Results and Other Information from Spring 2017

The Seventh Annual Billings, Exum & Frye National Moot Court Competition was held April 7-8, 2017, welcoming 34 teams from 21 law schools across the United States.

Participating Schools

  • Antonin Scalia School of Law, George Mason University
  • Barry University School of Law
  • Florida Coastal School of Law
  • Georgetown University School of Law
  • Howard University School of Law
  • J. Reuben Clark Law Law (Brigham Young University)
  • Liberty University School of Law
  • Regent University School of Law
  • South Texas College of Law Houston
  • Texas Tech University School of Law
  • The George Washington University School of Law
  • The University of North Dakota School of Law
  • University of Cincinnati College of Law
  • University of Virginia School of Law
  • UNT Dallas College of Law
  • Wake Forest University School of Law
  • Washburn University School of Law
  • Washington University in St. Louis School of Law
  • Wayne State University Law School
  • William & Mary Law School
  • William S. Boyd School of Law – University of Nevada Las Vegas

Results

First Place

Stephania Gournaris, Vivian Gonzalez, Robert Kennedy
Florida Coastal School of Law

Second Place

Adam Burton, Lucille Wall, Trayce Hockstad
Regent University School of Law

Semifinalists

Tashanna Hammond, Gabriela Sifontes, Taylor Smith
Barry University School of Law

Matthew Menter, Cesar Escalante, Niloufar Hafizi
South Texas College of Law Houston

Quarterfinalists

Brian Williams, Joshua Storm
Georgetown University Law Center

Emilie Blake, Austin DeBoer, Jessica Morrison
Texas Tech University School of Law

Melissa Keech, Cole Kroshus, Franci Rooney
Georgetown University Law Center

Mia Jeckel, Jaclyn Blair, Ryan Reese
Florida Coastal School of Law

Oral Advocacy Awards

Preliminary Round – Best Oral Advocates

First Place
Stephania Gournaris
Florida Coastal School of Law

Second Place
Reva Grace Phillips
Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University

Third Place
Ellis Herington
Washington University in St. Louis School of Law

Final Round – Best Oral Advocate

Adam Burton
Regent University School of Law

Best Brief Awards

Petitioners Briefs – First Place*

Team 28 – Regent University School of Law

Respondents Briefs – First Place

Team 27 – South Texas College of Law Houston

Petitioners Briefs – Second Place

Team 33 – Barry University School of Law

Respondents Briefs – Second Place

Team 26 – Texas Tech University School of Law

*Highest overall brief score in the competition.

Judges

Final Round Judges

The Honorable Albert Diaz
Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

The Honorable Henry E. Frye
Former Chief Justice, North Carolina Supreme Court

The Honorable Sarah Parker
Chief Justice (Retired), North Carolina Supreme Court

The Honorable Willis P. Whichard
Tillman, Hinkle & Whichard, PLLC, Chapel Hill, NC
Associate Justice (Retired), North Carolina Supreme Court

Semifinal Round Judges

The Honorable Richard Dietz
North Carolina Court of Appeals

The Honorable Robert N. Hunter, Jr.
North Carolina Court of Appeals

The Honorable John M. Tyson
North Carolina Court of Appeals

The Honorable Jesse B. Caldwell III
North Carolina Superior Court

The Honorable Lindsay R. Davis, Jr.
North Carolina Superior Court

Dean Enrique Armijo
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Associate Professor
Elon University School of Law

Mr. Don Dancer
Executive Vice President and General Counsel (Retired), International Rectifier Corporation
Elon University School of Law Advisory Board

Mr. Ed Lichtenstein
Law Offices of Edward Lichtenstein, P.C., Chicago
Elon University School of Law Advisory Board

Preliminary, Octofinal and Quarterfinal Round Judges

  • Brennan Aberle
  • Stan Allen
  • Anthony Anderson
  • Gilbert Andia
  • Professor Tiffany Atkins*
  • Anne Evangelista*
  • Christopher Avery*
  • Professor Antonette Barilla
  • Shaketa Berrie*
  • Janet McAuley Blue
  • Rachel Blunk
  • Lisa Boggs
  • John Boschini*
  • Melvyn Brown
  • Monica Burnette
  • Joe Carruthers*
  • William Cary
  • Barbara Cini*
  • Cam Cooke
  • Robert Cooke
  • Kathryn Corey*
  • Michael Costolo*
  • Michael Cowart*
  • Andrea Davis*
  • Benjamin Davis
  • Jeff Davis
  • Kristen DelForge*
  • Dennis Dorsey
  • Kevin Dowling
  • Melissa Duncan*
  • Professor Catherine Dunham
  • Alicia Edwards
  • Nikki Feliciano*
  • Jeremy Foltz
  • Melissa Friedman
  • Erica Glass
  • Jim Grant*
  • Sandra Hairston
  • Fred Hamlet
  • Andrea Harrell*
  • George Harrell
  • Adam Hauser
  • Deborah Hayes
  • Elizabeth Hinds
  • Andrew Hogan*
  • Donovan Hylarides
  • Michael Joseph
  • Professor Margaret Kantlehner
  • Michael Kelly*
  • Matthew Krueger-Andes*
  • David Lambert*
  • Scottie Lee
  • Professor Tim McFarlin
  • Craig Martin*
  • Dean Kate McLeod
  • Jennifer Mencarini
  • Matt Millisor*
  • Barbara Morgenstern
  • Jeffrey Oleynik
  • Jeremiah Opata
  • Manisha Patel*
  • Professor Charlie Perkins
  • Professor Patricia Perkins
  • Genna Petre*
  • Charlissa Powell
  • Kaitlin Price
  • Nekia Pridgen
  • Charles Rawlings
  • Samuel Richardson
  • Jocelyne Riehl*
  • Ed Sharp
  • Hayley Sherman*
  • Marcus Shields
  • Norman Sloan
  • Michelle Smith
  • Professor Chuck Splawn
  • Bryan Sulentic*
  • Gonzalo Ventura*
  • George Walker
  • Kelly Walker*
  • The Hon. Ralph Walker
  • Melissa Westmoreland*
  • Holly Wilcox*
  • Megan Wills
  • Christopher Wrenn*

*Elon Law alumni