Two teams of GW Law students won at moot court competitions earlier this year.
Trey Donathan and Will Shorter advanced to the quarter-finals of the Southeastern Regional Giles Rich Intellectual Property Moot Court Competition in Atlanta. They were coached by GW Law alumni and adjunct Professor Matthew Dowd, who is the founder and partner of Dowd Scheffel PLLC.
"Trey and Will improved with each argument, which is what we like to see as teachers and advisors,” Dowd said. “Overall, I believe the students learned a lot about brief writing and oral advocacy. They got a glimpse into how much time and effort are necessary for appeals. They even learned about the logistics of entering a courthouse ahead of an argument, which is not always a smooth procedure! Attached is a photo of Trey and Will in Courtroom 2107 at the Richard B. Russell Courthouse."
GW Law students pose for a photo with professors during the Rothwell Intellectual Property Moot Court Competition.
GW Law students John Fritsche and Shane Scott and Ariana Gilani and Rix Ryskamp were finalists the Rothwell Intellectual Property Moot Court Competition. The Rothwell competition is an internal moot court competition used to select the team to represent GW Law at the Giles Sutherland Rich Memorial Moot Court Competition, a moot court competition hosted by the American Intellectual Property Law Association.
Fritsche and Scott won the competition, while the other team, Neal Bonenberger and Rebecca Richardson, received the Best Brief Award and Bonenberger was named Best Oral Advocate. As a result, next year’s Giles Reich teams will include Fritsche and Scott as team one and Bonenberger and Richardson as team two.
Congratulations to all teams for representing GW Law!