Awards & Honors

COMPETITION AWARD HIGHLIGHTS

2016 ANDREWS KURTH MOOT COURT NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP: 
2ND PLACE | BEST BRIEF

Each January, the top 16 Moot Court programs in the United States are invited to participate in the annual Andrews Kurth Moot Court National Championship at the University of Houston. Regent was selected to participate after being ranked 8th in the nation by the University of Houston Law Center at the conclusion of the 2015 competition season. During the competition January 28-29, students Renee Knudsen, Palmer Horst, and Marie Dienhart defended their way to second-place in the nation, just behind Georgetown as they competed with teams from schools such as Southern Methodist University, New York University and Texas Tech University. The Regent team also took home the award for best brief.

REGENT LAW RANKED IN THE TOP 10 FOR BEST MOOT COURT PROGRAM 2015

Regent University’s School of Law was ranked in the top 10 for Best Moot Court Program in the Andrews Kurth Moot Court National Championship rankings by the University of Houston Law Center. Regent was ranked 8th among 202 American Bar Association (ABA) accredited law schools in the United States, placing above schools such as Harvard School of Law, Yale School of Law and New York University School of Law.

2015 GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY NATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM MOOT COURT COMPETITION: 
2ND PLACE | SEMI-FINALIST | BEST ORALIST

Regent University School of Law teams are continuing their victorious arguing streaks at various competitions in the United States. Earlier in February, two Regent Law Moot Court teams competed at the George Washington School of Law Religious Freedom Moot Court competition. Out of the 28 teams competing, both of Regent’s School of Law teams continued to the semi-final rounds. Paul Shakeshaft ’15 was awarded the title of Best Oralist throughout the competition.

2015 PRICE MEDIA INTERNATIONAL MOOT COURT PROGRAMME: 
AMERICAS REGION CHAMPIONS | INTERNATIONAL BEST BRIEF |  REGIONAL BEST BRIEF | REGIONAL BEST ORALIST

On Saturday, Feb. 1, 2015, third-year Regent Law student Jessica Krentz ’15, along with her teammates Lindsey Brower ’15 and Carly Havens ’15 took home first prize in the regional round of the Price International Moot Court Competition Americas Regional in New York City.

2014 BILLINGS, EXUM & FRYE NATIONAL MOOT COURT COMPETITION: 
SEMI-FINALIST | BEST BRIEF

On March 28-29, 2014, Regent students competed in the fourth annual Billings, Exum & Frye National Moot Court Competition at Elon University. The team, consisting of Regent law students Tiffany Bennett, Chelsea Schlittenhart and Jaclyn Walliser, advanced in the rounds from 25 participating teams and into the semifinal round. During the competition, Bennett, Schlittenhart and Walliser also won the Best Brief Award for Petitions’ Brief. The team lost by one point during the semifinal rounds to the winning team from Southwestern Law School.

2014 GEORGE WASHINGTON NATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM MOOT COURT COMPETITION: 
2ND PLACE | BEST ORALIST

While exhibiting excellence in the classroom throughout their three years of law school is important to the legal profession, another vital component of training to become a lawyer is writing, researching and defending an argument. Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, Regent Law assistant professor Tessa Dysart led her team of 3L students, Drew Cziok, Chelsea Schlittenhart and Andrew Stevener through the 2014 National Religious Freedom Moot Court Competition. The team finished in second place overall in the competition hosted by George Washington University, in Washington, D.C.

2013 UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD MEDIA LAW COMPETITION: 2ND PLACE

2012 ABA ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION COMPETITION: REGIONAL CHAMPIONS

2012 NATIONAL MOOT COURT COMPETITION (NMCC): REGIONAL CHAMPIONS

2012 NATIONAL MOOT COURT COMPETITION: TOP 8 | SECOND BEST BRIEF

2012 ABA NATIONAL NEGOTIATION COMPETITION: 2ND PLACE | 5TH PLACE

2011 BILLINGS, EXUM, AND FRYE NATIONAL MOOT COURT COMPETITION:  2ND PLACE | BEST BRIEF HONORS

2011 WILLIAM B. SPONG, JR. MOOT COURT INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT: BEST ORALIST

2011 WILLIAM B. SPONG, JR. MOOT COURT INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT: 3RD PLACE PLACE HONORS

2010 NBLSA INTERNATIONAL NEGOTIATION COMPETITION CHAMPIONS

2010 TEXAS YOUNG LAWYERS ASSOCIATION REGIONAL CHAMPIONS

2009 NATIONAL PRETRIAL COMPETITION CHAMPIONS

2009 WILLIAM B. SPONG, JR. MOOT COURT INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS

2009  MERHIGE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL NEGOTIATION COMPETITION

2008 ABA NATIONAL APPELLATE ADVOCACY COMPETITION: REGIONAL CHAMPIONS

2007 ABA NATIONAL NEGOTIATION CHAMPIONSHIP

2006 ABA NATIONAL APPELLATE ADVOCACY COMPETITION

MOOT COURT COMPETITIONS

ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition 2015 Regional Champions | National Octo-Finalist | 5th Best National Brief | 3rd Best Regional Brief 2014 Regional Semifinalists 2013 Regional Finalists | Semifinalist | 2nd Best Oralist | 4th & 5th Best Brief 2012 Best Oralist 2011 Regional Finalists | Semifinalists | 5th & 8th Best Oralist 2009 Regional Finalists 2008 National Quarter Finalist | Regional Champions (two teams advanced to National Championship rounds) | Best Brief | 2nd Best Brief | 3rd Best Oralist 2007 Finalists | Best Oralist | 5th Best Brief 2006 National Champions | Best Brief | 5th Best Brief | National Quarter Finalist | Regional Champions (2 teams advanced to National Championship rounds) | 6th & 8th Best Oralists | 3rd & 4th Best Briefs | Charleston Region | 2nd, 3rd, & 7th Best Oralist, Charleston Region 2005 Regional Semifinalists 2004 Regional Champions | 4th & 9th Best Oralist 2003 Regional Semifinalists (2 teams) 2002 Regional Champions | National Semifinalists | Best Brief (Nationals) | 5th Best Oralist (Nationals) | 3rd & 4th Best Oralists | 2nd Best Brief | Southeast Region 2001 Regional Finalists (2 teams) | Best Brief 2000 Regional Champions | 2nd & 6th Best Oralists | Regional Finalist | Best Brief 1999 Regional Champions | Best Oralist | 2nd Best Oralist 1998 Regional Finalist 1997 Regional Champions 1996 Regional Champions New York Bar Association National Moot Court Competition 2014–15 Regional Quarterfinalist | Second Best Regional Brief 2013–14 National Octofinalists | Regional Finalists | Best Regional Brief 2012–13 Regional Champions | Best Regional Brief | 2nd Best National Brief 2011–12 National Quarter Finalists | 2nd Best National Brief | Regional Finalists | 2nd Best Regional Brief Price Media Law Moot Court Programme 2015 International Quarterfinalist | International Best Brief | International 2nd & 10th Best Oralists | Americas Region Champions | Regional Best Brief | Regional Final Round Best Oralist 2013 International 2nd Place Team |  Americas Region 2nd Place Team George Washington University Religious Freedom Moot Court Competition 2015 2nd Place | Semifinalist (two teams) | Best Oralist 2014 2nd Place | Best Oralist Touro Law Center National Moot Court Competition in Law & Religion 2015 Champions 2014 Second Place Team | 1st & 2nd Best Oralists | 2nd Best Brief Cardozo/BMI Moot Court Competition 2005 Semifinalists Federal Bar Association Thurgood Marshall Memorial Moot Court Competition 2006 3rd Runner-Up | 3rd Best Oralist 2003 Champions | 3rd Best Brief 2002 4th Place 2001 3rd Place | Best Brief 1999 2nd Place | Best Brief J. Braxton Craven Moot Court Competition 2012 Quarterfinalists | Best Oralist 2007 Champions Burton D. Wechsler First Amendment Moot Court Competition 2013 Semifinalists | Best Oralist 2007 Champions | 3rd Best Oralist | 5th Best Brief 1994 Finalist Frederick Douglass Moot Court Competition 2006 Best | 2nd Best Oralist 2005 3rd Place John J. Gibbons Criminal Procedure Moot Court Competition 2006 2nd Place | Best & 2nd Best Oralists 2005 2nd Best Oralist Andrews Kurth Moot Court National Championship, University of Houston Law Center 2009 Best Oralist | Second Place William B. Spong, Jr. Memorial Moot Court 2015 Semifinalists 2014 Quarterfinalists 2012 Quarterfinalists | 5th Place 2011 3rd Place | Best Oralist 2009 Champions 2008 Champions | Best Brief 2003 Champions 2002 Quarterfinalists | 3rd & 4th Best Oralists 2001 Semifinalists (2 teams) 1999 Semifinalists 1997 Semifinalists 1996 Finalists | Best Brief National Juvenile Law Moot Court Competition 1997 Champions | Best Oralist | 2nd Best Oralist Sutherland Cup Moot Court Competition 1996 Champions | Best Oralist Billings, Exum, and Frye National Moot Court Competition 2015 Semifinalists | Best Oralist | Best Petitioner Brief 2014 Semifinalists | Best Brief 2013 Quarterfinalists | 2nd Best Respondent Brief 2012 Quarterfinalists | Best Oralist 2011 2nd Place | Quarterfinalists | Best Brief Regent University National Constitutional Law Moot Court Competition 2002 3rd Place | Best Oralist Philip C. Jessup International Moot Court Competition, East Region 1999 Runner-Up | Best Oralist | 5th Best Brief National Entertainment & Communications Law Competition 1999 Runner-Up | Best Oralist | 5th Best Brief NEGOTIATIONS COMPETITIONS ABA Negotiation Competition 2012 National Finalists | 2nd & 5th Place 2012 Regional Champions 2011 Regional Finalists | Top Four (2 Teams) 2010 National Semifinalist 2010 Regional Finalist 2009 National 7th Place | Regional 2nd Place 2007 National Champions 2006 Regional 2nd Place 2004 Regional 2nd Place 2003 Regional 2nd Place 2002 Regional Champions 2001 Regional Champions 2000 Regional 2nd Place 1999 National Finalists 1999 Regional Champions 1997 Regional Champions 1996 Regional Champions 1995 National Champions 1995 Regional Champions 1994 Regional Champions 1993 Regional Champions Liberty University Government Contracts Negotiation Competition 2010 Semifinalists Robert R. Merhige, Sr., National Environmental Law Negotiation Competition 2010 National Finalists 2009 National Champions 2008 National Finalists 2006 National Finalists 2005 National Finalists 2004 National Finalists 2001 National Finalists 2000 National Champions 1999 National Champions 1994 National Champions 1993 National Finalists NBLSA International Negotiation Competition 2010 National Champions 2008 National Champions MEDIATION & CLIENT COUNSELING COMPETITIONS ABA Client Counseling Competition 2008 Regional Semifinalists 2003 Regional Semifinalists 2000 Regional Champions ABA Representation in Mediation Competition 2010 Regional 2nd & 3rd Place 2009 Regional 2nd Place 2008 Regional 2nd Place 2003 Regional Champions VA Mediation Network Mediation Competition 2009 2nd Place TRIAL ADVOCACY COMPETITIONS National Trial Competition 2001 Regional Semifinalists 2000 Regional Finalists Stetson National Pre-trial Advocacy Competition 2010 2nd Best Brief 2009 Champions | Best Brief | Best Oralist 2008 Best Brief Capitol City Challenge Trial Competition 2010 Semifinalists Texas Young Lawyers Association National Trial Competition 2015 Regional Semifinalists 2011 Regional Quarterfinalists 2010 Regional Champions 2000 Regional Semifinalists ABA Labor and Employment Law Competition 2010 Semifinalists 2005 Champions