2011 Competition
Results and Other Information from 2011
The first annual Billings, Exum & Frye National Moot Court Competition was held March 31-April 2, 2011.
Participating Schools
- Appalachian School of Law
- Charleston School of Law
- Charlotte School of Law
- Chicago-Kent College of Law
- Duke University School of Law
- Florida Coastal School of Law
- George Mason University School of Law
- George Washington University School of Law
- Liberty University School of Law
- Mercer University School of Law
- Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law Center
- Regent University School of Law
- University of Dayton School of Law
- University of Houston Law Center
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law
- University of Virginia School of Law
- Wake Forest University School of Law
Results
First Place
Joy Foglietta and Bennett Lessmann
Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law Center
Second Place
Linh Flores, Amy Labzentis and Matthew Roche
Regent University School of Law
Semifinalists
Jenna Gailliard, Eugene Martell and Shakiva Raff
Florida Coastal School of Law
Justin Cormier, Tillman Kasper and Todd MacLeod
Florida Coastal School of Law
Quarterfinalists
Jessica DeSantis, Kristen Eshleman and Catherine Scott
Florida Coastal School of Law
Skye Gess and Michael Nixon
Mercer University School of Law
Sonny Behrends, Brittany Marks and Melissa Yatsko
Regent University School of Law
Tore DeBella, Lance Murashige and Kelly Quinn
University of Virgina
Oral Advocacy Awards
Preliminary Rounds
First Place
Tillman Kasper
Florida Coastal School of Law
Second Place
Bo Caudill
Charlotte School of Law
Third Place
Michael Nixon
Mercer University School of Law
Fourth Place
Tore DeBella
University of Virginia School of Law
Final Round
Bennett Lessmann
Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law Center
Best Brief Awards
First Place
Linh Flores, Amy Labzentis and Matthew Roche
Regent University School of Law
Second Place
Hannah Davis, Wade Sample and Austin Walsh
Wake Forest University School of Law
Third Place
Jenna Gailliard, Eugene Martell and Shakiva Raff
Florida Coastal School of Law
Fourth Place
Jessica DeSantis, Kristen Eshleman and Catherine Scott
Florida Coastal School of Law
Judges
Final Round Judges
The Honorable Steven M. Colloton
Circuit Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
The Honorable Sarah Parker
Chief Justice, North Carolina Supreme Court
The Honorable Robert H. Edmunds, Jr.
Associate Justice, North Carolina Supreme Court
The Honorable Barbara Jackson
Associate Justice, North Carolina Supreme Court
The Honorable Paul M. Newby
Associate Justice, North Carolina Supreme Court
The Honorable Patricia Timmons-Goodson
Associate Justice, North Carolina Supreme Court
The Honorable Robert F. Orr
Executive Director and Senior Counsel, North Carolina Institute for Constitutional Law; Associate Justice (ret.), North Carolina Supreme Court
Semifinal Round Judges
The Honorable Cheri Beasley
Associate Judge, North Carolina Court of Appeals
The Honorable Robert N. Hunter, Jr.
Associate Judge, North Carolina Court of Appeals
The Honorable J. Douglas McCullough
Associate Judge, North Carolina Court of Appeals
The Honorable Cressie H. Thigpen, Jr.
Associate Judge, North Carolina Court of Appeals
The Honorable William L. Osteen, Jr.
District Court Judge, United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
The Honorable L. Patrick Auld
Magistrate Judge, United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
Mr. Donald R. Dancer
Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer, International Rectifier Corporation; Board of Advisors, Elon University School of Law
Mr. W. Randy Eaddy
Partner, Kilpatrick Stockton LLP; Board of Advisors, Elon University School of Law
Mr. Mark London
London & Mead; Board of Advisors, Elon University School of Law
Preliminary, Octofinal and Quarterfinal Round Judges
- Hon. Stan Allen
- Ms. Stephanie Anderson
- Mr. Bert Andia
- Mr. Jeff Andrews
- Mr. Jason Aycoth ’09
- Mr. Alex Bass
- Ms. Adrienne Blocker
- Ms. Jennifer Bowden ’09
- Mr. Drew Brown
- Mr. Larry Brown
- Ms. Laura Budd
- Mr. Lance Burke
- Mr. Bill Cary
- Ms. Imogene Cathey
- Mr. Greg Chabon
- Mr. Gerry Chapman
- Ms. Sarah Coble
- Mr. Bob Cone
- Mr. Bob Crawford
- Ms. Renee Billings Crawford
- Mr. Steve Crihfield
- Ms. Sarah Crotts
- Ms. Rachael Dimont ’10
- Mr. Daniel Donovan ’09
- Mr. Michael Doran
- Ms. Chris Douglas
- Mr. Damon Duncan ’09
- Ms. Melissa Duncan ’09
- Mr. Michael Eldredge ’10
- Mr. Alexander Elkan
- Ms. Orren Falk
- Mr. Brian Freedman
- Mr. Richard Gabriel
- Ms. Holly Greeson ’09
- Mr. Fred Hamlet
- Mr. Sonny Haynes
- Mr. Craig Hensel
- Mr. Randy Ivie
- Mr. Ted Johnson ’09
- Mr. Thomas H. Johnson, Jr.
- Mr. Ryen Johnson, Jr.
- Mr. Mike Kelly ’09
- Hon. Tom Lambeth
- Ms. Angela Liverman
- Mr. Philip Long
- Mr. Steven Lucente ’09
- Mr. Travis Martin
- Mr. Matthew Mason
- Ms. Janet McAuley Blue
- Ms. Karen McKeithen Schaede
- Mr. Jeremy McKinney
- Dean Kathleen McLeod
- Mr. Eric Medlin
- Prof. Betty Morgan
- Ms. Barbara Morgenstern
- Ms. Maureen Murray
- Mr. Preston Nelson ’10
- Prof. Thomas Noble
- Ms. Jennifer Noble
- Mr. Robert Numbers
- Mr. Sean Olson ’09
- Mr. Gavin Painter ’09
- Ms. Jamie Paulen
- Mr. Ted Pearce
- Ms. Caroline Pemberton
- Ms. Abigail Peoples
- Prof. Patricia Perkins
- Ms. Nicolle Phair
- Dr. Charles Rawlings
- Mr. Eric Richardson
- Ms. Sarah Robinson ’09
- Mr. Lewis Rowell
- Mr. Kevin Rust
- Ms. Seema Shah ’09
- Mr. Edward Sharp
- Mr. Desmond Sheridan
- Hon. Polly Sizemore
- Mr. David Spencer
- Mr. James Stephenson
- Mr. William Sturges
- Ms. Joyce Terres
- Hon. Joseph Turner
- Mr. Craig Turner ’09
- Hon. Ralph Walker
- Mr. Richard Webb ’10
- Mr. Michael Wells
- Ms. Enyonam Williams
- Ms. Keayba Worthington ’09
Sponsors
Elon University School of Law and the Moot Court Board gratefully acknowledge the support of the following sponsors of the Billings, Exum & Frye National Moot Court Competition:
Gold Level Sponsor
Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP
Womble Carlyle is sponsoring this year’s Best Oral Advocate Awards.
Silver Level Sponsor
Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP
Bronze Level Sponsors
Higgins, Benjamin, Eagles & Adams, PLLC
Nexsen Pruet, LLC
Mr. and Mrs. F. Leary Davis
Mr. and Mrs. Alan D. Woodlief, Jr.
Contributor Level Sponsors
Forman Rosabi Black PA
If you would like to honor the Chief Justices for whom the competition is named and assist Elon Law in advancing a premier national moot court competition in Greensboro, your support would be most appreciated. Contact Eugenia Leggett, Associate Dean for Development, to discuss these opportunities at eleggett@elon.edu or (336) 279-9209. Sponsors will be recognized in all materials regarding the competition.