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Health Competition: Past Results

For thirty years, the Center for Health Law and Policy at Southern Illinois University School of Law, the Department of Medical Humanities at the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, the American College of Legal Medicine, and the American College of Legal Medicine Foundation have sponsored the National Health Law Moot Court Competition. The Competition is held annually at the Southern Illinois University School of Law in Carbondale, Illinois.

2019 Competition

TOPIC: Wrongful Life Claim Based on IVF Treatment

DATE: November 3-4,2023 

Best Brief

FINAL RESULTS 2023

-Champions: Team 3203, Loyola University Chicago School of Law

-Finalists: Team 3206, Texas Tech University School of Law

-Third Place: Team 3121, Seton Hall Law School

-Best Brief: Team 3219, South Texas College of Law

-Second Best Brief: Team 3206, Texas Tech University School of Law

-Overall Best Oralist: Rachel Dudley, team 3204, Loyola University Chicago School of Law

 

FINAL RESULTS 2022

-Champions: Team 3115 South Texas College of Law

-Finalists: Team 3102 Texas Tech University School of Law

-Third Place: Team 3103 Texas Tech University School of Law

-Best Brief: Team 3115 South Texas College of Law

-Second Best Brief: Team 3121, University of Tulsa College of Law

-Overall Best Oralist: Danielle Towe, Team 3112, Loyola University Chicago School of Law

-Top Five Preliminary Round Oralists

  1. Brandon Chen, Team 3104, University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
  2.  Phil James, Team 3120, Georgia State University College of Law
  3. Megan Gower, Team 3103 Texas Tech University School of Law
  4. Drew Arnold, Team 3106 Baylor University School of Law
  5.  Danielle Towe, Team 3112, Loyola University Chicago School of Law 

Participating Schools:

Baylor Law School, Waco, Texas

Chicago-Kent College of Law, Chicago, Illinois

Georgia State University School of Law, Atlanta, Georgia

Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, Indianapolis, Indiana

Loyola University Chicago School of Law, Chicago, Illinois

Mitchell Hamline School of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota

Saint Louis University School of Law, St. Louis, Missouri

Seton Hall University School of Law, Newark, New Jersey

South Texas College of Law Houston, Houston, Texas

Suffolk University Law School, Boston, Massachusetts

Texas A&M University School of Law, Ft. Worth, Texas

Texas Tech University School of Law, Lubbock, Texas

University of California, Hastings College of Law, San Francisco, California

University of Houston Law Center, Houston, Texas

University of Minnesota Law School, Minneapolis, Minnesota

University of New Hampshire School of Law, Concord, New Hampshire

University of New Mexico School of Law, Alburquerque, New Mexico

University of Tulsa College of Law, Tulsa, Oklahoma

Dates: Nov. 5-6, 2021

Location: Southern Illinois University School of Law, Carbondale, IL

Topic: The False Claims Act

 

2021 Transcript of Record: PDF

2021 Best Brief: PDF

FINAL RESULTS 2021

Champion Team: Texas Tech University School of Law

Jacey DuBois, Lawson Hamilton, Team 3011

Second Place Team: Seton Hall University School of Law

Julianna Dzwierzynski, Bryan Hahm, Leslie Veloz, Team 3017

Third Place Team: University of California Hastings College of Law

Taylor Boyle, Anushka Silva, Team 3002

Best Brief: Texas Tech University School of Law

Jacey DuBois, Lawson Hamilton, Team 3011

Second Place Brief: Seton Hall University School of Law

Julianna Dzwierzynski, Bryan Hahm, Leslie Veloz, Team 3017

Best Preliminary Oralist: 

Anushka Silva, University of California Hastings College of Law, Team 3002

Best Overall Oralist: 

Anushka Silva, University of California Hastings college of Law, Team 3002

BEST BRIEF

Dates: Nov. 6-7, 2020

Topic: Public health responses to coronavirus pandemic

2020 Transcript of Record: PDF

2019 Best Brief: PDF

FINAL RESULTS 2020

Champion Team: Seton Hall University School of Law

Christopher Dernbach, Lauren Kouser, Team 2932

Second Place Team: Chicago-Kent College of Law

Micah Fishman, Michelle Locascio, Team 2921

Third Place Team: University of Tulsa College of Law

Matthew Cecconi, Hannah Frosch, Team 2917

Best Brief: Seton Hall University School of Law

Christopher Dernbach, Lauren Kouser, Team 2932

Second Place Brief: South Texas College of Law Houston

Tyler Allen, Caleb Johnston, Grace White, Team 2904

Best Preliminary Oralist:

Carter Fox, University of Tulsa College of Law, Team 2918

Best Overall Oralist:

Christopher Dernbach, Seton Hall University School of Law, Team 2932