2019 Brandeis Awards Recipients
Student achievements in academic excellence, community service, oral advocacy and more were celebrated at the 2019 University of Louisville School of Law Awards and Leadership Program, held April 7.
View photos from the awards ceremony.
Academic Awards | |
First in Class | Elizabeth Penn – Third Year, Fall 2018 and Second Year, Spring 2018 Kirk Mattingly – Second Year, Fall 2018 and First Year, Spring 2018 Ryan Cannon – First Year, Fall 2018 |
George Moss Memorial Award | Elizabeth Penn |
L. LeRoy Highbaugh, Sr. Law Award | Matthew Bunnell Trent Taylor |
Professional Responsibility Award | Shanna Ballinger Christopher Zelli |
William Marshall Bullitt Memorial Awards | Alexander Durham Samantha Hall Suzanne Marino |
Samuel L. Greenebaum Awards for Achievement in Legal Writing | Matthew Bunnell Samantha Hall Hannah Kochanek Suzanne Marino Lacey Parham Justin Petersen John Stocking |
Marilyn Meredith Memorial Book Award | Elizabeth Hahn |
External Awards | |
KBA Student Writing Competition Winner | Corey Thomas |
Association of Corporate Counsel - KY Chapter | Samantha Wright |
National Association of Women Lawyers Outstanding Student Award | Shannon Keene |
Leadership Awards | |
Dean's Brandeis Book Award | Ryan Cannon – 1L Samantha Hall – 2L Sue Eng Ly – 3L |
Robert C. Jayes Memorial Awards | Christine Clark Elizabeth Penn Logan Wood |
Post Scholarship Award | Calesia Henson Margaret Sites Irina Strelkova |
Samuel L. Greenebaum Public Service Award | Tammy Fraley |
Central High Partnership | Alexander Durham Samantha Hall Suzanne Marino |
Samuel L. Greenebaum Awards for Achievement in Legal Writing | Brandon Rudolph Marshall Brennan Samantha Hall Writing Skills Kaylee Raymer Street Law Breanna Miller Overall Award |
Justice Antonin Scalia Outstanding Law Student Award | Shannon Keene |
Brandeis Honor Society | Bethany Beal Tabitha Buchanan Christine Calacsan Jacquelyn Ha Kylie King Breanna Miller Elizabeth Mosley Elizabeth Penn Gregory Smith Irina Strelkova Christopher Zelli |
Brandeis Inn of Court | Tabitha Buchanan Christine Clark Laquasha Combs Jacquelyn Ha Calesia Henson Kylie King Emily Logan Elizabeth Penn Randall Roof Erica Sherrard David Woolums Christopher Zelli |
Law School Publications Editorial Boards | |
University of Louisville Law Review | Elizabeth Penn, Editor in Chief Erin Shaughnessy, Senior Articles Editor Taylor Ichinose, Senior Notes Editor Bethany Beal, Articles Editor Jackie Ha, Articles Editor Steven Lowery, Articles Editor Lloyd Fowler, Notes Editor Sue Eng Ly, Notes Editor Julianne Tackett, Notes Editor Calesia Henson, Articles Selection Editor Kylie King, Executive/Symposium Editor Danielle Hampton, Associate Symposium Editor Corey Thomas, Associate Symposium Editor Elizabeth Mosley, Associate Symposium Editor Christopher Zelli, Managing Editor |
Journal of Animal and Environmental Law | Lauren Freeman, Editor in Chief Juliana Reczek, Executive Editor Jesse Farler, Associate Editor Cayla Combs, Senior Notes Editor Alexander Mulhall, Notes Editor Irina Strelkova, Senior Articles Editor Tomsen Leonard, Articles Editor Tabitha Buchanan, Development Editor |
Journal of Law and Education | LaQuasha Combs, Editor in Chief Steele Rouse, Notes Editor Randall Roof, Subject Matter Editor Michael Schay, Subject Matter Editor |
Moot Court Board and Honors | |
Executive Board | Christine Clark, President Randall Roof, Vice-President of Administration LaQuasha Combs, Vice-President of Internal Competitions Emily Logan, Vice-President of External Competitions Zachary Trinkle, Vice-President of Public Relations Matthew Bunnell, Vice-President of Competition Logistics |
2018 Pirtle-Washer Moot Court Competition | Samantha Hall, Winner Lee Shaw, Runner-Up Connor Cafferty, Semifinalist Christopher Zelli, Semifinalist |
2018 First Year Oral Advocacy Competition | Kaylee Raymer, Winner Connor Cafferty, Runner-Up |
Arbitration Team Advanced to Semifinals at Regionals |
Ibrahim Farag Jesse Farler Tomsen Leonard Andrew Skomorowsky Ashley Cheatham, alternate Chad Eisenback, alternate Ariana Levinson, Faculty Advisor Mike Lawrence, Coach |
Client Counseling Team Placed 2nd in Regional Competition |
Christine Clark Emily Logan Laura Rothstein, Faculty Advisor Dani Fowles, Coach Matthew Kinney, Coach Katherine Reisz, Coach |
Immigration Team Advanced to the Top 8 Round |
Danielle Hampton Andrea Wambaugh Enid Trucios-Haynes, Faculty Advisor and Coach |
Intrastate Mock Trial – Team 1 Placed 2nd Overall |
Erica Sherrard Joey Wilkerson JoAnne Sweeny, Faculty Advisor Aida Almasalkhi, Coach |
Intrastate Mock Trial – Team 2 Advanced from Preliminary Round |
Alana Johnson Lindsay Ratliff, Won Best Advocate JoAnne Sweeny, Faculty Advisor Aida Almasalkhi, Coach |
National Appellate Advocacy – Team 1 Regional Quarterfinalists |
Connor Cafferty Irina Strelkova Samuel Marcosson, Faculty Advisor and Coach |
National Appellate Advocacy – Team 2 | Imani Sowell Zachary Trinkle Samuel Marcosson, Faculty Advisor and Coach |
Trademark - Team 1 Regional Champions and Won Best Brief |
LaQuasha Combs Christopher Zelli John Cross, Faculty Advisor Jack Wheat, Coach |
Trademark - Team 2 | Emily Pinerola Kaleigh Yurkew John Cross, Faculty Advisor Jack Wheat, Coach |
Worker's Compensation – Team 1 Advanced to the Quarter Final Round |
Samantha Hall Lee Shaw JoAnne Sweeny, Faculty Advisor and Coach Chris Davis, Coach Rebekkah Rechter, Coach |
Worker's Compensation – Team 2 | Christine Clark Jessica Murch JoAnne Sweeny, Faculty Advisor and Coach Chris Davis, Coach Rebekkah Rechter, Coach |