National Moot Court Competitions
Participation and Results

Roger J. Traynor California Moot Court Competition
Sponsored by The Witkin Foundation

• Spring 2003 (Outstanding Individual Achievement
  in Oral Argument - Anthony Costanzo)
• Spring 2001 (Fourth Place Oralist;
  Team in Preliminary Rounds)
• Spring 1999 (Third Place Brief; Second Place Oralist;
  Team in Semi-final Round)

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National Criminal Procedure Moot Court Competition
Sponsored by the University of San Diego School of Law

• Fall 2005 (Second Place Oralist – Daniel Messner)
• Fall 2003 (Quarter-finalist Team)
• Fall 2002 (Quarter-finalist Team; Second Place Oralist –
  Michael Neaderbaomer; Second Place Brief)
• Fall 2001 (Quarter-finalist Team)
• Fall 2000 (Second Place Oralist – Daniel Rinaldelli;
  2 Teams in Quarter-finals)
• Fall 1999 (Quarter-finalist Team)
  

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National Entertainment Law Moot Court Competition
Sponsored by Pepperdine University School of Law,
Malibu, California

• Fall 2001 (Best Brief)
• Fall 2000 (both oralists ranked among Top 10 Oralists)
• Fall 1999 (both oralists ranked among Top 13 Oralists)

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Hispanic National Bar Association National Moot Court Competition

• Spring 2008, Sponsored by the Hispanic National Bar Foundation
  National Finalists: Solomon Cheifer and Rodrigo Suarez
  Second Place Petitioner’s Brief: Solomon Cheifer and Rodrigo Suarez
  Third Place Oral Advocacy: Solomon Cheifer
  
• Spring 2006, Sponsored by Seattle University School of Law
  First Place Respondent Brief
• Spring 2005, Sponsored by Southern Methodist University,
  Dedman School of Law
  4th Place Team Award
  4th Place Oralist – Cynthia Carrasco
  Only California team to place in the competition
• Spring 2004, Sponsored by University of New Mexico
  School of Law
  2nd Place Oralist – Laura Gonzalez;
  Quarter-finalist Team
• Spring 2003, Sponsored by Southern Methodist University,
  Dedman School of Law
  Top 4 Semi-Finalist Team; #1 Overall Team in
  Preliminary Rounds; 3rd Place Respondent Brief
• Spring 2002, Sponsored by Loyola-Chicago
  2nd Place Petitioner Brief; Semi-finalist Team;
  Third Place Overall Team
• Spring 2001, Sponsored by the University of
  California–Hastings College of the Law
  Best Petitioner Brief; Honorable Mention Oralist –
  Robert Diaz de Leon; Fourth Place Overall Team
• Spring 2000, Sponsored by Georgetown University
  Law Center, Washington, D.C.
  Best Oralist – Veronica De Alba; Quarter-finalist Team

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Frederick Douglass National Moot Court Competition
Sponsored by National Black Law Students Association

• Spring 2006 Western Region
  Third Place Winner and Best Petitioner's Brief
• Spring 2005 National Finals Competition
  6th Place nationally, out of original 150 regional teams
• Spring 2002 National Finals Competition, Sponsored by
  NBLSA National Convention in Detroit, Michigan
  Quarter-finalist Team "Top Eight;" 6th Place Brief nationally
  out of 54 teams competing
• Spring 2002 Western Regionals Competition, Hosted by
  Chapman University School of Law
  Best Team; Best Brief;
  Second Place Oralist – Angie Nwanodi;
  Third Place Oralist - Timothy Bush
• Spring 2001 National Finals Competition, Sponsored by
  NBLSA National Convention in Atlanta, Georgia
  Ninth Place Overall Team out of 72 Teams –
  Final National Rankings
• Spring 2001 Western Regionals Competition, Sponsored by University of California–Hastings College of the Law
  Best Team; Best Oralist – Stephen King
  

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National Cybercrimes Moot Court Competition
Sponsored by the University of Dayton School of Law

• Spring 2002 (Best Brief; Finalist Team;
  Second Place Overall Team)
• Spring 2001 (Best Brief; Semi-finalist Team;
  Third Place Overall Team)

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Mardi Gras National Sports Law Moot Court Competition
Sponsored by Tulane University College of Law

• Spring 2003 (#1 Best Oralist - Kevin Rogan;
  #1 Overall Team in Preliminary Rounds;
  Top 4 Semi-finalist Team; 3rd Place Brief)

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National Asian Pacific American Bar Association
Moot Court Competition
Sponsored by University of the Pacific,
McGeorge School of Law (California Western Regionals)

• Fall 2004 (Best Brief; 1st Place Overall Team in the
  Preliminary Rounds; 2nd Place Oralist - Veera Tyagi;
  Semi-Finalist Team; 3rd Place Overall Team Award.)
• Fall 2003 (Top 4 Overall Team)

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Luke Charles Moore National Civil Rights Moot Court Competition
Sponsored by Howard University School of Law

• Spring 2004 (Quater-finalist team)

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