The final round of Harvard Law School’s 2015 Ames Moot Court Competition took place on Nov. 16, in Ames Courtroom, Austin Hall. The Ames Moot Court Competition is one of the most prestigious competitions for appellate brief writing and advocacy in the country. In the competition’s final round, held in the fall of the 3L year, two teams argue a case before a panel that usually consists of one U.S. Supreme Court justice and two judges from the United States courts of appeal.

  • Closeup of a gavel
  • The Hon. Robert Smith Vance Memorial Team members gathered around papers
  • A woman holding a microphone behind the desk
  • Meghan Cleary, Kavya Naini, Sam Block
, Chen-Chen Jiang,
Patrick Knoth and Zoe Bedell posing behind their desk
  • Martha Minow shaking hands with the team
  • Team member speaking before the judges