Sydney Schaefer, Joseph Latham, and Abby Fox, all 3Ls, recently competed in the Jeffrey G. Miller National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition held in New York.
Schaefer and Latham, the oralists for the Law School’s team, faced teams from Georgetown, U.C. Davis, Tulane, Florida, Baylor, Tennessee, West Virginia, Roger Williams, and Appalachian State as they progressed through three preliminary rounds, the quarter-final round, and the semi-finals. Schaefer received two Best Oralist Awards during the preliminary rounds. During the competition, Schaefer and Latham had to argue at least once for each of the three parties to the appeal.
In the final round, they argued in front of Judge John Bush, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit; Judge Dennis Jacobs, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit; Judge Kermit Lipez, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit; and Judge Mal Mannion, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
Professors William Andreen and Heather Elliott coached the team. AnnaCarrol Jones, 2L, served as a student coach.