to participate in the fall Moot Court programs must attend this meeting.  Dinner will be served.

Competition Information

Information regarding the 2009-2010 competitions is available on the individual competition web pages.

Fall 2009 Timeline

Participation Requirements

All students at Washington & Lee may participate in the Moot Court program.  First year students are limited to helping in roles as bailiffs, clients, witnesses and time keepers.  Second and Third year students may compete so long as they have signed and submitted the participation agreement after reading the professionalism policy and grievance procedure.

Professionalism Policies

RESUME RULE: you cannot put Moot Court competitions on your resume until you've actually competed.  Signing up for a competition does not suffice, you must have actually competed in order to list a competition on your resume.  For the Davis Competition, for example, you may—and should—put Davis on your resume, but only after you've submitted your brief and completed your first round of oral argument .   

WHY DOES PROFESSIONALISM MATTER?  Moot Court involves the efforts of your peers and faculty, as well as the time of federal judges.  Professionalism also matters because there is very little wiggle room in the schedule.  We understand that the calendar is busy, but we have informed you of the time commitments involved with each competition.  If you sign up, you must compete.

Chair: Andrew J. Fadale

Vice Chair: Rebecca K. Clinton

National Competitions Administrator: Eli C. Gottlieb

John W. Davis Appellate Advocacy Administrators: Andrew D. Finnicum and E. Benton Keatley

Mock Trial Administrators: Victoria V. Corder and Robert E. Dean

Negotiations, Client Counseling and Mediation Administrators: Jonathan P. Lockwood and Steven R. Mammarella

General Moot Court E-mails: fadale.a@law.wlu.edu or clinton.r@law.wlu.edu

Please report mistakes or broken links on the Moot Court web pages to Andrew Fadale (fadale.a@law.wlu.edu).