Results

2019 Competition Results

Champion
Columbia Law School
(Maddie Durbin & Freya Jamison) 

Finalist
Columbia Law School
(Prakriti Luthra & Daniel Palacios)

Semi-Finalists 
Columbia Law School 
(Marielle Paloma & Cameron Molis)
UC Hastings College of Law
(Catherine Broxon & Bushra Samimi)
 
Top Briefs
First Place: UC Hastings College of Law (Catherine Broxon & Bushra Samimi)
Second Place: California Western School of Law (Caitlin Van Voorst & Elizabeth Demaano)
Third Place: Columbia Law School (Maddie Durbin & Freya Jamison)


Top Oral Advocates
First Place: Cameron Molis, Columbia Law School
Second Place: Maddie Durbin, Columbia Law School
Third Place: Caitlin Van Voorst, California Western School of Law

2018 Competition Results

Champion
Columbia Law School
(Salvador Rosas & Ellie Dupler) 

Finalist
McGeorge School of Law
(Anthony Abdelsayed & Anete Millers)

Semi-Finalists 
McGeorge School of Law 
(Melody Aguilar & Brittany Hart)
Pepperdine School of Law
(Anna Goodman & Sarah Parker)
 
Top Briefs
First Place: UC Hastings (Christopher Orlando & Rebekah Young)
Second Place: University of San Diego School of Law (Katie Burlington & Bobbie Foster)
Third Place: University of San Francisco School of Law (Makenzie Dunckel & Allison Ramsey)


Top Oral Advocates
Co-First Place: Christopher Sielaff & William Sullivan, Southern Illinois University School of Law 
Second Place: Melody Aguilar, McGeorge School of Law
Third Place: Ellie Dupler, Columbia Law School

2017 Competition Results

Champion
Pepperdine University Law School 
(Jake McIntosh & Ericka Welsh)
 
Finalist
Columbia Law School
(Armando Lozano & Hayley Malcolm

Semi-Finalists 
McGeorge University Law School 
(Kathryn Hulse & Andia Farzaneh)
Southern Illinois University
(Willie Lyles & Jennifer Lancaster)
 
Top Briefs
First Place: Western State College of Law (Luz Ayala & Jennifer Pyka)
Second Place: Pepperdine University School of Law (Jake McIntosh & Ericka Welsh)
Third Place: Lincoln Law School (Carmen Jimenez & Alissa Kubochi)
Fourth Place: McGeorge Law School (Andia Farzaneh & Kathryn Hulse) 
Fifth Place: Pepperdine University School of Law (Cameron McCollum & Brock Olson) 

Top Oral Advocates
First Place: Ericka Welsh, Pepperdine University School of Law 
Second Place: Jake McIntosh,  Pepperdine University School of Law 
Third Place: Irina Majumdar, George Washington School of Law 
Fourth Place: Kathryn Hulse, McGeorge Law School
Fifth Place: Matthew Friedman, UC Hastings College of Law 
Sixth Place: Terry Finck, UC Hastings College of Law
Seventh Place: Hayley Malcolm, Columbia Law School
Eighth Place: Daheuin Ju, George Washington School of Law
Ninth Place: Emily Clark, UC Hasting College of Law 
Tenth Place: Armando Lozano, Columbia Law School

2016 Competition Results

Champion
Columbia Law School 
(Lauren Phillips & Elise Lopez)
 
Finalist
Columbia Law School
(Chris Morel & Clare Tilton

Top Briefs
First Place: UC Hastings (Dinero Asvestas & Janice Stillman)
Second Place: Columbia Law School (Elise Lopez & Lauren Phillips)
Third Place: DePaul University College of Law (James Snodgrass & Stephanie Cueman)

Top Oral Advocates
First Place: Clay VenetisNew York University School of Law
Second Place: James Snodgrass,  DePaul University College of Law
Third Place: Alex Valdez, Columbia Law School

2015 Competition Results

Champion
Columbia Law School
 
Finalist
New York University School of Law
 
Top Briefs
First Place: San Joaquin College of Law
Second Place: University of San Francisco School of Law
Third Place: New York University School of Law
Top Oral Advocates
First Place: Kartik Naram, New York University School of Law
Second Place: Alicia Berenyi  New York University School of Law
Third Place: Rebecca Urquiola, Columbia Law School

2014 Competition Results

Champion
New York University School of Law 
Finalist
University of Michigan Law School
Top Briefs
New York University School of Law
Pepperdine University School of Law
William S. Boyd School of Law
Top Oral Advocates
Johnny Pinjuv, University of Michigan Law School
Brooke Tucker, DePaul University College of Law
Regina Garza, University of Michigan Law School

2013 Competition Results

Champion
UC Hastings School of Law

Finalist
Pepperdine University

Top Briefs
Pepperdine University, First Place
Luke Baty, Amanda Martin, Zachary Tafoya

New York University, Second Place
Bianca Cadena, Jordan Joske, David Leslie

University of Nevada Las Vegas, Third Place
Lindsey Gassmann, Julianne Unite, Michael Kagan

Top Oral Advocates
Brooke McCarthy, University of California, Hastings
Amanda Martin, Pepperdine University
Stacy Boven, University of California, Hastings

2012 Competition Results

The 2012 Asylum & Refugee Law National Moot Court Competition was held on
February 17 and 18, 2012. The problem for the competition involved whether
threatened retributive action against an entire family qualifies as persecution
for the purpose of establishing an asylum claim under the Immigration and
Naturalization Act.

Congratulations to the winning teams:

Champion
UC Hastings School of Law

Finalist
Campbell Law School 

Top Briefs
Southen Illinois University School of Law, First Place
Brent Colbert, Craig Miller, and Mitchell Martin 

Notre Dame Law School, Second Place
Caitlin Shelter and Ryan Raybould

Santa Clara University School of Law, Third Place
Liya Arushanyan, Scott Idiart, and Jennifer Bregante 

Top Oral Advocates
Liya Arushanyan, Santa Clara University School of Law
Jennifer Wolfe, Campbell Law School
Michael Pierre, Campbell Law School


2011 Competition Results

The 2011 Asylum & Refugee Law National Moot Court Competition was held on
February 5, 2011. The problem for the competition involved whether domestic
violence qualifies as persecution for the purpose of establishing an asylum claim
under the Immigration and Naturalization Act and whether female victims of
domestic violence qualify as a particular social group under the Act.

Congratulations to the winning teams:

Champion
UC Hastings School of Law

Finalist
Pepperdine University School of Law 

Top Briefs
Southern Illinois School of Law, First Place
Jesse Hodierne, Stavri Vako, and Rebecca Warren

Campbell University School of Law, Second Place
Steven Newton, Mary Allen Barrow, and Jesse Schaefer 

Top Oral Advocates
Kelline Linton, Pepperdine University School of Law
Julia Heming, UC Hastings School of Law
Stephanie Kang, UC Hastings School of Law


2010 Competition Results

The 2010 Asylum & Refugee Law National Moot Court Competition was held on
February 6, 2010. The problem for the competition involved an appeal for an
individual seeking asylum in the U.S. after being forced to commit acts of
persecution in their home country. 


Congratulations to the winning teams:

Champion
New York University
Represented by Carley Palmer & Mark Weiner

Finalist
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Represented by Ellen Harr, Karlee Phelps, & Teri Vela

Semi-Finalist
University of California, Hastings
Represented by Elizabeth James & Armin Najafi
University of Southern Illinois
Represented by David Aubrey, Doug Bitner, & Kelly Murray

Top Oral Advocates
Carley Palmer, New York University
Doug Bitner, University of Southern Illinois
Mark Weiner, New York University

Top Briefs

University of Southern Illinois
Represented by David Aubrey, Doug Bitner, & Kelly Murray
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Represented by Ellen Harr, Karlee Phelps, & Teri Vela
Pepperdine University School of Law
Represented by Tanya Kiatkulpiboone & Madelyn Knaster
 

Participating Schools

Baylor University Law School
Campbell University School of Law
New York Law School
New York University School of Law
Pepperdine University School of Law
Saint Louis University School of Law
Santa Clara University School of Law
Southern Illinois University School of Law
University of Arizona College of Law
University of California, Hastings College of the Law
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law
University of Houston Law Center
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Law
Wayne State University Law School
Yeshiva University, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

2009 Competition Results

The 2009 Asylum & Refugee Law National Moot Court Competition
was held on February 7, 2009. 2009 was the first year that the
competition was held at the U.S. Eastern District Courthouse in
Sacramento. The problem for the competition involved an appeal for
a post-operative transsexual seeking asylum in the U.S. due to a fear
of future prosecution in their home country.

Congratulations to the winning teams:

Champion

UC Hastings College of the Law
Represented by Katherine Mahoney & Aida Rodriguez

Finalist

Campbell University School of Law
Represented by Luke Dalton, Thomas Harper & Beth Stowell

Top Oral Advocates

Beth Stowell, Campbell University School of Law
Thomas Harper, Campbell University School of Law
Regina Moreland, University of Southern Illinois School of Law

Top Briefs

Campbell University School of Law
University of Houston Law Center
Suffolk University School of Law

Participating Schools

Campbell University School of Law
Chicago-Kent College of Law
Harvard Law School
Lewis & Clark School of LawPepperdine University School of Law
Saint Louis University School of Law
Santa Clara University School of Law
Southern Illinois University School of Law
Suffolk University Law School
UC Hastings College of the Law
University of Houston Law Center

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