March 7-9, 2024

The Kimball R. Anderson and Karen Gatsis Anderson Center for Advocacy and Professionalism at the University of Illinois College of Law offers training in a wide variety of advocacy skills, including trial advocacy, appellate advocacy, negotiations, and alternative dispute resolution while providing College of Law students with innovative classes and programs relating to the professional responsibility obligations attendant to client advocacy. Consistent with the Anderson Center’s mission is the guiding principle that legal professionals must always be professional and ethical in their advocacy. The Anderson Center Seventh Circuit Moot Court Competition explores this critical intersection between advocacy and professionalism by utilizing a unique problem comprised of issues involving both substantive law and professional ethics. This competition is open to all ABA accredited law schools in the Seventh Circuit. Held entirely in Chicago, and in-person, this round-robin competition begins with preliminary rounds on Friday. Advancing teams will compete in single elimination semifinal and final rounds on Saturday. To kick off the competition, the Seventh Circuit Bar Association will host a welcome reception for all competitors, coaches, and judges on Thursday. Teams and coaches are highly encouraged to attend.

2024 Competition Results

1ST PLACE
Loyola University Chicago School of Law

Justice Kirsch, Justice Lee, Rachel Wright, Michelle Yang, Davey Shepherd, Chief Judge Rosenstengel

2ND PLACE
Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law

Justice Kirsch, Liam Milner, Jazmin Shenouda, Chief Judge Rosenstengel, Justice Lee

Congratulations to all of the following teams and individuals that netted awards at this year’s
2024 Anderson Center Seventh Circuit Moot Court Competition

BEST APPELLANT BRIEF

DEPAUL 1 / TEAM D
Addison Wright 160
Kaylynn Kattiyaman 107

2ND BEST APPELLANT BRIEF

MARQUETTE / TEAM F
Morgan Gulledge 232
Heidi Maier 331

WINNING TEAM

LOYOLA / TEAM H
Davey Shepherd 842
Rachel Wright 235
Michelle Yang 3rd Chair

RUNNERS-UP TEAM

NORTHWESTERN / TEAM B
Liam Milner 398
Jazmin Shenouda 901

BEST ORAL ADVOCATE

ILLINOIS / TEAM L
Matthew Woodruff 220

2ND BEST ADVOCATE

LOYOLA / TEAM H
Rachel Wright 235

BEST APPELLEE BRIEF

INDIANA-MAUER / TEAM K
Allison McDevitt 118
Alivia Benedict 529

2ND BEST APPELLEE BRIEF

ILLINOIS / TEAM L
Matthew Woodruff 220
Serena Cheng 647
Ekrem Genc 3rd Chair

*Several schools entered into a lottery to send two teams if there was room in the competition. A lottery drawing was held at the close of registration in December to make those determinations. Of the six teams that asked to enter the lottery, UIC and DePaul were the names drawn. Once there were 12 teams officially registered for the competition, all team slot placements were randomly drawn according to the rules of the competition.