Advancing to the final round were Lewerenz and Dalsen of Wisconsin Law against Robert Thompson and Alison Grigonis of the University of California Los Angeles School of Law.
The judges for the Championship round was composed of South Dakota Attorney General Marty J. Jackley, Hon. Robert A. Miller of the South Dakota Supreme Court (Chief Justice, retired), Hon. Jeffrey L. Viken and Hon. Karen E. Schreier (Chief Judge) of the U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota, and Hon. Roger L. Wollman of the Eighth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
With 45 teams from over 19 law schools, the competition at this year’s NNALSA moot court competition was intense. The moot court problem, written by USD Law Professor Frank Pommersheim and USD 3L Alex Hagen, dealt with the religious use of eagle feathers. The teams were well-prepared and the oral presentations were both well-researched and well-argued. Among the schools that fielded teams were Wisconsin, Colombia, Stanford, Michigan, Michigan State, UC-Berkeley, Arizona State, Gonzaga, and the University of South Dakota, the host school.
Best Advocates:
1st place, Lewerenz and Dalsen, Wisconsin
2nd place, Thompson and Grigonis, UCLA
3rd place, Joshua Clause and Jeremy Braveheart, University of Michigan School of Law
Best Oralist:
1st place, Dan Lewerenz, Wisconsin
2nd place, Will Dalsen, Wisconsin
3rd place was Mark Kaetsu, University of Hawaii Law School
Best Brief:
1st place, Alexander Hogan and Novika Ishar, Columbia
2nd place, Caitlin Smith and Courtney Smith, Columbia
3rd place, Charlotte Skar and Rhiannon Gorman, University of North Dakota
