The MENTOR Moot Court



FINALS December 8, 2005


Sponsors
The Federal Bar Council sponsors the MENTOR Program.
The MENTOR Moot Court Program is sponsored by Fordham Law School.
A special thanks is extended to William Treanor, Dean, Fordham Law School.

A special thanks to Ms. Carmen Farina, Deputy Chancellor, New York City Department of Education Teaching and Learning, and Jean Claude Brizard, Executive Director, Office of Secondary Schools, New York City Department of Education.

MENTOR Law Firms and Law School Judges
Fifty-seven New York City public high schools coached by their MENTOR law firm competed in the 2005 MENTOR Moot Court. Attorneys from participating MENTOR law firms, various supporters of the MENTOR Program, and the Fordham University School of Law faculty, students and alumni judged the competition.

New York City MENTOR Law Firm / School Pairings


MENTOR Moot Court Rules and Problems:
Beginning with the 2003 MENTOR Moot Court, the Rules and Problem for the annual competition have been placed online. The case materials can be used in other MENTOR competitions. (They are copyrighted.)
These materials can be downloaded as PDF files by clicking below:

The 2003 MENTOR Moot Court materials
The 2004 MENTOR Moot Court materials
The 2005 MENTOR Moot Court materials

Court United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Presiding Judges
Honorable Dennis Jacobs
Honorable Robert D.Sack
Honorable Peter W. Hall

Moot Court Board
Fordham School of Law

MENTOR Editor
Heather Burke

Herbert H. Lehman HS
Winning Student Team
Petitioner
Randy Birner
Alfred P. Bastone
Respondent
Jasmyn Allen
Ritchie Torres

Team Members
Johnathan Martinez
Toniann Scarborough
Lauren D’Onofrio
Keira Luna
Chanel Davis
Karian Gordon
Allison Oldak
Serenity Gonzalez
Christian Peruyero
April Anyah
Teacher Coach
Gail Peters, Esq.
Assistant Principal Social Studies
Michael DeStefano
Principal
Robert Leder

MENTOR Law Firm
Clifford Chance LLP

Lawyer/Coaches
Dan Dovdavany, Esq.
Dayna Cooper
Timothy Casey
Tamar Bruger
Lindsay Kaplan
Laura McLaren
Victor Levy
Michael Holland
Susanna Konner
Mary Kay Dunning
Brenda Chen
Jeffrey Harradine

 


MENTOR SCHOOLS COMPETING IN
THE 2005 MENTOR MOOT COURT PROGRAM

FINALISTS
Herbert H. Lehman HS
James Madison HS

SEMI-FINALISTS
HS of American Studies at Lehman
James Madison HS
Herbert H. Lehman HS
Stuyvesant HS 

QUARTER-FINALISTSJane Addams HS
Sheepshead Bay HS
Stuyvesant HS
Evander Childs HS
Jamaica HS
James Madison HS
HS of American Studies
MLK Jr. Law and Advocacy HS
HS of Graphic Communication Arts
Lehman HS
Bronx HS of Science
Forest Hills HS

PRELIMINARY ROUNDS
Abraham Lincoln HS
HS for Telecommunication Arts & Technology
Adlai Stevenson HS
HS of American Studies at Lehman
August Martin HS
HS of Graphic Communication Arts
Aviation HS
Jamaica HS
Bayside HS
James Madison HS
Bronx HS of Science
Jane Addams Vocational HS
Bronx Leadership Academy
John Adams HS
Bronx School for Law and Finance
John Bowne HS
Bronx School for Law, Government & Justice
La Guardia HS
Curtis HS
Law, Government and Community Service HS
Dewitt Clinton HS
Long Island City HS
Edward R. Murrow HS
Louis D. Brandeis HS
Evander Childs HS
Martin Luther King Jr. Law and Advocacy HS 
Far Rockaway HS
Martin Van Buren HS
Felisa Rincon de Gautier
Midwood HS
Flushing HS
Murry Bergtraum
Forest Hills HS
New Dorp HS
Fort Hamilton HS
Newtown HS
Francis Lewis HS
Port Richmond HS
Franklin K. Lane HS
Samuel J. Tilden HS
Freedom Academy
Sheepshead Bay HS
Grace H. Dodge Vocational HS
Stuyvesant HS
Herbert H. Lehman HS
Susan E. Wagner HS
HS for Civil Rights
Thomas Jefferson HS
HS for Law and Public Service
Thurgood Marshall Academy
HS for Leadership and Public Service
Tottenville HS
HS for Peace and Diversity
Townsend Harris HS
HS for Public Service
Washington Irving HS
William Cullen Bryant HS

 



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