The University of Wisconsin Law School Moot Court Board is pleased to announce that the Sixteenth Annual Evan A. Evans Constitutional Law Moot Court Competition will be held on March 26-28, 2010 in Madison, Wisconsin.
About the Competition
This three-day competition is open to all ABA-accredited law schools throughout the United States, and will focus on a question of Constitutional law.
Each school may enter one or two teams. (Note: we are limiting registration of schools registering two teams to the first ten such schools. Additional schools wishing to register two teams will be immediately notified and will have the option of withdrawing registration altogether or wait-listing their second team.) Each team must consist of two law students, and each team member must participate in writing a brief prior to the competition, and presenting oral argument at the competition. Schools sending one team will randomly be assigned to write their brief on behalf of the petitioner or the respondent. Schools sending two teams will brief both sides.
Oral arguments will begin on Friday afternoon, March 26, and conclude on Sunday afternoon, March 28. Participants will argue in three preliminary rounds: two on Friday afternoon, and one on Saturday morning. Each team will argue "on-brief" and "off-brief" in their first two preliminary rounds, and randomly be assigned to argue "on-brief" or "off-brief" for their third preliminary round.
The preliminary and semifinal rounds will be held at the Dane County Circuit Courthouse at 215 South Hamilton Street. The final round will be held at the Wisconsin Supreme Court in the State Capitol Building at Two East Main Street. Panels are composed of experienced trial attorneys and judges from state and federal court.
Registration Information
If your school would like to participate in the competition, please complete and return the Registration Form.
Registration Forms are accepted in the order in which they are received. A maximum of 40 teams will be accepted. While Registration Forms must be received by December 1, 2009, please note that registration typically fills before that time.
The registration fee for this competition is $500 (per team, maximum of two teams per school). Registration fees are non-refundable. However, if we receive your Registration Form after registration is full, we will promptly notify you and refund your registration fees.
Registration Update: While we are still accepting registration for schools sending one team to compete, registration for schools sending two teams is currently full. Schools that wish to send two teams may e-mail evanscompetition@gmail.com for more information or wait-list either or both of their teams.
Important Dates
Registration due (received): December 1, 2009
Problem distributed by: January 25, 2010
Briefs due (postmarked by): March 1, 2010
Competition: March 26-28, 2010
A more detailed schedule of events will be distributed to participants prior to the competition.
Questions?
If you have any questions, please contact Competition Director Meredith Gray or Problem Writer Jennifer Vandermeuse via e-mail at evanscompetition@gmail.com (preferred) or by phone at (608) 263-1691.
We look forward to seeing you at the Sixteenth Annual Evan A. Evans Constitutional Law Moot Court Competition!