2025 PRELIMINARY ROUND SCHEDULE
2025 PRELIMINARY TEAM SCHEDULE
MIDWEST MOOT COURT EVENT
The “Regional” includes law schools from the Seventh Circuit and any surrounding circuits and is designed to serve as a formal practice for law school teams competing in the Duberstein Moot Court Competition at St. John’s University School of Law in New York City. The Regional is not an elimination round for the Duberstein Competition. Unlike previous years, they are not requiring teams to register for the Duberstein Competition in New York City this year.
COMPETITION FORMAT
For the Regional, teams do not need to submit briefs. Each team should prepare to argue for both the petitioner and the respondent and, schedule permitting, will be provided the opportunity to do so in the preliminary round.
The four teams with the highest average score in the preliminary round will advance to the second round. The two teams with the highest average score in the second round will advance to the final round.
Prominent bankruptcy practitioners and judges will judge rounds, and teams will receive constructive input from the judges following each round. This year, the Regional will be held via Zoom with more information to follow.
REGIONAL QUESTIONS/CONCERNS
Jodi Bennett
Jodi_Bennett@ilnb.uscourts.gov
AWARDS
Awards will include a trophy for first place and top oralist.