{"id":3817,"date":"2015-08-05T16:14:24","date_gmt":"2015-08-05T20:14:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/?page_id=3817"},"modified":"2026-04-13T14:52:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T18:52:50","slug":"homer-albers-prize-competition","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/about\/offices\/advocacy-legal-skills-office\/appellate-advocacy-program-competitions\/homer-albers-prize-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Homer Albers Prize Moot Court Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Albers Moot Court Competition 2026<\/h2>\n<p><strong>2026 Directors: <\/strong>Eli O&#8217;Neal and Drew Siegenthaler<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:albersmc@bu.edu\">albersmc@bu.edu<\/a><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"#final-round\">Jump to Final Argument Info<\/a><\/h3>\n<h2>Albers Problem<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Albers Problem File (download <a href=\"\/law\/files\/2026\/02\/ALB-26-01-Problem-Lower-Ct.-Op.-v.3.pdf\">here<\/a>)<br \/>\nProblem Release Date: <\/strong>Friday, Jan. 16<br \/>\n<strong>Briefs Due: <\/strong>Friday, Feb. 13 by 3 p.m. <strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><em>See the Rules for brief submission details.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Participants Meeting<\/strong><br \/>\nThursday, January 15, 1\u20131:30 p.m.<br \/>\nRoom 203<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/echo360.org\/media\/8cc39b41-18fa-43c8-8ff1-f404f2cf061a\/public\">Recording<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mandatory Brief Writing Workshop<br \/>\n<\/strong>Tuesday, January 20, 1 &#8211; 2\u00a0 p.m.<br \/>\nRoom 203<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/echo360.org\/media\/dea36c10-4291-4ed6-af12-0ffa02c67a9d\/public\">Recording<\/a> and <a href=\"\/law\/files\/2026\/01\/Albers-Brief-Writing-Workshop-2026.pptx\">Slides<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Office Hours<\/strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mid-brief check-in: Monday, Feb. 2, 12:30 &#8211; 2 p.m. (hybrid: in room 510D or on <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonu.zoom.us\/j\/97201817891?pwd=qepb7mUsgtrfdB9N1b6abrKqPnDkAq.1\">Zoom<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Final check-in (small questions only): Wednesday, Feb. 11, 1 &#8211; 2 p.m. (<a href=\"https:\/\/bostonu.zoom.us\/j\/96889489015?pwd=GiHBXbffEH8mydi28iH5w1VqQ4HwtU.1\">Zoom<\/a> only)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Oral Advocacy Workshop and Practices<br \/>\n<\/strong>Workshop: Tuesday, February 17, 1 &#8211; 2 p.m. (Schell-O&#8217;Connor Courtroom)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/echo360.org\/media\/9bed09a0-45e7-4b3b-b6db-8f42330f15dd\/public\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Recording<\/a> and\u00a0<a href=\"\/law\/files\/2026\/02\/Albers-Oral-Argument-Workshop-2026.pdf\">Slides<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/law\/files\/2025\/02\/Albers-Oral-Argument-Workshop-2025.pptx\"><\/a>Practices: February 17-20 (arranged)<\/p>\n<h2>Competitors<\/h2>\n<table width=\"392\" height=\"126\" cellpadding=\"0\" style=\"height: 400px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 75px;\">\n<td><strong>Team P1<br \/>\n<\/strong>Connor Hamill<br \/>\nAiye Jia<\/td>\n<td><strong>Team R1<br \/>\n<\/strong>Emma Fraley<br \/>\nMichal Becker<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 75px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 75px;\"><strong>Team P2<br \/>\n<\/strong>Paola Caliguiran<br \/>\nEli Chen<\/td>\n<td><strong>Team R2<br \/>\n<\/strong>David Spinelli<br \/>\nJocelyn Estes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Team P3<br \/>\n<\/strong>Sean Gillikin<br \/>\nHailey Sasaki<\/td>\n<td><strong>Team R3<br \/>\n<\/strong>Will Cannella<br \/>\nHannah Lynch<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Team P4<br \/>\n<\/strong>Hayle Chen<br \/>\nAbigail Soriano<\/td>\n<td><strong>Team R4<br \/>\n<\/strong>Susanna Serrano<br \/>\nMegan Wuestewald<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Team P5<br \/>\n<\/strong>Caria Lee<br \/>\nKimberly Mohabeer<\/td>\n<td><strong>Team R5<br \/>\n<\/strong>Peter Cain<br \/>\nNadia Ilaj<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Team P6<br \/>\n<\/strong>Alina Mizrahi Gitlin<br \/>\nPierce Rotman<\/td>\n<td><strong>Team R6<br \/>\n<\/strong>Paul Constantine<br \/>\nJason Walker<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Argument Schedules and Information<\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Preliminary Round<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>On-Brief Arguments: <\/strong>February 23\u201326 at 5:30 and 7:30 p.m.<br \/>\n<strong>Off-Brief Arguments:<\/strong> March 2\u20135 at 5:30 and 7:30 p.m.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1CwvceclF8x51SqF2HBUkHA1Mcq-PhN7pTeONWgImNiU\/edit?gid=0#gid=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Preliminary Rounds Schedule<\/a><br \/>\n<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Faculty Elimination Round<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Practices<\/span>: March 16-19 (arranged)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Arguments<\/span>: March 23\u201326 at 4:30 p.m.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1MRKB1nitYfbQaaDkS77_0Kwj_LrHwZdHVFtln4tuwPI\/edit?usp=sharing\">Albers Faculty Round Schedule<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Semifinal Round<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Monday, April 6 at 4:30 p.m.<\/span><br \/>\n<strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Judges:<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Honorable Michael A. Vitali (Associate Justice, Massachusetts District Court)<br \/>\nJesse Boodoo (Chief Legal Counsel to Governor Maura Healey)<br \/>\nProf. Jim Davy (Visiting Lecturer, Appellate Clinic)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Competitors:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Petitioner: Jason Walker and Paul Constantine<br \/>\nRespondent: Jocelyn Estes and David Spinelli\u00a0<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Tuesday, April 7 at 4:30 p.m.<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Judges:<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Honorable Rachel E. Hershfang (Associate Justice, Massachusetts Appeals Court)<br \/>\nThe Honorable Christopher P. Hodgens (Associate Justice, Massachusetts Appeals Court)<br \/>\nProf. Bradley M. Baranowski (Visiting Assistant Professor)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Competitors:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Petitioner: Hailey Sasaki and Sean Gillikin<br \/>\nRespondent: Hannah Lynch and Will Cannella<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"final-round\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Final Round<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Tuesday, April 14 at 4:30 p.m.<\/strong> in the Schell O-Connor Courtroom<br \/>\n<em>Awards Ceremony immediately follows in the Charles River Room<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/echo360.org\/media\/4adc60d9-9f20-484b-b667-47df5646d6eb\/public\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/law\/files\/2026\/04\/Booklet_Albers_2026-Final.pdf\">Event Program<\/a><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Competitors:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong><\/strong>Petitioner: Hailey Sasaki and Sean Gillikin<br \/>\nRespondent: Jocelyn Estes and David Spinelli<\/p>\n<h4>Judges:<\/h4>\n<p>The Honorable Arianna J. Freeman<br \/>\n<em>United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Honorable Seth R. Aframe<br \/>\n<em>United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Honorable Myong J. Joun<br \/>\n<em>United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Important Documents<\/h2>\n<p><em>Links will become active as materials are available.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/law\/files\/2026\/01\/Albers-2026-Rules.docx\">Albers 2026 Rules<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/law\/files\/2026\/01\/Albers-Brief-Score-Sheet-AutoCalc-2026.xlsx\">Albers Brief Score Sheet<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/law\/files\/2026\/01\/Albers-Oral-Score-Sheet-AutoCalc-2026.xlsx\">Albers Oral Score Sheet AutoCalc &#8211; 2026<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/law\/files\/2025\/09\/Upper-Class-Moot-Court-Manual-2025.pdf\">Upperclass Moot Court Manual<\/a> (rules control over the manual)<\/li>\n<li>Sample Briefs (These briefs are student work, and may not conform to the Albers rules or be error-free, with the exception of the covers, which have been corrected if necessary to conform to the rules. You should rely on the Albers rules for formatting and rules requirements.)\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/law\/files\/2023\/01\/2022-Best-Petitioner-Brief.pdf\">Sample 2022 Best P Brief<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/law\/files\/2023\/01\/2022-Best-Respondent-Brief.pdf\">Sample 2022 Best R Brief<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/law\/files\/2024\/01\/Albers-Best-Petitioner-Brief-2023.docx\">Sample 2023 Best P Brief<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/law\/files\/2024\/01\/Albers-Best-Respondent-Brief-2023.docx\">Sample 2023 Best R Brief<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/law\/files\/2026\/01\/Best-Petitioner-Brief.pdf\">Sample 2024 Best P Brief<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/law\/files\/2026\/01\/Best-Respondent-Brief.pdf\">Sample 2024 Best R Brief<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Sample Final Argument (2024): <a href=\"https:\/\/echo360.org\/media\/4db8dab7-f420-47cc-af3b-6da78f877847\/public\">Recording<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Albers Moot Court Competition 2026 2026 Directors: Eli O&#8217;Neal and Drew Siegenthaler Email: albersmc@bu.edu Jump to Final Argument Info Albers Problem Albers Problem File (download here) Problem Release Date: Friday, Jan. 16 Briefs Due: Friday, Feb. 13 by 3 p.m. See the Rules for brief submission details. 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