The National Moot Court Competition was founded in 1950, and it is co-sponsored by the College and the New York City Bar Association. In addition to the financial support provided by the College, many Fellows of the College assist as judges in the 15 regional competitions and at the finals held in New York each year. More than 150 accredited law schools participate in this program involving more than 1,000 students.
Learn more about the logistics of the competition, including registration information, here.
Awards
The Fulton Haight Award of $2,500, presented to the law school of the winning team, is funded by the Fulton Haight Fund of the Foundation of the American College of Trial Lawyers. In addition, the Fulton Haight Award plaque is presented to the Best Oral Advocate of the Competition.
Watch this informational video to learn more.
Upcoming Competitions
2025 National Moot Court Competition
January 29-31, 2025
New York, New York
Competition Winners
2024
Winning School: Fordham University School of Law
Team Members: Deisy Abarca Espíritu, Blake Elwood, Joe Orlando
Best Oral Advocate: Joe Orlando
2023
Winning School: Mercer University School of Law
Team Members: John D. Flowers, Stephen Greenway, Zachary Mullinax
Best Oral Advocate: John D. Flowers
2022
Winning School: Texas Tech University School of Law
Team Members: Taylor Holley, Alicia Mpande, Kayla N. Schaded
Best Oral Advocate: Alicia Mpande
2021
Winning School: Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Team Members: Alexandro Garza, Jillian LeMaster-Dwyer, Sierra TeNyenhuis
Best Oral Advocate: Jillian LeMaster-Dwyer, Loyola Law School
Best Brief: Chicago-Kent College of Law
2020
Winning School: University of Georgia School of Law
Team Members: Jonathan Kaufman, John Lex Kenerly IV, Joseph H. “Joe” Stuhrenberg
Best Oral Advocate: Joseph H. “Joe” Stuhrenberg, University of Georgia School of Law
Best Brief: Creighton University School of Law
2019
Winning School: Hugh F. Culverhouse Jr. School of Law University of Alabama
Team Members: Lindsey Barber, Cory Church, Anne Miles Golson
Best Oral Advocate: Anne Miles Golson
Best Brief: University of Montana
2018
Winning School: Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
Team Members: Brendan J. Gerdes, Taylor N. Mullaney, LJ Pavletic
Best Oral Advocate: Taylor N. Mullaney
Best Brief: University of Iowa College of Law
2017
Winning School: Wake Forest University School of Law
Team Members: Matthew Cloutier, Mia Falzarano, Blake E. Stafford
Best Oral Advocate: Mia Falzarano, Wake Forest University School of Law
Best Brief: Wake Forest University School of Law
Team Members: Matthew Cloutier, Mia Falzarano, Blake E. Stafford
2016
Winning School: Texas Tech University College of Law
Team Members: Christopher James Baker, Shelby Gail Hall, Kristen Vander-Plas
Best Oral Advocate: Kyle Crawford, Georgetown University Law Center
Best Brief: Texas Tech University College of Law
Team Members: Christopher James Baker, Shelby Gail Hall, Kristen Vander-Plas
2015
Winning School: George Washington University Law School
Team Members: Dane Shikman, Kyle Singhal
Best Oral Advocate: Stephen Petkis, Georgetown University Law Center
Best Brief: University of Tennessee School of Law
Team Members: John Baxter, Jarrod Casteel, Kaitlyn Holland
2014
Winning School: University of Georgia School of Law
Team Members: Steven L. Strasberg, Ben Thorpe, Emily Kate Westberry
Best Oral Advocate: Ben Thorpe, University of Georgia School of Law
Best Brief: University of Pennsylvania College of Law
Team Members: Omar Madhany, Bianca Nunes, Tian Wen
2013
Winning School: Stetson University College of Law
Team Members: Andrew Harris, Julia N. McGrath, Victoria T. San Pedro
Best Oral Advocate: Michael Coleman Gretchen, University of Georgia School of Law
Best Brief: University of Utah School of Law
Team Members: Laurie E. Abbott, Dick J. Baldwin
2012
Winning School: Texas Tech University College of Law
Team Members: Brandon Beck, Allie Hallmark, Elizabeth Hill
Best Oral Advocate: Grace Yang, University of California Berkeley Law
Best Brief: Texas Tech University School of Law
Team Members: Brandon Beck, Allie Hallmark, Elizabeth Hill
2011
Winning School: Texas Tech University
Team Members: Jason Jordan, Alexis Butler, Daniel Durell
Best Oral Advocate: Alexis Butler, Texas Tech University
Best Brief: Roger Williams University School of Law
Team Members: Amy Broderick, Robert Cavanaugh, John Meara
2010
Winning School: University of Arkansas School of Law
Team Members: Ashley Driver, Taylor Mattson, Allison Waldrip
Best Oral Advocate: Allison Waldrip, University of Arkansas School of Law
Best Brief: Seattle University School of Law
Team Members: Meredith Dishaw, Ursula Owen, Ryan Rautio
2009
Winning School: Chicago-Kent College of Law
Team Members: Andrew Booth, Brody Dawson, Betsy Gates
Best Oral Advocate: Daniel Schwei, University of Pennsylvania
Best Brief: Brooklyn Law School
Team Members: Sparkle Alexander, Jason Braiman, Sara Moser-Cohen
2008
Winning School: Chicago-Kent College of Law
Team Members: Joanna Brinkman, Lalania Gilkey-Johnson, Rachel Moran
Best Brief: University of California School of Law at Davis
Team Members: Kathleen Doty, Alacoque Hinga, Irene Zurko
2007
Winning School: University of Washington School of Law
Team Members: Dustin Buehler, Candice Tewell, Aaron Thomson
Best Brief: George Mason University School of Law
Team Members: Kimberly Bierenbaum, Rocklan King, Anthony Schiavetti
2006
Winning School: Duke University
Team Members: April Nelson, Sara Wickware, Audry Casusol
Best Brief: Duke University School of Law
Team Members: April Nelson, Sara Wickware, Audry Casusol
2005
Winning School: University of California Hastings College of Law
Team Members: Leah Bolstad, Mark D’Argenio, Eliza Hoard
Best Brief: Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
Team Members: Terry M. Billups, Nora E. Graham, Amy L. Scheurman
2004
Winning School: South Texas College of Law
Team Members: Marit M. Babin, Kenneth O. Corley, J. Daniel Johnson
Best Brief: Fordham University School of Law
Team Members: Ross M. Kramer, Leah A. Ramos, Amanda N. Slatin
2003
Winning School: Wayne State University Law School
Team Members: Dana Bennett, Jennifer Savage, Caroline Whittemore
Best Brief: South Texas College of Law
Team Members: Tracey S. Dry, Toni M. Wallace, Nicholas R. Westbrook
Year: 2002
Winning School: University of California Hastings College of Law
Team Members: Robert Hodil, Mohammad Keshavarzi, Joel Muchmore
Best Oral Advocate: Celeste Drake, University of California at Los Angeles School of Law
Best Brief: University of California Hastings College of the Law
Team Members: Rob Hodil, Moe Keshavarzi, Joel Muchmore
Year: 2001
Winning School: Drake University Law School
Team Members: Theodore Sims, II, William D. Schultz, Jeffrey Link
Best Brief: Southwest Texas College of Law
Team Members: Robert J. Cowan, Ann E. Johnson, Mark A. Junell
Year: 2000
Winning School: University of Montana School of Law
Team Members: Bobbi Frazer, John Mudd, Taryn Stampfl
Best Brief: University of Washington School of Law
Team Members: Shawn Griggs, Steven LaCombe, Linell Letendre
Year: 1999
Winning School: South Texas College of Law
Team Members: Kevin G. Cain, Brent M. Cordell, Twila L. Grooms
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Year: 1997-1998
Winning School: New York University School of Law
Team Members:
Best Brief: Mercer University Walter F. George school of Law
Team Members: Elizabeth J. Norman, Jonathan J. Tuggle, Alyssa L. Wardrup
Year: 1996
Winning School: Georgia University School of Law
Team Members: Thomas J. Mew, IV, Chandler W. Mason, Kerry M. Harike
Best Brief: Texas Tech University School of Law
Team Members: Tiffany Gurkin, Melissa Williams, Mike Yasof ?
Year: 1995
Winning School: Emory University School of Law
Team Members: Ted McCullough, Chris Roblyer, Angela Edwards
Best Brief: Emory University School of Law
Team Members: Angela Edwards, Chris Roblyer, Ted McCullough
Year: 1994
Winning School: Fordham University School of Law
Team Members: Edward D. Hassi, Michael S. Cryan, James R. Bliss
Best Brief: College of William & Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law
Team Members: Douglas E. Miller, William H. Pincus, Joshua Sacks
Year: 1993
Winning School: South Texas College of Law
Team Members: Gary R. McLaren, Sheila P. Haddock, Marhy-Olga Ferguson
Best Brief: South Texas College of Law
Team Members: Mary-Olga Ferguson, Sheila P. Haddock, Gary R. McLaren
Year: 1992
Winning School: Vanderbilt University School of Law
Team Members: Kristine N. McAlister, Carolyn Reed Douglas, L. Elizabeth Bowles
Best Brief: Gonzaga University School of Law
Team Members: David Crouse, Susan Maloney, Debra Stephens
Year: 1991
Winning School: University of Georgia School of Law
Team Members: Julia O. Lynch, Mark A. Lewis, Gregory A. Gunter
Best Brief: University of Georgia School of Law
Team Members: Gregory A. Gunter, Mark A. Lewis, Julia O. Lynch
Year: 1990
Winning School: College of William & Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law
Team Members: Monica Taylor, Steven Nachman, Ann Mayhew
Best Brief: College of William & Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law
Team Members: Ann Mayhew, Steven Nachman, Monica Taylor
Year: 1989
Winning School: Emory University School of Law
Team Members: David R. Hughes, Matthew G. Moffitt, Bradley C. Skidmore
Best Brief: Vanderbilt University School of Law
Team Members: Lisa M. Arnold, William H. Brooks, J. Banks Sewell
Year: 1988
Winning School: College of William & Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law
Team Members: Michael F. McAuliffe, Joseph S. Gerbasi, Elizabeth A. Deininger
Best Brief: College of William & Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law
Team Members: Elizabeth A. Deininger, Joseph S. Gerbasi, Michael F. McAuliffe
Year: 1987
Winning School: Georgia State University College of Law
Team Members: Rebecca I. Jones, L. Craig Dowdy, Linda G. Birchall
Best Brief: Hamline University
Team Members: Stacey A. Broman, Daniel M. Kline, Kathy A. Kline
Year: 1986
Winning School: Wake Forest University School of Law
Team Members: Scott C. Lovely, Karen S. Williams, Donna S. Sisson
Best Brief: Rutgers University School of Law at Newark
Team Members: Diane Duvall, Marilyn R. Greenberg, Tobie Meisel
Year: 1985
Winning School: University of Oklahoma School of Law
Team Members: C. Kevin Morrison, Teresa S. Collett, Willaim G. Bernhardt
Best Brief: Brigham Young University, J. Ruben Clark Law School
Team Members: J. Gregory Bishop, Larry R. Laycock, Steven L. Olsen
Year: 1984
Winning School: University of California School of Law at Davis
Team Members: Sandra Spellisey, Susan Carlsen
Best Brief: University of California School of Law at Davis
Team Members: Susan Carlsen, Sandra Spellisey
Year: 1983
Winning School: University of Kansas School of Law
Team Members: Dolph Schmidt, Mark Parkinson, Matthew D. Keenan
Best Brief: University of Kansas School of Law
Team Members: Matthew D. Keenan, Mark Parkinson, Dolph Schmidt
Year: 1982
Winning School: New York University School of Law
Team Members: Sherryl E. Michaelson, Frank R. Jakes, Finley T. Harckham
Best Brief: New York University School of Law
Team Members: Finley T. Harckham, Frank R. Jakes, Sherryl E. Michaelson
Year: 1981
Winning School: University of Tennessee College of Law
Team Members: Tom Slagle, Louann Prater, Wanda Glenn
Best Brief: Washington University School of Law
Team Members: Louis R. Branz, Lawrence R. Goldberg, Nancy A. Strehlow
Year: 1980
Winning School: University of Montana School o fLaw
Team Members: Karl Paul Seel, Paul Carl Meismer, Carey E. Matovich
Best Brief: The University of Alabama School of Law
Team Members: Leigh Ann Bradley, Frederick L. Fohrell, Mac M. Moorer
Year: 1979
Winning School: Texas Tech University Law School
Team Members: David B. Weinstein, R. Jeanette Robinson, Fred D. Raschke
Best Brief: Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago-Kent College of Law
Team Members: Damon E. dunn, Richard M. Karr, Pamela H. Woldow
Year: 1978
Winning School: Fordham University School of Law
Team Members: Georgene Vairo, Orin McClusky, Michelle Daley
Best Brief: Vanderbilt University School of Law
Team Members: Leigh W. Davidson, Kevin B. Getzendanner, W. Robb Hough, Jr.
Year: 1977
Winning School: Dickinson School of Law
Team Members: William L. Thurston, Marguerite G. Petty, David M. Jacobi
Best Brief: Seton Hall University School of Law
Team Members: Maureen E. Garde, Thomas M. Lahiff, Jr., Gary W. Moylen
Year: 1976
Winning School: University of Tennessee College of Law
Team Members: Daniel G. Lamb, Jr., Gregory G. Fletcher, Sue B. Bohringer
Best Brief: St. John’s University School of Law
Team Members: Thomas C. Etter, Margaret Valentine Turano, Linda I. Uliss
Year: 1975
Winning School: Duke University School of Law
Team Members: H. Frederick Tepker, Arlinda F. Locklear, Michael A. Elder
Best Brief: Duke University School of Law
Team Members: Michael A. Elder, Arlinda F. Locklear, H. Frederick Tepker
Year: 1974
Winning School: Loyola University at New Orleans Law School
Team Members: Patrick E. O’Keefe, Joseph A. Mengacci, Alexander F.X. Matulewicz
Best Brief: University of Oregon School of Law
Team Members: Stuart Brown, Glenda Gordon, Cinda Graf
Year: 1973
Winning School: Boston College Law School
Team Members: Lloyd Jon Osborn, Michael K. Mattchen, Joan Ann Lukey
Best Brief: Georgetown University Law Center
Team Members: Thomas W. Kirby, Steven M. Pavsner, James E. Tatman
Year: 1972
Winning School: Georgetown University Law Center
Team Members: Randy M. Mott, Joel B. Kleinman, Sallie Helm
Best Brief: Georgetown University Law Center
Team Members: Sallie Helm, Joel B. Kleinman, Randy M. Mott
Year: 1971
Winning School: University of Miami School of Law
Team Members: Roger A. Schwartz, Daniel S. Schwartz, Paul J. Levine
Best Brief: Cornell Law School
Team Members: Charles C. Abut, Thomas S. Richards
Year: 1970
Winning School: Ohio State University College of Law
Team Members: Grady Pettigrew, Gary Douglas Greenwald
Best Brief: Ohio State University College of Law
Team Members: Gary Douglas Greenwald, Grady Pettigrew
Year: 1969
Winning School: University of Wisconsin Law School
Team Members: Howard B. Eisenberg, Eldon E. Silverman, Joe Thrasher
Best Brief: Ohio State University College of Law
Team Members: Curtis Griffith, Jr., Charles C. Warner
Year: 1968
Winning School: Georgetown University Law Center
Team Members: Les E. LoBaugh, Michael L. Cohen, Richard W. Boone
Best Brief: Georgetown University Law Center
Team Members: Richard W. Boone, Michael L. Cohen, Les E. LoBaugh
Year: 1967
Winning School: Boston College Law School
Team Members: Martin Michaelson, Michael T. Kenney, Walter F. Kelly, Jr.
Best Brief: Indiana University School of Law
Team Members: C. David Herring, Robert D. Jones, John E. Tener
Year: 1966
Winning School: Columbia University School of Law
Team Members: Ian R. Gilbert, J. Nelson Happy, James E. Akers
Best Brief: Columbia University School of Law
Team Members: James E. Akers, J. Nelson Happy, Ian R. Gilbert
Year: 1965
Winning School: University of Texas School of Law
Team Members: David R. Noteware, Bryan J. Maedgen, J. Eugene Clements
Best Brief: University of Texas School of Law
Team Members: J. Eugene Clements, Bryan J. Maedgen, David R. Noteware
Year: 1964
Winning School: Ohio State University College of Law
Team Members: Dale E. Williams, Arthur Fant, Neil Weatherhogg
Best Brief: University of Florida School of Law
Team Members: Brian C. Ellis, Robert R. Feagin, Jr., Gerald F. Richman
Year: 1963
Winning School: Southern Methodist University School of Law
Team Members: Neil Weatherhogg, Windle Turley
Best Brief: Vanderbilt University School of Law
Team Members: James L. Armour, James C. Clark, Charles D. Matthews
Year: 1962
Winning School: University of Colorado School of Law
Team Members: Alexander M. Hunter, Jr., C. William Herzog, Jay L. Gueck
Best Brief: University of Illinois College of Law
Team Members: Robert H. Adcock, H. Thomas Coghill, Harold L. Jensen
Year: 1961
Winning School: New York University School of Law
Team Members: Reginald Stanton, C. Delos Putz, Jr., R. Wayne Cain
Best Brief: New York University School of Law
Team Members: R. Wayne Cain, C. Delos Putz, Jr., Reginald Stanton
Year: 1960
Winning School: Ohio State University College of Law
Team Members: John C. McDonald, Shelby V. Hutchins
Best Brief: Tulane University School of Law
Team Members: C. Allan Hennesy, William A. Porteous, III, Philip J. Yazbeck
Year: 1959
Winning School: Willamette University College of Law
Team Members: Richard A. Franzke, Theodore C. Carlstrom, Martin R. Wolf
Best Brief: Columbia University School of Law
Team Members: Walter R. Shepard, Robert A. Albert, Martin C. Sukenik
Year: 1958
Winning School: University of Texas School of Law
Team Members: Walter E. Workman, William C. Sparks, Alfred H. Ebert, Jr.
Best Brief: Georgetown University Law Center
Team Members: Paul Antinori, Jr., William N. Farlie, Jr., Stephen C. Rench
Year: 1957
Winning School: University of Pennsylvania Law School
Team Members: Peter B. Spruance, Howard F. Gittis, J. Harold Flannery
Best Brief: Washinton & Lee University School of Law
Team Members: Charles S. Gay, Norman C. Roettger, Jr., Patrick D. Sullivan
Year: 1956
Winning School: University of Oklahoma College of Law
Team Members: Patrick A. Williams, W. DeVier Pierson, J. Jerry Dickman
Best Brief: University of Nebraska College of Law
Team Members: Patrick W. Healey, James M. Knapp, Gerrold L. Strasheim
Year: 1955
Winning School: Georgetown University Law Center
Team Members: Francis J. Larkin, James E. Hogan, Henry St. John FitzGerald
Best Brief: University of Pennsylvania Law School
Team Members: Richard L. Bond, Robert H. Clampitt, Alan M. Ruben
Year: 1954
Winning School: Columbia University School of Law
Team Members: David T. McGovern, J. Daniel Mahoney, Richard E. Leavit
Best Brief: University of Colorado School of Law
Team Members: Lael S. Demuth, Edmund L. Epstein, John S. White
Year: 1953
Winning School: University of Nebraska Law College
Team Members: Eleanor L. Knoll, Ronald W. Hunter, William H. Grant
Best Brief: University of Chicago Law School
Team Members: Marvin E. Stender, Harold A. Ward, III, Paul N. Wenger, Jr.
Year: 1952
Winning School: Georgetown University Law Center
Team Members: John D. Spellman, A. Kenneth Pye, Richard A. Gordon
Best Brief: University of Chicago Law School
Team Members: Jean Allard, George A. Beall, Paul N. Wenger, Jr.
Year: 1951
Winning School: University of Arizona College of Law
Team Members: Henry A. Kiker, Jr., Charles E. Ares, Gilbert Zimmerman
Best Brief: University of Pennsylvania Law School
Team Members: John R. Carroll, Herbert A. Fogel, Thomas A. Masterson
Year: 1950
Winning School: Georgetown University Law Center
Team Members: Gilbert Zimmerman, Vincent A. Pepper, Everett J. Olinder
Best Brief: Yale Law School
Team Members: Richard N. Gardner, A. Leon Higgenbotham, Stephen B. Ives, Jr.