11/21/01-The Boston College Law School team of Nicole Johnson, Angelique Muller, and Christopher Mohart were the winners of the Regionals of the National Moot Court Competition, an event hosted by BCLaw and jointly sponsored by the American College of Trial Lawyers and the Young Lawyers' Committee of the Bar of the City of New York. The BCLaw team took a hard fought battle in the finals against the team from Vermont Law School. Nicole Johnson also won the best oralist award. Click here for photos from the competition

"BC's team was a force to be reckoned with throughout the competition," said Alexis Anderson, Director of BCLaw's advocacy programs. "Not only did they go 4-0 during the oral argument rounds, but they also won best oralist and placed second in the brief competition. Their coaches, Profs. Donovan and Carey, also deserve much credit. Now, their sights are set on NYC for the National finals the last week in January."

This year's problem involved employment law and arbitration issues. Eight New England area teams, including the BCLaw team coached by Professors Donovan and Carey, competed for the opportunity to represent the Region at the finals in New York.

The National Moot Court Competition consists of two rounds of arguments, the regionals and the finals. The U.S. is divided into fourteen regions; within each region a sponsor designated by the Competition Committee conducts regional rounds for the law schools located within that region. Teams that qualify in the regional rounds are eligible to enter the final rounds.