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2009 Winners
Best Oral Argument: The Roger J. Traynor Award:
First Place – University of California, Davis, School of Law
Second Place – University of San Francisco School of Law
Special Merit – Empire College School of Law
Special Merit – University of California, Berkeley, School of Law
Best Brief: The California Academy of Appellate Lawyers Award:
First Place – McGeorge School of Law
Second Place – University of California, Berkeley, School of Law
Third Place (tie) – Western State University College of Law
Third Place (tie) – Hastings College of the Law
Excellence In Appellate Advocacy: The Bernard E. Witkin Award:
First Place – University of California, Berkeley, School of Law
Second Place – Hastings College of the Law
Third Place – McGeorge School of Law
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Oral Argument
Nicholas Miller, University of San Francisco School of Law
Allyson Franco, University of California, Berkeley, School of Law
La’Tina Spears, Trinity Law School
Jon Golinger, Golden Gate University School of Law
Bina Ghanaat, University of California, Davis, School of Law
Rachel Elliott, Empire College School of Law
Steven Guess, Hastings College of the Law
Alexia Kirkland, San Joaquin College of Law
Hielam Chan, University of California, Davis, School of Law
2008 Winners
Best Oral Argument: The Roger J. Traynor Award:
First Place – Hastings College of the Law
Second Place – U.C.L.A. School of Law
Special Merit – University of San Diego School of Law
Best Brief: The California Academy of Appellate Lawyers Award:
First Place – U.C.L.A. School of Law
Second Place – U.C. Berkeley School of Law
Third Place – University of San Francisco School of Law
Excellence In Appellate Advocacy: The Bernard E. Witkin Award:
First Place – U.C.L.A. School of Law
Second Place – U.C. Berkeley School of Law
Third Place – University of San Francisco School of Law
2007 Winners
Best Oral Argument: The Roger J. Traynor Award:
First Place – Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Second Place – McGeorge School of Law
Third Place – Empire College School of Law
Best Brief: The California Academy of Appellate Lawyers Award:
First Place (tie) – Empire College School of Law
First Place (tie) – McGeorge School of Law
Second Place – U.C. Berkeley School of Law
Third Place – University of San Francisco School of Law
Excellence In Appellate Advocacy: The Bernard E. Witkin Award:
First Place – McGeorge School of Law
Second Place – Empire College School of Law
Third Place – University of San Francisco School of Law
2006 Winners
Best Oral Argument: The Roger J. Traynor Award:
First Place – U.C. Davis School of Law
Second Place – University of San Diego School of Law
Honorable Mention – Hastings College of the Law
Empire College School of Law
U.C.L.A. School of Law
Best Brief: The California Academy of Appellate Lawyers Award:
First Place – Empire College School of Law
Second Place – U.C. Davis school of Law
Third Place – Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Excellence In Appellate Advocacy: The Bernard E. Witkin Award:
First Place – U.C. Davis School of Law
Second Place – Empire College School of Law
Third Place – Hastings College of the Law
2005 Winners
Best Oral Argument: The Roger J. Traynor Award:
First Place – Hastings College of the Law
Second Place – U.C. Berkeley School of Law
Third Place – University of San Francisco School of Law
Best Brief: The California Academy of Appellate Lawyers Award:
First Place – San Francisco Law School
Second Place – U.C. Berkeley School of Law
Third Place (tie) – San Joaquin College of Law
Third Place (tie) – U.C.L.A. School of Law
Excellence In Appellate Advocacy: The Bernard E. Witkin Award:
First Place – U.C. Berkeley School of Law
Second Place – Hastings College of the Law
Third Place – University of San Francisco School of Law
2004 Winners
Best Oral Argument: The Roger J. Traynor Award:
First Place – U.C. Berkeley School of Law
Second Place – Hastings College of the Law
Best Brief: The California Academy of Appellate Lawyers Award:
First Place – University of West Los Angeles School of Law
Second Place – Empire College School of Law
Third Place tie – California Western School of Law
San Joaquin College of Law
Excellence In Appellate Advocacy: The Bernard E. Witkin Award:
First Place – U.C. Berkeley School of Law
Second Place – Empire College School of Law
Third Place – Hastings College of the Law
Honorable Mention:
California Western School of Law
U.C. Davis School of Law
2003 Winners
Best Oral Argument: The Roger J. Traynor Award:
First Place – Hastings College of the Law
Second Place – U.C.L.A. School of Law
Third Place – San Joaquin College of Law
Honorable Mention:
U.C. Davis School of Law
California Western School of Law
Best Brief: The California Academy of Appellate Lawyers Award:
First Place – U.C. Berkeley School of Law
Second Place – Empire College School of Law
Third Place tie – San Joaquin College of Law
U.C.L.A. School of Law
Excellence In Appellate Advocacy: The Bernard E. Witkin Award:
First Place – U.C.L.A. School of Law
Second Place – U.C. Berkeley School of Law
Third Place – San Joaquin College of Law
2002 Winners
Best Oral Argument: The Roger J. Traynor Award:
First Place – U.C. Davis School of Law
Second Place – University of West Los Angeles School of Law
Runner Up – San Joaquin College of Law
Best Brief: The California Academy of Appellate Lawyers Award:
First Place – San Joaquin College of Law
Second Place – Western State University College of Law
Runner Up – Empire College School of Law
Excellence In Appellate Advocacy: The Bernard E. Witkin Award:
First Place – San Joaquin College of Law
Second Place – U.C. Davis School of Law
Runner Up – San Fernando Valley College of Law
