Dear Lucas A Ferrara:
On behalf of the ABA Law Student Division, and its National Appellate Advocacy Competition Subcommittee, I would like to invite you to participate as an oral argument judge for the 2010-11 Brooklyn Regional National Appellate Advocacy Competitions (NAAC). This moot court competition will be held March 3-5, 2011 at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
This year's case involves two questions. The first is whether Zydeco's challenge to the Drug Free Texifornia Act of 2010 is ripe for judicial review when the Texifornia Attorney General has indicated that she will not enforce the Act's in-store advertising restrictions. The second is whether the Drug Free Texifornia Act of 2010 unconstitutionally infringes on Zydeco's freedom to engage in commercial speech.
As a judge, you will have the opportunity to interact with the finest advocates that the nation's law schools have to offer. This is the biggest NAAC ever with 207 teams from 122 schools competing. The NAAC is one of the largest moot court competitions in the country. Teams from law schools in 15 states are preparing to compete in the Brooklyn Regional.
The rounds will be held in the late afternoon on Thursday, March 3 and Friday, March 4 and all day on Saturday, March 5.
Round 1 - Thu. March 3 (5:30 pm - 9:15 pm)
Round 2 - Fri. March 4 (5:30 pm - 9:15 pm)
Round 3 - Sat. March 5 (9:00 am - 12:45 pm)
Round 4 - Sat. March 5 (1:30 pm - 3:30 pm)
Round 5 - Sat. March 5 (4:00 pm - 6:00 pm)
If you are willing to serve as a judge, please enter your contact information on the form located at http://www.abanet.org/lsd/competitions/naac/forms/judges/brooklyn.html .
We need approximately 210 judges for the regional competition. If you have any colleagues who may be interested in participating as a volunteer judge, please forward this message to them. Judging assignments will be made on a first-come, first-served basis. Within 10 business days after receipt of your form, we will send an email confirming judging assignments. In late January, we will provide a detailed bench memorandum and instructions on judging. Reviewing these materials is the only preparation required of competition judges.
The development of oral and written advocacy skills is very important in the context of litigation practice. We sincerely hope you will be able to participate in this great learning experience for law students by serving as a judge.
CLE CREDIT INFORMATION
The 2010-11 ABA Law Student Division National Appellate Advocacy Competition is accredited in several mandatory continuing legal education (MCLE) jurisdictions for varying numbers of credit hours. Please note that some jurisdictions do not accredit law school competitions. To obtain specific information on MCLE accreditation of this program, please contact Katie Johnson at competitions@staff.abanet.org .
Please contact me at 312.988.5621 or at naac@staff.abanet.org if you have any questions.
Thank you for considering this invitation.
Sincerely,
Peggy Pissarreck
Associate Director, Law Student Division
American Bar Association
321 North Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60654
T: 312.988.5621
F: 312.988.6033
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