The College of Law team of Emma Bissell L’27, Matthew Cohn L’28, and Sara Rule L’28 won the best appellee brief at the Brigadier General Wayne E. Alley Military Law Moot Court Competition.
The brief earned 99/100 on the rubric. This marks Syracuse's third Best Brief win in two years at the competition.
The team was coached by Elly Maniccia L’26 and Captain Nick Van Erp and was supported by Lieutenant Colonel Bill Wicks L'09.
The Brigadier General Wayne E. Alley Military Law Moot Court Competition recognizes the written and oral appellate advocacy skills of law students and showcases the Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps and its vast opportunities for litigation to law students, law schools, and the public. The tournament is hosted at the United States Army Advocacy Center on Fort Belvoir, VA and the competitors argue a mock case before the United States Army Court of Criminal Appeals. Past final round judges were current and former judges on the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, the United States Army Court of Criminal Appeals, and senior trial judges and members of academia.