Results and Other Information from 2016
The Sixth Annual Billings, Exum & Frye National Moot Court Competition was held April 1-2, 2016, welcoming 40 teams from 24 law schools across the United States.
Participating Schools
Barry University School of Law |
Regent University School of Law |
Belmont University College of Law |
South Texas College of Law |
Charleston School of Law |
Southwestern Law School |
Charlotte School of Law |
Texas Tech University School of Law |
Florida Coastal School of Law |
The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law |
George Mason University School of Law |
University of Cincinnati College of Law |
George Washington University School of Law |
University of South Carolina School of Law |
Howard University School of Law |
University of Virginia School of Law |
Indiana Tech School of Law |
Wake Forest University School of Law |
Liberty University School of Law | Washburn University School of Law |
Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center |
Wayne State University Law School |
Michigan State University College of Law |
William and Mary Law School |
Results
First Place
Gracie Holden, Cassandra Klusmeyer, Emily Prestopnik
Florida Coastal School of Law
Second Place
Imogene Boak, Austin DeBoer, Ashleigh Hammer
Texas Tech University School of Law
Semifinalists
Robin Jenkins, Ben Rathsam
Liberty University School of Law
Erika Lukenbill, Kristen Rose
Liberty University School of Law
Quarterfinalists
Herman Hofman, David Sheaffer, Johnny Wisman
Michigan State University School of Law
Katie Sloan, Taylor Smith, Tashanna Hammond
Barry University School of Law
Joshua Gamboa, Brittany Jones, Daniel Rouleau
Regent University School of Law Team
Lindsey Gilman, Will Thetford, Sam Walsh
Regent University School of Law
Oral Advocacy Awards
Preliminary Round – Best Oral Advocates
First Place
Ashleigh Hammer
Texas Tech University School of Law
Second Place
Cassandra Klusmeyer
Florida Coastal School of Law
Third Place
Emily Prestopnik
Florida Coastal School of Law
Final Round – Best Oral Advocate
Ashleigh Hammer
Texas Tech University School of Law
Best Brief Awards
Petitioners’ Briefs – First Place
Team 26 – Regent University School of Law
Respondents’ Briefs – First Place
Team 20 – Regent University School of Law*
Petitioners’ Briefs – Second Place
Team 12 – Florida Coastal School of Law
Respondents’ Briefs – Second Place
Team 18 – Liberty University School of Law
*Highest overall brief score in the competition.
Judges
Final Round Judges
The Honorable Allyson K. Duncan
Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
The Honorable William L. Osteen, Jr.
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
The Honorable Rhoda Bryan Billings
Former Chief Justice, North Carolina Supreme Court
The Honorable James G. Exum Jr.
Former Chief Justice, North Carolina Supreme Court
The Honorable Henry E. Frye
Former Chief Justice, North Carolina Supreme Court
Semifinal Round Judges
The Honorable R. Christopher Dillon
Judge, North Carolina Court of Appeals
The Honorable Robert N. Hunter, Jr.
Judge, North Carolina Court of Appeals
The Honorable Ralph A. Walker
Former Judge, North Carolina Court of Appeals
The Honorable Lindsay R. Davis, Jr.
Senior Resident Judge, North Carolina Superior Court
The Honorable Richard L. Doughton
Special Judge, North Carolina Superior Court
The Honorable Beverly T. Beal
Judge, North Carolina Superior Court
Preliminary, Octofinal and Quarterfinal Round Judges
Gilbert Andia
Jeff Andrews
Tiffany Atkins*
Christopher Avery*
Professor Antonette Barilla
Bree Blalock*
John Boschini*
Loryn Buckner
Brett Carpenter
William Cary
Catherine Clodfelter
Robert Cooke
Kathryn Corey*
Michael Costolo*
Jay Craig
Melanie Crenshaw*
Jennifer Crissman*
Lora Cubbage
Candace Cummings
Kimberly Davis
Andrea Davis*
Jeff Davis
Kristin DelForge*
Professor Catherine Dunham
Veronica Edmisten
Adrienne Edmonds*
Donald P. Eggleston
Robert El-Jaouhari
Patrick Ellington*
Robert Enochs
Anne Evangelista*
Lenneka ("Nikki") Feliciano*
Professor John Flynn
Richard Forrester
Erica Glass
Jim Grant*
Denaa Griffin
Dean Andy Haile
Lori Hamilton
Fred Hamlet
Daniel Harris*
Eloise Hassell
Hon. Robinson "Robby" Hassell
Mark Hayes
Rebecca Hendrix
Mark Henkle*
Elizabeth Hinds
Professor Peter Hoffman
Scott Ingram
Randolph James
Lauren Jeffries*
Mark Jetton*
Debi Johnson
Randle Jones
Michael Joseph
Betty Kane
Michael Kelly*
Beth Klein*
Elizabeth Kuoni
Ernest Lewis*
David Long
Art MacCord
Travis Martin
Janet McAuley Blue
Professor Tim McFarlin
Dean Kathleen McLeod
Jennifer Mencarini
Barbara Morgenstern
Joni Nichols*
Matthew Pagett
Manisha Patel*
Linda Patino*
Professor Patricia Perkins
Charlie Perkins
Charles Rawlings
Gavin Reardon
Nefertari Rigsby
Samone Ripley
Edward Sharp
Richard Shope
Grant Sigmon*
Michael Silver
Polly Sizemore
Norman Sloan
Daniel Smith
Brittany Speas
Adam Spivey*
Catherine Stalker*
Jacqueline Stanley
Rick Stone
John Stone
Tracy Turner
Gonzalo Ventura*
Christopher Watford
Lisa Watson
James Weeks
Melissa Westmoreland*
Charles (Mike) Wilson
Jessica Yanez*
Mark York*
*Elon Law alumni