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Moot Court Team Wins Record Five Competitions—Most in the Nation! The Florida State University College of Law Moot Court Team won an impressive five national competitions during the 2020-2021 competition season—winning four in four consecutive weeks during the spring semester. This is the first time FSU has won five national championships in one year and no other school in the nation had as many first-place victories. After such a successful season, the team is ranked the nation’s top team for national championships and eighth best moot court program. In November, the team won first place in the 2020 Appellate Lawyers Association National Moot Court Competition. Florida State beat University of California-Hastings—whose moot court team was ranked second in the nation—in the finals. Winning team members were third-year law students Holly Parker Curry and Erin Tuck. In addition, third-year student Alexandra Gioffre participated in the brief writing portion of the competition. Courtney Brewer, a shareholder at Bishop & Mills in Tallahassee, and FSU Law alumna Judge Stephanie W. Ray (’95), of the First District Court of Appeal, coached the team to victory. On February 27, the Moot Court Team won first place in the 2021 National Moot Court Competition in Child Welfare & Adoption Law. The competition was hosted by the Family & Youth Law Center at Capital Uni(L-R) Erin Tuck and Holly Parker Curry versity Law School. Tw e nt y- s i x t e a m s participated in the competition, including teams from Baylor University, Northwestern University, Ohio State University and William & Mary Law School. Winning team members were second-year law students Kaitlin Anouge and Corinne Bowden. In addition, second-year student Megan Schroder participated in the brief writing portion of the competition. FSU Law alumni Nora Bailey (’17), of Dennis, Jackson, Martin & Fontela, P.A. in Tallahassee, and Jordann Wil 22
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Corinne Bowden (top row, second from right) and Kaitlin Anouge (top row, far right) during their competition awards presentation
helm (’17), who practices at Radey Law Firm in Tallahassee, coached the team to victory. In addition to winning the national championship, Anouge won Best Oralist honors in the finals and the team won the Second-Best Brief Award. On March 6, the team won the 2021 Charleston School of Law National Moot Court Competition. Sixteen law school teams participated in the competition, including teams from George Washington University, University of North Carolina and University of Wisconsin. Winning team members were thirdyear law students Chad Rev is a nd Brooke Stewart. In addition, third-year student Daniel Corbett participated in the brief writing (L-R) Chad Revis and Brooke Stewart portion of the competition. The Honorable James R. Wolf, who was a judge on the Florida First District Court of Appeal before retiring in 2020, coached the team to victory. Alumna JoLen Rawls Wolf (’76), who previously taught at FSU Law, also played a substantial role in preparing the team for competition. On March 13, the team won the 2021 UCLA School of Law Cybersecurity Moot Court Competition. Thirty-two law school
