2009-2010 Law Student Writing Competition
The American Bar Association (ABA) Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section
is pleased to announce the winners of its second annual law student writing competition.
The Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section is one of the oldest and
largest entities within the American Bar Association with approximately
32,000 members, consisting of plaintiffs' attorneys, defense attorneys,
insurance and corporate counsel, and law students. The goal of this
competition is to encourage and reward scholarly writings on legal subjects
within the scope of the Section and of general and current interest.
Numerous entries were received, which were all
impressive in their own right. The taskforce members graded each paper anonymously,
without knowing the students' name or their law school affiliation. The papers were judged
on the following five criteria:
- Relevance to TIPS substantive legal area(s)
- Clarity of legal analysis
- Organization, attention to detail, citation form
- How contemporary the issue is
- Whether the paper would be a good candidate for publication in the TIPS Law Journal
Congratulations to our First Place Winner
Meghan O'Connor
Marquette University Law School
$1,500 cash, plus free round-trip airfare, and weekend hotel accommodations to attend the ABA
Annual Meeting in San Francisco. The first-place winner´s essay will be considered for publication in the Tort Trial &
Insurance Practice Section Law Journal, and may appear in an upcoming issue. The first-place winner will be announced in an
upcoming issue of The Brief, the Section´s magazine.
The winning essay was titled: "The Physician-Patient Relationship & The Professional Standard Of Care: Reevaluating Medical Negligence Principles To Achieve The Goals Of Tort Reform "
Click here to read the essay....
Congratulations to our Second Place Winner
Jenea Reed
University of Miami School Of Law
The second-place winner received $500 cash and an honorable mention in The Brief.
The second place essay was titled:" In the Shadows of Lohr: The Disconnect Within the Supreme Court’s Preemption Jurisprudence in Medical Device Liability Cases"
Click here
to read the essay....
Congratulations to our Third Place Winners
Frances Simmons
George Mason University Law School
The third-place winners will receive an honorable mention in The Brief.
The third place essay was titled:
"HR 3962: A Hurdle to Risk Spreading "
Click here to read the essay....
For enrollment in a committee of the Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section, simply fill out the
on-line committee application form.
Please note: If you are
already a Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section member, you may join
up to three (3) committees at no additional cost. However, if you are
not a Section member, you must
join the Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section first.
If you have any questions regarding
participation in TIPS Committees, please contact Linda Wiley at lmwiley@staff.abanet.org
or by phone at 312/988-5673.
The American Bar Association (ABA) Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section is pleased to announce the winners of its second annual law student writing competition. The Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section is one of the oldest and largest entities within the American Bar Association with approximately 32,000 members, consisting of plaintiffs' attorneys, defense attorneys, insurance and corporate counsel, and law students. The goal of this competition is to encourage and reward scholarly writings on legal subjects within the scope of the Section and of general and current interest.
Numerous entries were received, which were all impressive in their own right. The taskforce members graded each paper anonymously, without knowing the students' name or their law school affiliation. The papers were judged on the following five criteria:
- Relevance to TIPS substantive legal area(s)
- Clarity of legal analysis
- Organization, attention to detail, citation form
- How contemporary the issue is
- Whether the paper would be a good candidate for publication in the TIPS Law Journal
Congratulations to our First Place Winner
Meghan O'Connor
Marquette University Law School
$1,500 cash, plus free round-trip airfare, and weekend hotel accommodations to attend the ABA Annual Meeting in San Francisco. The first-place winner´s essay will be considered for publication in the Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section Law Journal, and may appear in an upcoming issue. The first-place winner will be announced in an upcoming issue of The Brief, the Section´s magazine.
The winning essay was titled: "The Physician-Patient Relationship & The Professional Standard Of Care: Reevaluating Medical Negligence Principles To Achieve The Goals Of Tort Reform "
Click here to read the essay....
Congratulations to our Second Place Winner
Jenea ReedUniversity of Miami School Of Law
The second-place winner received $500 cash and an honorable mention in The Brief.
The second place essay was titled:" In the Shadows of Lohr: The Disconnect Within the Supreme Court’s Preemption Jurisprudence in Medical Device Liability Cases"
Click here
to read the essay....
Congratulations to our Third Place Winners
Frances Simmons
George Mason University Law School
The third-place winners will receive an honorable mention in The Brief.
The third place essay was titled:
"HR 3962: A Hurdle to Risk Spreading "
Click here to read the essay....
For enrollment in a committee of the Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section, simply fill out the on-line committee application form. Please note: If you are already a Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section member, you may join up to three (3) committees at no additional cost. However, if you are not a Section member, you must join the Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section first.
If you have any questions regarding participation in TIPS Committees, please contact Linda Wiley at lmwiley@staff.abanet.org or by phone at 312/988-5673.
