Stetson University College of Law Awards

Moot Court Board - Awards

Stetson University College of Law has a reputation for its excellence in advocacy and the Moot Court Board is no exception. Students return each semester with numerous awards and achievements, illustrating the college's commitment to exceptional legal writing and oral advocacy. In the past 10 years, Stetson's Moot Court Board has placed in the semifinals or higher on 76 occasions, including 24 victories and 48 best brief and best oralist awards. The Moot Court Board was also part of two ABA Competition Awards in 2017-2018 and 2020-2021.

ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition

  • 2022: Regional Co-Finalist
  • 2021: Regional Co-Champions (two teams) and one regional Best Brief.  At Nationals, one team was Quarterfinalists.
  • 2019: Regional Co-Finalists
  • 2018: Regional Co-Finalists and Regional Semifinalists (two teams)
  • 2017: Regional Co-Champion and Second Best Brief; and Regional Co-Finalists and Sixth Best Oralist. At Nationals, Semifinalists
  • 2016: Regional Co-Champion, and Sixth Best Oralist (tied).  At Nationals, Semifinalists and Seventh Best Oralist
  • 2015: Regional Finalist, Fifth Best Brief, and Seventh Best Oralist
  • 2014: Regional Co-Champion (Team 1) and Finalist (Team 2); and National Octofinalist (Team 1)
  • 2013: Regional Semfinalist
  • 2012: Regional Co-Champion and Best Oralist (Team 1) and Finalist, Fourth-Best Brief Award, Seventh Best Oralist Award, and Ninth Best Oralist Award (Team 2). At Nationals, Team 1 was Semifinalists and won two oralist awards--Fourth Best Oralist and Fifth Best Oralist.
  • 2011: Regional Finalist and Seventh Best Oralist (Team 1) and Semifinalists and Second-Best Brief Award (Team 2)
  • 2010: Regional Finalist (Team 1) and Semifinalists (Team 2)
  • 2009: Regional Finalists, Second-Best Brief, and Best Oralist
  • 2008: Regional Semifinalist
  • 2007: Regional Semifinalist
  • 2006: Regional Finalist
  • 2005: Regional Semifinalist
  • 2004: Regional Finalists and National Semifinalists
  • 2003: Regional Semifinalist
  • 2002: Regional Semifinalist
  • 2001: Regional Champions
  • 2000: Semifinalist and Runner-up Best Brief Award

Andrews Kurth Moot Court National Championship

  • 2023: Semifinalist, Third-Best Oralist (tied), and Third-Best Brief (tied)
  • 2022: Semifinalist and Third-Best Oralist (tied)
  • 2017: Semifinalist, Second-Best Oralist, and Best Brief Award
  • 2016: Best Oralist Award (tied)
  • 2015: National Champions and Best Oralist Award
  • 2014: Semifinalist
  • 2013: Finalist and Best Brief Award
  • 2012: Semifinalist

Appellate Lawyers Association's National Moot Court Competition

  • 2023: First Place, Best Oral Advocate Overall, and Second Place Oral Advocate
  • 2022: Semifinalist, Second-Best Advocate, and Second-Best Brief
  • 2021: Finalist
  • 2020: Semifinalist and Best Brief Award

Billings, Exum & Frye National Moot Court Competition

  • 2021: Finalist and Third-Place Petitioner Brief Award

Brigadier General E. Alley Military Law Moot Court Competition

  • 2023: Quarterfinalists

Chief Judge Conrad B. Duberstein National Bankruptcy Memorial Moot Court Competition

  • 2022: Outstanding Oralist Award
  • 2021: Outstanding Oralist Award
  • 2019: Outstanding Brief Award
  • 2013: Semifinalist and Honorable Mention Brief
  • 2012: Finalist (Team 1) and Semifinalist (Team 2)
  • 2004: Semifinalist, Best Brief Award, and Runner-up Best Oralist

Claude Pepper National Elder Law Competition

  • 2023: Second place and Best Oralist, Preliminary Rounds

E. Earle Zehmer Workers' Compensation Competition

  • 2015: Best Brief Award and NAWCJ's Professionalism Award
  • 2014: Best Oralist Award
  • 2013: Champions
  • 2010: Champions (Team 1), Semifinalist, Best Brief, and Best Individual Oralist (Team 2)
  • 2009: Champions (Team 1) and Finalist (Team 2)
  • 2008: Champions and Best Preliminary Round Oralist
  • 2007: Semifinalist
  • 2006: Best Brief Award (Team 1), Finalist, and Runner-up Best Brief Award (Team 2)
  • 2005: Semifinalist
  • 2004: Champion (Team 1), and Semifinalist and Runner-up Best Brief (Team 2)
  • 2003: Finalists and Best Preliminary Round Oralist
  • 2001: Finalist
  • 2000: Champions

Emory University School of Law Civil Rights and Liberties Moot Court Competition

  • 2022: Quarterfinalist, Seventh Best Oralist, and Tenth Best Brief
  • 2021: Quarterfinalist, Third-Best Brief, and Best Oralist
  • 2019: Semifinalists (both teams)
  • 2017: Best Team
  • 2016: Semifinalists
  • 2015: Semifinalists

Gabrielli National Family Law Competition

  • 2009: Semifinalist
  • 2008: Semifinalist
  • 2001: Best Brief
  • 2000: Semifinalist

The Jeffrey G. Miller National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition

  • 2022: Finalists and Best Oralist (in the room) all three preliminary rounds.
  • 2021: Quarterfinalists
  • 2017: Finalists and Best Oralist (in the room) Second Round and Best Oralist (in the room) Third Round

Jerome Prince Memorial Evidence Competition

  • 2016: First Place, Best Brief, and Best Oralist, Final Round
  • 2015: Quarterfinalists, Third Best Brief, and Best Oralist, Preliminary Rounds

John Marshall IT/Privacy Moot Court Competition

  • 2014: Finalists
  • 2013: Champions
  • 2010: Semifinalist
  • 2009: Champions
  • 2008: Semifinalist
  • 2007: Semifinalist and Best Brief Award
  • 2003: Semifinalist and Best Oralist
  • 2001: Semifinalist

Leroy R. Hassell National Constitutional Law Moot Court Competition

  • 2022: Quarterfinalists and Fourth Best Oralist, Preliminary Rounds
  • 2021: Champions, Honorable Mention Brief Award, and Honorable Mention Oralist Award
  • 2020: Quarterfinalists and Third-Best Brief
  • 2019: Champions and Best Oralist, Final Round
  • 2018: Champions and Fourth Best Oralist, Preliminary Rounds

Mercer Moot Court Competition on Legal Ethics and Professionalism

  • 2015: Best Oralist Award (tied)
  • 2014: Semifinalist and Best Oralist Award
  • 2013: Semifinalist and Best Respondent's Brief Award
  • 2010: Champions

National Criminal Procedure Tournament

  • 2012: Second Best Brief Award
  • 2010: Second Best Oralist in Preliminary Rounds
  • 2007: Semifinalist and Fourth Best Brief Award
  • 2003: Semifinalist
  • 2001: Semifinalist

National Professional Responsibility Moot Court Competition

  • 2014: Best Oralist, Preliminary Rounds
  • 2013: Two teams: Champions, Best Respondent Brief, Best Oralist Preliminary Rounds, and Best Oralist Final Round.  Second team: Finalists and Best Petitioner Brief
  • 2012: Champions, Best Respondent Brief, Best Oralist Overall, and Third Best Oralist

National Tax Competition

  • 2022: Finalist
  • 2021: Champions, Best Brief Award, and Best Oralist Award
  • 2019: Finalist
  • 2012: Semifinalist
  • 2008: Finalist
  • 2007: Champions
  • 2006: Champions
  • 2005: Semifinalist
  • 2004: Best Brief Award and Best Oralist Award
  • 2003: Champion and Best Brief
  • 2002: Semifinalist
  • 2001: Champions, Best Appellant's Brief, and Best Oralist in Preliminary Round

National Veterans Law Moot Court Competition

  • 2021: Best Team
  • 2019: Best Team, Semifinalists (two teams--a Stetson-Stetson semifinal), and Best Oralist Award
  • 2017: Best Oralist Award
  • 2016: Semifinalists and Best Respondent's Brief Award
  • 2015: Best Team and Finalists (two teams); Best Oralist Award, and Best Respondent's Brief Award
  • 2013: Best Team and Best Petitioner's Brief Award
  • 2012: Finalist, Best Petitioner's Brief Award, and Best Respondent's Brief Award (two teams)
  • 2011: Finalist, Best Petitioner's Brief Award, and tied for Best Overall Oralist Award
  • 2010: Best Team and Best Overall Oralist Award
  • 2009: Best Team, Best Respondent's Brief Award, and Best Overall Oralist Award

Navy JAG Corps National Moot Court Competition

  • 2010: Best Brief Award
  • 2009: Best Team

New York City Bar Association's National Moot Court Competition

  • 2020: Regional Finalists
  • 2019: Regional Semifinalists
  • 2017: Regional Semifinalists
  • 2016: Regional Champion and Best Brief Award, and National Quarterfinalists
  • 2015: Regional Finalists and Best Brief Award, and National Octofinalists
  • 2014: Regional Champion, Best Brief Award, Best Oralist Award, and National Octofinalists
  • 2013: Regional Semifinalists and Best Brief Award
  • 2012: Regional Champions, National Champions, and Second Best Oralist
  • 2011: Regional Champions and Best Brief Award, and National Quarterfinalists
  • 2010: Semifinalist
  • 2007: Semifinalist and Best Brief Award
  • 2006: Semifinalist and Best Oralist in Preliminary Rounds
  • 2000: Finalist and Runner-up Best Brief

Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition

  • 2022: National Rounds, Top 16. Advanced to the International Finals.
  • 2020: Regional Quarterfinalists, Best Memorial, and Second and Fourth Best Oralists
  • 2017: Regional Semifinalists, Tenth Best Memorial, and Second, Fourth, and Seventeenth Best Oralists
  • 2016: Regional Semifinalists, Fifth Best Memorial, First Best Oralist, and Seventh Best Oralist
  • 2015: Regional Finalists and Ninth Best Oralist. Advanced to the International Finals (at International Finals, the team was 42nd)
  • 2014: Regional Semifinalists and Third Place Memorial
  • 2013: Regional Finalists and Second Place Memorial Award. Advanced to the International Finals.
  • 2012: Regional Champions, First Place Memorial Award, Fourth Best Oralist, and 17th Best Oralist and advanced to the International Finals. At International Finals: Team was 46th, tied for 16th Best Oralist and tied for 43rd Best Oralist
  • 2011: Quarterfinalists, First Place Memorial Award, tie for 11th Best Oralist (two Stetson oralists), and 14th Best Oralist
  • 2010: Top ten best-written memorials award
  • 2007: Regional Semifinalists and First Place Memorial
  • 2006: Regional Finalists and First Place Memorial
  • 2005: Regional Semifinalists and First Place Memorial
  • 2004: Regional Finalists and First Place Memorial
  • 2003: Regional Semifinalists
  • 2001: Regional Runner-up for best brief and Spirit of Jessup Award
  • 2000: Regional Semifinalists and Best Oralist

Robert Orseck Florida Bar Competition

  • 2023: Quarterfinalists
  • 2022: Champions; Best Oralist, Preliminary Rounds; and Best Oralist, Final Rounds
  • 2021: Champions; Best Brief Award; Best Oralist, Preliminary Rounds; and Best Oralist, Final Rounds
  • 2019: Finalists and Best Oralist, Final Rounds
  • 2018: Best Oralist, Preliminary Rounds
  • 2017: Champions and Best Oralist, Final Round
  • 2016: Finalists
  • 2015: Finalists
  • 2014: Finalists and Best Brief Award
  • 2013: Finalists
  • 2012: Semifinalists and Best Brief Award
  • 2011: Champions, Best Brief, and Best Oralist, Final Round
  • 2010: Champions, Best Brief, and Best Oralist, Final Round
  • 2008: Semifinalists
  • 2007: Finalists
  • 2006: Best Brief Award (Team 1), and Finalist and Runner-up Best Brief (Team 2)
  • 2005: Finalists and Best Brief Award
  • 2004: Finalists (Team 1) and Semifinalists (Team 2)
  • 2003: Finalists, Best Brief, Best Preliminary, and Best Final Round Oralist
  • 2002: Finalists (Team 1) and Semifinalists (Team 2)
  • 2001: Finalists

2015 national champions holding their awards

National Champions!
Stetson Law won the 2015 Andrews Kurth National Moot Court Competition, which is an invitation-only tournament for the “best of the best” moot court programs in the United States. Stetson's team of Nick Sellars, Melaina Tryon, and Giovanni Giarratana won the final round. Melaina Tryon also won Best Oralist.

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