Legal Writing Awards

Legal Writing Awards - Students
Presented to Winners from America's Law Schools.

• The article must have a publication date of the previous year even if it actually printed at a later date. The article may have appeared in any publication printed at your law school, including law reviews and journals, and may be a note, a comment, or an article.
• The subject of the article can be devoted to any legal topic.
• The length of the article is not limited.
• Only one article may be submitted on behalf of a law school.
• Only deans or their designees may nominate an applicant.
• At least one author or coauthor must have been enrolled in the calendar year when the article was published.
• Coauthors are permitted. Please provide the name, address, telephone number, fax and email of each contributing author.
• This completed nomination form together with a copy of the article should be submitted online at www.burtonawards.com and must be received by February 15, 2009. If mailed, the nomination form must still be filled out online and two hard copies must be sent.
• Please note: A 250 word narrative biographical summary written in the third person will be required for each winner together with a color photo. While competition is very keen, for convenience purposes, the bio and photo can be submitted electronically at the time of the application.

The 2009 Legal Writing Award Winners - Law School

Beasley School of Law, Temple University
Michelle Orloski
Preventing Gross Injury to Local Cultural Patrimony: A Proposal for State Regulation of Deaccessioning

Columbia Law School
Karen Lin
An Unintended Double Standard of Liability: The Effect of the Westfall Act on the Alien Tort Claims Act

Cornell Law School
Michael Zuckerman
The Offshoring of American Government

Creighton University School of Law
Joseph A. Larson
Taming the Wild West: An Examination of Private Student Loan Consolidation Companies' Violations of Section 43(a) of the Lanham Act by Using Trade Names and Logos That Closely Resemble Those Used by the United States Department of Education

George Mason University School of Law
Elizabeth Maher
When a Majority Does Not Rule: How Supermajority Requirements on Voter Initiatives Distort Elections and Deny Equal Protection

Georgetown University Law Center
Sarah M. Tran
Rebuilding Our Power Without Procedural Safeguards: A Federal Response to the 2005 Hurricanes that Outlasted the "Emergency"

Seattle University School of Law
Peter A. Talevich
During and In Relation To: How the Ninth Circuit Rewrote a Statute in the Case of the Millennium Bomber

Stetson University College of Law
Elizabeth Wood
The Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006: A Violation of the Criminal Defendant's Sixth Amendment Rights to Confrontation and Compulsory Process

The University of Oklahoma College of Law, Andrew M. Coats Hall
Ashleigh L. Boggs
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. v. Thompson: Interpretation of Oil and Gas Lease Habendum Clauses in Texas and Why Oklahoma Should Maintain Its Divergent Approach to Keep Leases Alive

University of Illinois College of Law
Gerald P. Meyer
Standing Out: A Commonsense Approach to Standing for False Advertising Suits Under Lanham Act Section 43 (A)

University of Iowa College of Law
Samuel Langholz
Fashioning a Constitutional Voter Identification Requirement

University of Michigan Law School
Benedict J. Schweigert
Now For a Clean Sweep!: Smiley v. Holm, Partisan Gerrymandering, and At-Large Congressional Elections

University of Minnesota Law Mondale Hall
Noreen E. Johnson
Blight and Its Discontents: Awarding Attorney's Fees to Property Owners in Redevelopment Actions

University of Pennsylvania Law School
Christopher DiPompeo
Federal Hate Crime Laws and United States v. Lopez

Vanderbilt University School of Law
Casey Fiesler
Everything I Need to Know I Learned from Fandom: How Existing Social Norms Can Help Shape the Next Generation of User-Generated Content

National Award Winners

Outstanding Contributions to Legal Writing Education
Richard K. Newmann, Jr.
Professor of Law
Hofstra Law School

The 2009 ALA Award Winners

BEST LAW FIRM PROFILE:
Nixon Peabody LLP
Elizabeth Kennedy - ALA Member
"Health Care Transactions" - October 2008

BEST LAW FIRM NEWSLETTER:
Fisher & Phillips LLP
Angela Pinto - ALA Member
"Labor Letter" - February 2008

BEST LAW FIRM PUBLICATION:
Butler, Snow, O'Mara, Stevens & Cannada, PLLC
Lance Bonner - ALA Member
"Pro Te: Solutio" - April 2008

BEST LAW FIRM ADVERTISEMENT:
Landye Bennett Blumstein LLP
Linda R. Lehmann - ALA Member
"Good People Make Great Lawyers." - January 2008

BEST LAW FIRM COMPENDIUM:
Morrison & Foerster LLP
Anna T. Pinedo, Partner and Amy M. Baumgardner, Of Counsel
"Financial Crisis Handbook" - November 2008

BEST LAW FIRM COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS:
This special award for the Tenth Anniversary program is given to a law firm for its extensive research and effective analysis of a subject area in the law.
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Anthony Arbisi - ALA Member
"2009 Insights: Navigating Tumultuous Times" - December 2008