Distinguished Legal Writing Award Winners | Students

2024

  • BYU Law School, Dan Ankenman
  • Cleveland State University College of Law, Julian Gilbert
  • Columbia Law School, Jonathan Gliboff
  • Fordham Law School, Samantha Mitchell
  • Howard University School of Law, Breanna M. Madison
  • Indiana University Maurer School of Law, Anneli E. Kawaoka
  • Syracuse University College of Law, Emily Pascale
  • Temple University Beasley School of Law, Jonathan Fedors
  • Tulane Law School, Cameron Ott
  • University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law, Erica Litle
  • University of Iowa College of Law, Benjamin Louviere
  • University of Miami School of Law, Grace Slicklen
  • University of South Carolina Joseph F. Rice School of Law, Lyndsey Ebener
  • Washington University School of Law, Elena LeVan
  • William and Mary Law School, Daniel Wicklund

2023

  • Ave Maria School of Law, Sarah Baulac
  • Baylor Law School, Logan Krulish
  • Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law School, Adam Reed Moore
  • Catholic University of America, Margaret M. Murphy
  • City University of New York (CUNY) School of Law, Val Rigodon
  • Columbia Law School, Aneesa Mazumdar
  • Duke University School of Law, Connor Leydecker
  • Emory University School of Law, Everett Stanley
  • Georgetown University Law Center, Charles Thau
  • Harvard Law School, Adira Levine
  • Indiana University Maurer School of Law, Morgan Catherine York
  • Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law, Joseph Castro
  • Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University, Noah Goldenberg
  • Syracuse University College of Law, Christopher G. (Martz) Arima
  • Temple University Beasley School of Law, Puja Upadhyay
  • Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University, Kaitlin Littleberry
  • Touro University, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, Christian Robledo
  • Tulane Law School, Kellie Constantine
  • University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law, Austin Quick
  • University of Iowa College of Law, Barbara Rodriguez
  • University of Wyoming College of Law, Travis Brammer
  • UNLV Boyd School of Law, Travis Studdard
  • Vermont Law and Graduate School, Elsa Larsen
  • Wake Forest University School of Law, Sophia Persephone Barry-Hinton
  • West Virginia University College of Law, Maggie Lohmann

2022

  • Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University: MJ Egan
  • Brooklyn Law School: Evan Drake
  • Emory University School of Law: Elijah O’Kelley
  • Fordham University School of Law: Nadav D. Ben Zur
  • Howard University School of Law: Quiana D. Harris
  • Stanford Law School: Joseph (Joe) Zabel
  • Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University: Walter G. Johnson
  • Tulane Law School: Jenna Raden
  • University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law: Randall D. Nice
  • University of Florida Levin College of Law: Victor M. Palace
  • University of Houston Law Center: Vanessa Garza
  • University of Miami School of Law: Hannah Gordon
  • University of Michigan Law School: Julie C. Michalski
  • University of Wisconsin Law School: Brian P. Cawley
  • West Virginia University College of Law: Amanda Demmerle
  • William & Mary Law School: Elisha Teibel

2019

  • Brooklyn Law School: Chloe Gordils
  • Cornell Law School: Rachael Hancock
  • Emory University School of Law: Tyler Quinn Yeargain
  • Fordham Law School: Casey Adams
  • Howard University School of Law: Candace Caruthers
  • Stanford Law School: Faaris Akremi
  • University of Miami School of Law: Elizabeth Montano
  • University of Michigan Law School: Michael S. Smith
  • University of Minnesota Law School: R. David Hahn
  • University of Wisconsin Law School: Charles J. Urena

2018

  • Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University: Jasmine Gandhi
  • Berkeley Law: Alynia Phillips
  • Brooklyn Law School: Alexa Bordner
  • Case Western Reserve University School of Law: Leah Slyder
  • Emory School of Law: Fiona O’Carroll
  • Georgetown University Law Center: Alison Tanner
  • Louisiana State University- Paul M Herbert Law Center: Caroline Donze
  • Stanford Law: Doron Dorfman
  • Tulane Law School: Coleman Torrans
  • University of Minnesota Law School: Franklin R. Guenthner
  • Vanderbilt University Law School: Laura Dolbow
  • Vermont Law School: Andrew Rome
  • West Virginia University School of Law: Jaden P. Rhea
  • William & Mary Law School: Matthew Rosendahl
  • Yale Law School: Urja Mittal

2017

  • Fordham University School of Law: Joshua A. Liebman
  • Georgetown University Law Center: Zachary Adams Mason
  • Howard University School of Law: Nairuby Beckles
  • Stanford Law School: John Hamilton
  • Tulane Law School: Amanda Crawford
  • University of Massachusetts School of Law: Mary Chaffee
  • University of Miami School of Law: Jean Phillip Shami
  • University of Minnesota Law School: Alysha L. Bohanon
  • Vermont Law School: Carrie A. Scrufari
  • Yale Law School: Ben Picozzi

2016

  • Case Western Reserve University School of Law: Kathleen Harvey
  • Duke Law School: Daniel B. Rice
  • Georgetown University Law Center: Joseph P. Vladeck
  • Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University: Kathyrn Brown
  • Stanford Law School: Michael Todisco
  • Syracuse University College of Law: Cory Schoonmaker
  • Tulane Law School: Laura Cannon
  • University of Iowa College of Law: Lisa C. Castillo
  • William & Mary Law School: Connor J. Baer
  • Yale Law School: Tyler Hill

2015

  • George Mason University School of Law: Christine E. Ganley
  • Georgetown University Law Center: Abraham J. Shanedling
  • Notre Dame Law School: Katie Jo (Baumgardner) Luningham
  • Stanford Law School: Kerrel Murray
  • SUNY Buffalo School of Law: Ryan Ganzenmuller
  • University of California Hastings: Emily Goldberg Knox
  • University of Iowa College of Law: Zane A. Umsted
  • University of Minnesota Law School: Andrea L. Miller
  • Vanderbilt Law School: Kyle Robisch
  • Yale Law School: Michael Clemente

2014

  • Brooklyn Law School: Elizabeth Hersey
  • Columbia Law School: Thomas Dietrich Hill
  • George Mason University School of Law: Kelsey Bartlett Wilbanks
  • Ohio State University Moritz College of Law: Jonathan N. Olivito
  • SUNY Buffalo Law School: Jacob S. Sonner
  • Texas Tech University School of Law: Megan James
  • Thomas Jefferson School of Law: Robert M. Sagerian
  • Tulane University Law School: Annalisa Cravens
  • University of Illinois College of Law: Derek A. Dion
  • University of Nebraska College of Law: Christopher J. Preston
  • University of Virginia: Drew B. Hollander
  • Vanderbilt Law School: V. Blair Druhan
  • Vermont Law School: Elizabeth Tisher
  • William & Mary Law School: John B. Hoke
  • Yale Law School: Chris Michel

2013

  • Brooklyn Law School: Adam B. Horowitz
  • Columbia Law School: J. Matthew Schmitten
  • George Mason University School of Law: Raven Merlau
  • Georgetown University Law Center: David A. Schnitzer
  • Hofstra University, Maurice A. Deane School of Law: Elise S. Dunton
  • Howard University School of Law: Maria-Daniel Asturias
  • Moritz College of Law, The Ohio State University: Noah Litton
  • Northwestern University: Timothy Fry
  • Syracuse University College of Law: Zachary T. West
  • Temple University Beasley School of Law: Laura A. Adams
  • University of Arkansas School of Law: T.W. Brown
  • University of Florida Fredric G. Levin College of Law: Amanda Harris
  • University of Pennsylvania Law School: Jennifer Berman
  • Vanderbilt Law School: Marcy Nicks Moody
  • William & Mary Law School: Garrett Trego

2012

  • Arizona State University, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law: Kaitlyn Redfield-Ortiz
  • Brooklyn Law School: Zachary D. Kuperman
  • Columbia Law School: Michelle Nicole Diamond
  • Duke University School of Law: Bryan Leitch
  • Emory University School of Law: Shaira Nanwani
  • Fordham University School of Law: Anthony C. Piccirillo
  • George Mason University School of Law: Sean Clerget
  • Georgetown University Law Center: Aaron Cooper
  • Southwestern Law School: Mark Velez
  • Temple University Beasley School of Law: Michael Dillon
  • University of Iowa: Walter S. Gindin
  • University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law: Rachel Simmonsen
  • University of Minnesota Law, Mondale Hall: Phillip Walters
  • University of Pennsylvania Law School: Helen Eisner
  • Vermont Law School: Garrett Chrostek

2011

  • Arizona State University, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law: Daniel G. Orenstein
  • Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law: Timothy J. Canney
  • Columbia Law School : Tejas N. Narechania
  • Emory University School of Law: Adam McDonell Moline
  • George Mason University School of Law: Peter Cockrell
  • Notre Dame Law School: Meghan E. Sweeney
  • Seattle University School of Law: Colin Prince
  • Syracuse University College of Law: Jessica R. Caterina
  • Thomas Jefferson School of Law: Sean E. Smith
  • University of Iowa College of Law: Jacob E. Meusch
  • University of Minnesota Law, Mondale Hall: Eva Stensvad
  • University of Pennsylvania Law School: Bud W. Jerke
  • University of Texas School of Law: Jamie E. France
  • The University of Tulsa College of Law: Megan Tomlinson Myers
  • Vermont Law School: Benjamin M. Leoni

2010

  • City University of New York School of Law: Jonathan F. Harris
  • Columbia Law School : Adam Carlis
  • Emory University School of Law: Alex J. Whitman
  • George Mason University School of Law: Joshua Newborn
  • Georgetown University Law Center: Mark D. Herman
  • Marquette Law School: Benjamin Crouse
  • Southwestern Law School: Thomas J. Miletic
  • Stetson University College of Law: Forrest Bass
  • Syracuse University College of Law: Gregory Eriksen
  • Temple University Beasley School of Law: Nathaniel C. Guest
  • The Columbus School of Law at the Catholic University of America: David Brewer
  • Thomas Jefferson School of Law: Beatrice Skye Resendes
  • University of Iowa College of Law: Matthew J. Donnelly
  • University of Pennsylvania Law School: John Hein
  • William & Mary School of Law: Arpan Sura

2009

  • Beasley School of Law, Temple University: Michelle Orloski
  • Columbia Law School: Karen Lin
  • Cornell Law School: Michael Zuckerman
  • Creighton University School of Law: Joseph A. Larson
  • George Mason University School of Law: Elizabeth Maher
  • Georgetown University Law Center: Sarah M. Tran
  • Seattle University School of Law: Peter A. Talevich
  • Stetson University College of Law: Elizabeth Wood
  • The University of Oklahoma College of Law, Andrew M. Coats Hall: Ashleigh L. Boggs
  • University of Illinois College of Law: Gerald P. Meyer
  • University of Iowa College of Law: Samuel Langholz
  • University of Michigan Law School: Benedict J. Schweigert
  • University of Minnesota Law Mondale Hall: Noreen E. Johnson
  • University of Pennsylvania Law School: Christopher DiPompeo
  • Vanderbilt University School of Law: Casey Fiesler

2008

  • Brooklyn Law School: Anna C. Burns
  • Columbia Law School: Tracy O. Appleton
  • George Mason University School of Law: Miranda Jones
  • Georgetown University Law Center: Susannah Landes Foster
  • Hofstra University School of Law: Daniel N. Kuperstein
  • NYU School of Law: Alexander G.P Goldenberg
  • St. John’s University School of Law: Paul Bonewitz
  • Thomas Jefferson School of Law: Anne K. Knight
  • University of Connecticut School of Law: Christopher Parkin
  • University of Michigan School of Law: Sarabeth Ackerman
  • University of Minnesota Law School: Emily C. Melvin
  • University of Nebraska College of Law: Katherine Vogel
  • University of Pennsylvania School of Law: Robin J. Allan
  • William & Mary School of Law: Emily Reuter
  • Yale Law School: Hannah Jacobs

2007

  • American University Washington College of Law: Elaine Wang
  • Brooklyn Law School: Michael B. Weitman
  • Chicago-Kent College of Law: Kevin Case
  • Columbia Law School: Grant R. Mainland
  • Duquesne University School of Law: Sarah M. Riley
  • Emory University School of Law: James McDonough, III
  • George Mason University School of Law: Andrew M. Grossman
  • Georgetown University Law Center: Jessica Powley Hayden
  • The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law: John D. Skees
  • University of Michigan Law School: Brian Hawkins
  • University of Minnesota Law School: E. Daniel Robinson
  • University of Pennsylvania Law School: Abby Wright
  • Washington University School of Law: Joel Graham
  • William & Mary Law School: Bryan Shay
  • Yale Law School: Jessica Bulman-Pozen

2006

  • American University Washington College of Law: Daniel C. Brown
  • Appalachian School of Law: Stewart B. Harman
  • Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University: J. Scott Dutcher
  • Columbia Law School: Benjamin M. Greenblum
  • Duke University School of Law: Ian Millhiser
  • Georgetown University Law Center: Stephen C. Lessard
  • Howard University School of Law: Aman Mahray McHugh
  • The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law: Matthew C. Palmer
  • Thomas Jefferson School of Law: Jennifer B. Siverts
  • University of Maryland School of Law: Clark J. Lee
  • University of Michigan Law School: Joshua Deahl
  • University of Minnesota: David Leishman
  • University of Pennsylvania School of Law: Maura Caffrey
  • William & Mary: Noelle Coates

2005

  • Arizona State University College of Law: Jay Prendergast
  • Columbia Law School: Meghann E. Donahue
  • Duke University School of Law: J. Christopher Baird
  • Georgetown University Law Center: Carolle Kim
  • Golden Gate University School of Law: Jennifer Alexis Smythe
  • Howard University School of Law: Monya M. Bunch
  • Michigan State University College of Law: Joseph J. Gavin
  • Northwestern University School of Law: Andrianna D. Kastanek
  • Pace School of Law: Colleen Carey
  • Stanford Law School: Daniel S. Goldman
  • Stetson University College of Law: Carrie Ann Wozniak
  • University of Illinois College of Law: Matthew J. Meyer
  • University of Michigan Law School: Carolyn V. Juarez
  • University of Missouri School of Law: J. Andrew Hirth
  • University of Pennsylvania School of Law: Indraneel Sur

2004

  • Emory University School of Law: Jason D. Medinger
  • New York University School of Law: Theane Evangelis
  • Seattle University: David E. Chawes
  • Stanford Law School: Shirin Sinnar
  • The University of Connecticut School of Law: William Goddard
  • The University of Illinois College of Law: Keith E. Horton
  • University of Cincinnati College of Law: Marlaina S. Freisthler
  • University of Pennsylvania Law School: Alex Kreit
  • University of Tennessee College of Law: Robert Parsley
  • William & Mary Law School: Jeffrey M. Connor

2003

  • Brooklyn Law School: Rachel L. Braunstein
  • Case Western Reserve University School of Law: Michele Connell
  • Cornell Law School: Michael C. Bonafede
  • Emory University School of Law: Jason R. Edgecombe
  • Ohio State University Moritz College of Law: Franklin E. Crawford
  • Stanford Law School: Marcy Lynn Karin
  • University of Miami School of Law: Arnoldo B. Lacayo
  • University of Pennsylvania Law School: Michael Bacchus
  • University of Southern California Law School: Lindsey E. Blenkhorn
  • Washington University in St. Louis School of Law: Clare Priest

2002

  • Chapman University School of Law: David P. Collins
  • Cornell Law School: Richard Kornylak
  • Duke University School of Law: Sarah E. Gohl
  • Emory University School of Law: Rachel D. King
  • Stanford Law School: Tamra M. Boyd
  • University of Michigan Law School: Paul Diller
  • University of Pennsylvania Law School: Aaron Seth Kesselheim
  • Vanderbilt University Law School: C.A. Harwell Wells
  • Valparaiso University School of Law: Catherine Halliday-Roberts
  • Wayne State University Law School: Douglas C. Salzenstein

2001

  • Cornell Law School: Adam Siegel
  • Emory University School of Law: Gordon L. Hamrick
  • Georgetown University Law School: Mary Calkins
  • Northwestern University School of Law: Annette L. Honan
  • Stanford Law School: Robert K. Hur
  • University of Houston Law Center: Russell A. Chorush
  • University of Iowa College of Law: Sharone Levy
  • University of Minnesota Law School: Kari M. Dahlin
  • University of Miami School of Law: Brant C. Hadaway
  • University of North Carolina School of Law: John E. Taylor

2000

  • Syracuse Law School: Roy Gutterman
  • College of William & Mary School of Law: Lawrence Judson Welle
  • Duke University School of Law: Benjamin J. Priester
  • Stanford University School of Law: Michelle Taryn Friedland
  • University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law: Julie Peters Zamacona
  • Vanderbilt University School of Law: Amanda J. Vaughn