Hastings Moot Court Teams Place First and Second
Pictured L to R: Jennifer Lynch (student coach), Kyong Kim, Heather Corini, & Meghan Covert. Two teams of Hastings 3L students swept the regional rounds of the New York City Bar Association's National Moot Court Competition last weekend, November 13-14, in San Francisco. Heather Corini, Meghan Covert, and Kyong Kim took the awards for First Place Team, Final Round Best Oral Advocate (Heather Corini), and First Place Brief. Gina Altomare, Emily Chan, and Adam Polk won awards for Second Place Team, Third Place Best Brief, and Fifth Place Best Oral Advocate in the Preliminary Rounds (Adam Polk). This outstanding finish guarantees Hastings' participation in the national rounds in New York City in February, 2010.
Students L to R: Gina Altomare, Adam Polk, & Emily Chan with final round judges (L to R), California Court of Appeal Justices Ruvolo, Banke, and Lambden and Superior Court Judges Nichols and Kahn.
The Hastings Moot Court Program sponsored the regional rounds here on campus and at the historic Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals courthouse. The prestigious final round judge panel included two San Francisco Superior Court judges and three California Court of Appeal Justices. Eight other schools were represented at the regional rounds, including U.C. Berkeley and UCLA. The program extends special thanks to Rob Galloway, a professor at South Texas College of Law and noted appellate lawyer, for his administration of the oral argument and brief scoring. Congratulations to the teams and thanks to the student and alumni coaches for all of their hard work! Learn more about Moot Court.
Help the Nationals team prepare for its final rounds in New York next semester by visiting www.hastingsmootcourt.com and signing up to be a volunteer judge. You will also find the schedules for the other Hastings teams that are currently practicing for their competitions and that also need your help with judging. Please contact Toni Young, younga@uchastings.edu, to hear about other ways you or your firm can continue to support the strong tradition of Moot Court success at Hastings.