Competition Winners Announced!

The American Bankruptcy Institute is proud to announce the winners of the Fifth Annual ABI Bankruptcy Law Student Writing Competition.


2013
First Place:   Benjamin Ellison        St. John's University LL.M.
Second Place:   Ashley Champion        Georgia State University College of Law
Third Place:   Henry Hildebrand, IV        University of Tennessee College of Law



Previous Winners

2012
First Place:     Elliot Ross          Fordham University School of Law Read the paper
Second Place:     Alexander Nicas          St. John's University School of Law Read the paper
Third Place:     Douglas Buckley          Brooklyn Law School Read the paper



2011
First Place:     Saul Ehrenpreis         University of Maryland School of Law
Second Place:     Gregory Pesce         The University of Chicago Law School
Third Place:     Christopher Rubino         St. Johns University


2010
First Place:     Jason Lynch         Fordham Law School
Second Place:     Jeremy Casper         University of Iowa College of Law
Third Place:     Jonathan M. Weiss         UCLA School of Law


2009
First Place:     Cullen Drescher         William & Mary School of Law
Second Place:     R. Travis Santos         Emory University School of Law
Third Place:     Taejin Kim         Emory University School of Law




2013 Prize Sponsors

$2000 first prize sponsored by Invotex

 

$1250 second prize sponsored by Jenner & Block LLP

 

$750 third prize sponsored by Thompson & Knight LLP