Ben Richardson (’16), Chris Becker (’16), and Robby Marcum (’16) won the David Sive Award for Best Brief.
The competition problem involved six complicated issues under the Clean Air Act. The team advanced to the final round in oral arguments, clearing three preliminary rounds, the quarter-final round, and the semi-final round. In the final round, the team argued in front of Judge Colloton from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, Judge Adelman of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, Judge Mannion of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, and Judge Ward from the U.S. EPA’s Environmental Appeals Board. The team faced excellent competition on its way to the final round including Columbia, Minnesota, Florida, Maryland, Texas, Wyoming, UC Hastings, and Vermont. The University of Mississippi won the final round. The UA team was coached by Professor William Andreen and Professor Heather Elliott. Chelsea Caveny (’16) served as student coach.
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