Moot Court Awards

The Lester M. Goodell Awards

Since 1969, the Topeka firm of Goodell, Stratton, Edmonds, and Palmer has sponsored the annual Lester M. Goodell Memorial Intramural Moot Court Competition. This competition is conducted in the fall of each academic year. Initially, the Goodell Award recognized the top oralist in the intramural competition. In 1979, a second award was created to recognize the top brief writer. The name of each recipient is engraved on the Goodell trophies and plaque which are permanently on display at the law school.

Martin Pringle Oliver Wallace & Bauer Awards

Since 1992, the Wichita law firm of Martin, Pringle, Oliver, Wallace and Bauer has sponsored Moot Court members to compete in the Dean Jerome Prince Memorial Evidence Competition held at Brooklyn Law School. The firm underwrites the expenses related to the competition and also provides scholarship awards.

The purpose of the Martin, Pringle Awards is to develop and recognize excellence in the area of appellate advocacy. Each recipient's name is engraved on a plaque which is permanently on display at the law school.

John K. Kleinheksel Prize For Excellence in Oral Advocacy

This endowed prize fund has been established through a gift to the Washburn Law School Foundation from John K. Kleinheksel. The prize is divided among the members of the Moot Court team that achieve the highest final ranking in an interschool competition.

Faculty Brief Award

The Faculty Brief Award is presented each year to team members who author the best interscholastic competition brief. The Moot Court Faculty Committee chooses from among the briefs written by Washburn Moot Court interscholastic competition teams.