11/24/03—Boston College Law School is proud to announce that BC Law’s National Moot Court Team won the New England Regional competition this weekend, beating Vermont Law School in a closely-contested final round. The National Moot Court Team has been on a remarkable winning streak, taking home the “Best Oralist” award (Adam Bovilsky) in the semi-finals, and winning the “Best Brief” in the finals as well as the overall competition.

“Our team members, Adam Bovilsky, Kenny Byrd, and Lisa Palin, with team manager, Brandon Barkhuff, were truly marvelous advocates, handling questions ranging from intellectual property issues to First Amendment/commercial speech questions with aplomb,” said Director of Advocacy Programs Alexis Anderson. “The team, so ably coached by Dean Clay and Ch. J. Wilkins, will now represent the school in the prestigious Nationals to be held in NYC in early February. Congratulations to all!”

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.