USD MOOT CT TEAM TROUNCES COMPETITION!!

Greetings from the trenches - so very proud to have attended the 6th Annual Williams Institute for Sexual Orientation Law & Policy Moot Court Competition.

30+ teams participated from all over the country! Teammates Jen Kopfstein and W. James Hua performed ably and made us proud.

First round against Hofstra -- their brief was strong, but would their oral abilities withstand the relentless beating from Kopfstein and Hua? Not a chance. They crumbled.

Second round against UNLV. Their brief was either brilliant or incomprehensible, we couldn't tell which. They looked sharp - two strapping men with brilliant smiles. Would Kopfstein and Hua have met their match? Silly you! Of course not -- K & H triumphed again.

Unfortunately, their aggregate scores were not enough to land them in the top 8, but we were certain that K&H were probably close and probably in the top half of the draw. Best brief was won by NYU, but K&H had given them a run for their money as well.

As we left UCLA's campus tired but content, the sun shone like a beacon to bring us back home. We rejoiced with babyback ribs and beer and tales of outwitting your opponent...what more could you ask for. The thrill of this year's competition only whetted our appetite for more -- who will bring back the trophies next year??!