11/20/06--Boston College Law School's National Moot Court Team took first place in the New England Regional Competition, held last week. The team, composed of Robert Frederickson, Stuart Leslie, and Katherine Weiss, with Lauren Regis, went 4-0, prevailing twice as petitioner and twice as respondent, and winning every argument over two days of competition.

“Congratulations to Katie, Robbie, Stu, and Lauren for getting the advocacy year off to a roaring start,” said Director of Advocacy Programs Thomas Carey. “[Team Advisor] Frank Herrmann and I are thrilled with their performance, and can’t wait to see how they do in the next round.”

In the final round of regionals the team argued before Justice Ireland from the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Justice Robinson from the Supreme Court of Rhode Island, and Justice Elspeth Cypher from the Massachusetts Appeals Court.

Robby Frederickson won the best speaker award for the entire competition. Each member of the team received a bronze medallion representing the Justice Lewis F. Powell Award from the American College of Trial Lawyers.

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.

This year’s BC Law team advances, along with other law schools from the fourteen regions, to the National Championship Rounds, to be held at the House of the Bar of the City of New York in January.