2024 Tournament

• Champion: UCLA
• Finalist: Cumberland
• Semifinalist: Stetson and South Carolina
• Best Advocate: Kensy Cotter (UCLA)
• Outstanding Advocates: Omega Adams (Cumberland), Jacob Powell (Cumberland), and Alyssa Clune (Fordham)

Video of championship round on YouTube.

Competing Schools

• UCLA School of Law
• St. Mary’s University School of Law
• Pacific McGeorge School of Law
• University of South Carolina School of Law
• Fordham University School of Law
• Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
• Baylor Law School
• Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University
• Stetson University College of Law
• Cumberland School of Law

2023 Tournament

• Champion: UCLA
• Finalist: Loyola LA
• Semifinalist: Hofstra and Saint Mary's
• Best Advocate: Sydney Gaskins (UCLA)
• Outstanding Advocates: Kensington Cotter (UCLA), Chelsea Sissom (Temple), and Rahul Sukesh (Fordham)

Video of championship round on YouTube.

Competing Schools

• UCLA School of Law
• St. Mary’s University School of Law
• Temple University Beasley School of Law
• University of South Carolina School of Law
• Fordham University School of Law
• Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
• Baylor Law School
• Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University
• Stetson University College of Law
• Cumberland School of Law

2022 Tournament

• Champion: UCLA
• Finalist: Stetson
• Semifinalist: Loyola LA and Cumberland
• Best Advocate: Sydney Gaskins (UCLA)
• Outstanding Advocates: Ally Britain (Baylor), Sandra Khouri (Chicago-Kent) and Ameen Hussaini (Loyola LA)

Video of championship round on YouTube.

Competing Schools

• Baylor Law School
• Chicago-Kent College of Law
• Cumberland School of Law
• Fordham University School of Law
• Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
• Pace University Elisabeth Haub School of Law
• St. Mary’s University School of Law
• Stetson University College of Law
• Temple University Beasley School of Law
• UCLA School of Law

2021 Tournament

• Champion: UCLA
• Finalist: Nova Southeastern
• Semifinalist: Pacific McGeorge and Baylor
• Best Advocate: Cole Gunter (Chicago Kent)
• Outstanding Advocates: Alec Watson (Pacific McGeorge), Elise Driskill (Cumberland), and Seth Wacks (UCLA)
• Best Presiding Judge: Justin Bernstein and Laureen Bousmail (UCLA)
• Outstanding Presiding Judges: Jason Goss (Saint Mary’s), Curtis Seal and Spenser Templeton (Cumberland), Courtney Olivier (Stetson), and Armand Murach (Nova Southeastern)
• Final Round Presiding Judge: Joe Lester (American)

Video of award ceremony and championship round on YouTube.

Competing Schools

• American University Washington College of Law
• Baylor Law School
• Chicago-Kent College of Law
• Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law
• Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University
• Cumberland School of Law
• UCLA School of Law
• St. Mary’s University School of Law
• Pacific McGeorge School of Law
• Stetson University College of Law
• University of South Dakota School of Law
• University of South Carolina School of Law
• UC Berkeley School of Law
• Temple University Beasley School of Law
• University of Illinois Chicago School of Law
• Quinnipiac School of Law

2020 Tournament

You can watch all of the rounds at our YouTube page.

• Champion: UCLA
• Finalist: Temple
• Semifinalists: Pacific McGeorge and Loyola LA
• Best Advocate Award: Yuliy Tsymbal (Pacific McGeorge)
• Outstanding Advocate Awards: Nicholas Patti (Cumberland), Meagan Ledesma (Saint Mary’s), and Katelyn Rauh (Pace)
• Best Presiding Judge Award: Zach Fields (UCLA)
• Outstanding Presiding Judge Awards: Judge John Madden (Denver), Natalie Adeeyo (Chicago Kent), and Ben Yelverton (Baylor)
• Jason Goss (Saint Mary’s) presided over our final round.

2019 Tournament

Competing Schools

The following schools competed in the 2019 Battle of the Experts:

• Baylor University Law School
• University at Buffalo School of Law
• Florida State University College of Law
• Fordham University School of Law
• University of Illinois College of Law
• Loyola Marymount University Law School
• University of Maryland Carey School of Law
• University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law
• Pace University Elisabeth Haub School of Law
• Samford University Cumberland School of Law
• St. John’s University School of Law
• St. Mary’s University School of Law
• Stetson University College of Law
• University of South Dakota School of Law
• Southern Illinois University School of Law
• Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law

Winners

Congratulations to the University of Maryland Carey School of Law on being named the 2019 Champions of the Battle of the Experts! And congratulations to Samford University Cumberland School of Law who finished as finalists. 

The following schools were also recognized for their semifinalist finish:

• St. Mary’s University School of Law
• Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law

Congratulations to the following coaches who were recognized as the best judges of the tournament:

• First Place: Steve Patton from Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law
• Second Place: Jared Hatcliffe from Pace University Elisabeth Haub School of Law
• Third Place: Chris Behan from Southern Illinois University School of Law

2018 Tournament

Competing Schools

The following schools competed in the 2018 Inaugural Battle of the Experts:

• American University Washington College of Law
• Baylor University Law School
• University at Buffalo School of Law
• Campbell University Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law
• Cumberland School of Law
• Drexel University Kline School of Law
• Faulkner University Thomas Goode Jones School of Law
• Fordham University School of Law
• Loyola Marymount University Law School
• University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law
• Pace University Elisabeth Haub School of Law
• Pacific McGeorge School of Law
• St. Mary’s University School of Law
• Temple University Beasley School of Law

Winners

Congratulations to the Cumberland School of Law on being named the 2018 Champions of the Battle of the Experts! Pacific McGeorge School of Law took Second Place in the competition.

The following schools were also recognized for their performance:

• Third Place: Loyola Marymount University Law School
• Fourth Place: Drexel University Kline School of Law
• Fifth Place: Temple University Beasley School of Law

Jason Goss, a coach from St. Mary’s University School of Law, took home the award for “Best Judge” of the tournament.