The Legal Research and Writing Program's Best Brief Competition encourages students to demonstrate their best work by rewarding excellence in the final Legal Research and Writing II project.
The Judging Process
Legal Research and Writing professors select the best student brief in each section. Outside lawyers then read the anonymous briefs and independently rank them. The results from all judges are tallied, and the five papers with the best composite scores become finalists. Several law school faculty members then read the finalist briefs and
The 2010 Best Brief Winner
LR&W Professor Deborah Moritz (both fall and spring semester); Winner David W. Staple, Class of 2013; Kenneth B. Davis, Dean.
Previous Winners
2009
Winner Kyle Fry, Class of 2011; Kenneth B. Davis, Dean; LR&W Professor Mullen Dowdal. Not Pictured: Kim Peterson, fall semester LR&W Professor.
2008
Winner Ryan Masse, class of 2010; LR&W Professor Margaret Baumgartner; Kenneth B. Davis, Dean. Not pictured: Laura Dunek, fall semester LR&W Professor.
2007
LR&W Professor Margaret Baumgartner; Winner Emily Gold, class of 2009; Kenneth B. Davis, Dean; Susan Steingass, (then) Director of Communication and Advocacy Program
Not pictured: Deborah Moritz, spring semester LR&W Professor.
2006
Kenneth B. Davis, Dean; Winner Eric Huston, class of 2008; LR&W Professor Margaret Baumgartner. Not pictured: Debra Spector, fall semester LR&W Professor.
2005
Susan Steingass, (then) Director of Communication and Advocacy Program; Winner Crystal Uebelher, Class of 2007; LR&W Professor Virginia Hayes; Kenneth B. Davis, Dean; LR&W Professor Emily Kokie.
2004
Winner: David Connally, class of 2006
LR&W Professors: Virginia Hayes, fall semester; Scott Peterson, spring semester.
2003
Winner: Laura Schulteis, class of 2005
LR&W Professors: Joy Burkholder, fall semester; Shunette Campbell, spring semester.
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