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Congratulations to 3Ls Jacob Fraley and Maggie MacCurdy for winning the 2022 Van Vleck Constitutional Law Moot Court Competition, and thank you to Justice Leondra Kruger (California Supreme Court), Judge David Tatel (DC Circuit) and Judge Ryan Nelson (Ninth Circuit) for presiding over the Finals.
Additionally, the follow students were recognized for their excellence in the competition:
Chair
Elena Hoffman
Vice-Chairs (Problem Authors)
Aneta Golaszewski (representing GW at the 2022 DC Cup Moot Court Competition next month)
Kaitlyn Hodgman
Judges Chairs
Jason Long (representing GW at the 2022 Andrews Kurth Moot Court National Championship occurring this weekend)
Michael Matthiesen (Third Best Oral Advocate 2020-21 Van Vleck)
Best Brief
Third Place: Hannah Shlaferman & Michaela Thornton (Sweet 16)
Second Place: Felicia Kalkman & Cameron Klein (Finalists)
First Place: Jessica Ke & Lindsay Wilson (Sweet 16)
Best Oral Advocate
Third Place (tie): Rachel Fishbein (Quarter-finalist) & Cameron Klein (Finalist)
Second Place: Jacob Fraley (Champion)
First Place: Maggie MacCurdy (Champion)
Congratulations to all!
The competition is our largest and longest running upper-level advocacy competition and is named for William C. Van Vleck, the longest-serving dean in the history of the law school. He joined the GW Law faculty immediately after graduating with a J.D. in 1912 and served as Dean of the law school from 1924 to 1948.