3/30/05—Boston College Law School’s Saul Lefkowitz IP Moot Court Team took home the Best National Oralist Team Award from the National Competition, held recently at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C. The team finished in the top four overall, out of more than 60 teams nationwide. Team members included Scott Allen, Neil Schumacher, and Sarah Thomas.

BC Law sent two teams to the Judge Conrad B. Duberstein Moot Court Competition. Team one included Patrick Jackson and Liz Gunn; team two, Ross Firsenbaum and Hunter Bywaters. “Although both teams were terrific, neither team advanced into the octo-finals,” said Professor and faculty advisor Ingrid Hillinger. “I was very proud of them all.”

Last month Sarah Jane Forman, Dominic Gomez, and Chiquisha Robinson traveled to Providence, RI, where they represented Boston College Law School in the Northeast Regional division of the Fredrick Douglass Moot Court competition. The theme of the competition, organized by the National Black Law Students Association, was “Proclaiming Freedom for a Victorious Future.”

“Sarah Jane, Dominic, and Keisha did an outstanding job representing Boston College in the competition,” said Professor Sharon Beckman, who traveled with the team to Providence. “They have proven themselves to be outstanding oral advocates.”