Congratulations to the Participants in the Freeborn & Peters First-Year Appellate Advocacy Competition

Congratulations to the participants in, and the winners of, the spring 2022 Freeborn & Peters First-Year Appellate Advocacy Competition.  This semester’s competition was split over two nights (Wednesday and Thursday), and the competition was held on Zoom

Please join me in congratulating all of the students for their hard work and extraordinary performances.

Best Oralist:                     

Wednesday:  Hailey Rose Schlotthauer
Thursday:  Alayna A. Francis

Runner-up Best Oralist:

Wednesday: Nicholas Westcott
Thursday:  Anthony J. Stingeni

Third Place:

Wednesday:  Alyssa Adamo
Thursday:  Payton Polino

Participants and Round Winners:

Wednesday

  • Round 1:  Alyssa Adamo v. Nicholas Westcott (round winner)
  • Round 2:  Jillian Kurta (round winner) v. Joey Kleiner
  • Round 3:  Andrea Gwin v. Moises Camilo Jr. (round winner)
  • Round 4:  Hailey Rose Schlotthauer (round winner) v. Jason Slade Brown

Thursday

  • Round 1:  Lamine Gueye (round winner) v. Hanah Jae Walker
  • Round 2:  Emily Brocklander (round winner) v. Jessica King
  • Round 3:  Anthony J. Stingeni (round winner) v. Payton Polino
  • Round 4:  Molly R. Litchfield v. Alayna A. Francis (round winner)

The First-Year Appellate Advocacy Competition has been an R&W II tradition for probably close to 25 years, if not more, and this spring’s competition would not be possible without the support of the Tampa office of Freeborn & Peters LLP! 

A special thanks goes to the judges who shared their time and expertise with the students.  On Wednesday evening, a special thanks to Sarah Gottlieb (chief judge), Ian Dankelman, and Jade Turner.  And on Thursday evening, a special thanks to Hoyt Prindle III (chief judge), Amanda Keller, and Christina Flatau.  And an extra-special thank you to Jason Stearns, who helped with the planning of the competition.

And after the rounds, the judges spent time providing feedback and advice, but one theme was apparent—there was nothing but praises for the students and the development of their advocacy skills.  The judges were very impressed on how well the students did.

Congratulations, everyone!
Professor Bowman

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