From March 22-23, 2025, Michigan State University College of Law hosted the fourth annual Moot Court Competition focusing on issues of Gender, Sexuality, and Law. The competition was hosted virtually, with all rounds of arguments held online over Zoom.
In 2025, the competition featured 20 teams representing 14 Law Schools (Table 1: Participating Law Schools 2025), and 40 advocates competed in three preliminary rounds. The top eight teams advanced to the quarterfinals for three elimination rounds, four teams advanced to the semi-final rounds, and two teams competed in the final round of the competition.
| Law School | State | QF | SF | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Chicago-Kent College of Law (2 Teams) | Illinois | |||
Georgetown University Law Center | Washington D.C. | * | * | * |
Georgia State University College of Law (2 Teams) | Georgia | |||
Lewis & Clark Law School | Michigan | * | ||
Michigan State University College of Law (2 Teams) | Michigan | * | * | |
New York Law School | New York | |||
North Carolina Central University | North Carolina | |||
Seton Hall School of Law | New Jersey | * | ||
The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law | Ohio | |||
UC College of Law, San Francisco | California | * | ||
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law (2 Teams) | Michigan | * | * | * |
University of Houston Law Center (2 Teams) | Texas | * | ||
University of Illinois - Chicago | Illinois | |||
University of Wisconsin-Madison (2 Teams) | Wisconsin | * | * |
2025 Final Round
The 2025 final round was judged by:
- Justice Elizabeth M. Welch, Michigan Supreme Court
- Alison Gill, Director of Nominations & Democracy, National Women’s Law Center
- Judge Allie Greenleaf Maldonado, Michigan Court of Appeals
2025 MSU College of Law Student Involvement
The Student Leadership Team for the Competition included Jessica Boeve ('26), Stephanie Diamond ('25), and Noah Martin ('25).
2025 MSU College of Law Team Information
Michigan State University fielded two teams. Team members included Daniel Brown (’26), Hannah Mahn (’26), Ethan Merenda (’26), and Macey McCandlish (’26). One team, composed of Daniel Brown (’26) and Hannah Mahn (’26), won the Second-Best Brief Award and made it to the semi-final round before a tough loss to Georgetown University Law Center. In addition to these team awards, Daniel Brown won Best Oralist, Ethan Merenda won Second-Best Oralist.
2025 GSMCC Complete Competition Results
March 22-23, 2025
TEAM RESULTS
First Place:
Georgetown University Law Center (Maria Iatrides and Emma Cihanowyz)
Second Place:
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law (Jillian Jones and Robbe Van Hoyweghen)
Semi-Final Teams:
Michigan State University College of Law (Hannah Mahn and Daniel Brown)
University of Wisconsin Law School (Erika Vasek and Marne Boehm)
Quarter Final Teams:
Lewis & Clark Law School (Ashlee Henry and Sophie Webster)
Seton Hall School of Law (Wendy Xia and Safa Shaikh)
UC Law San Francisco (Skyler Kretz and Michael Barreiro)
University of Houston Law Center (Isaiah Johnson and Lauren Aycock)
BEST BRIEF AWARDS
1st Place
Seton Hall School of Law (Wendy Xia and Safa Shaikh)
2nd Place
Michigan State University College of Law (Hannah Mahn and Daniel Brown)
BEST ORAL ADVOCATE
1st Place
Daniel Brown, Michigan State University College of Law
2nd Place
Ethan Merenda, Michigan State University College of Law
3rd Place
Tyler Winowiecki, University of Detroit Mercy School of Law