2011-12 Representation in Mediation Competition
The ten regional competitions are scheduled in late February or early March. The winners of the regional competitions are invited to compete at the National Finals in conjunction with the American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution's Spring Meeting.
Every school has a "home region" which is the region where the school is geographically located. Schools will be assigned to their "home region" unless the region is already filled.
Region |
| Boundaries | Regional Dates |
1 | Quinnipiac School of Law | CT, ME, NH, MA, RI and VT | February 25-26 |
2 | Pace Law School | NY, NJ, and PA | March 3-4 |
3 | American University Washington College of Law | DC, DE, MD, WV | March 3-4 |
4 | Cumberland School of Law, Samford University | AL, GA, FL, LA, and MS | February 25-26 |
5 | William and Mary School of Law | KY, NC, SC, TN, VA | March 17-18 |
6 | Marquette University Law School | MI, WI, MN, IL | February 25-26 |
7 | The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law | OH, KS, IA, MI, MO, IN, KS | March 10-11 |
8 | Texas Wesleyan University School of Law | AR, CO, ND, NM, NE, OK, SD, and TX | February 25-26 |
9 | Thomas Jefferson School of Law | AZ, Southern California (Los Angeles and South), and UT | March 10-11 |
10 | UC Hastings College of the Law | OR, WA, Northern California (north of LA), ID, MT, NV, WY | March 3-4 |
After the ABA receives your entry form we will assign you to a regional and will send you official confirmation of your regional assignment.
***The Competition Rules Have Been Updated!***
All Competition Participants Must Read the Rules
Click HERE for the 2011-2012 Competition Rules
Information for Host Schools:
Click HERE to access the Information Packet for to assist regional host schools with planning and organizing the regional competition
For those who have registered, print and retain a copy of the information below for your reference.
- The ABA must receive this entry form by January 27, 2012.
- The registration fee is $300 for one team and $550 for two teams, payable to the American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution.
- The 2011-2012 Regional competitions will be held during late February and early March 2012. The regional hosts schedule their regionals based on their school calendar and availability of rooms. Check the Competition home page for current information about regional locations and dates.
- Regions are filled on a first-come, first-served basis, after which teams are assigned to other regions based on availability. Priority for regional assignments is determined by the date the school’s registration form is received. Most regional hosts have the capacity to manage 10 to 14 teams.
- Schools may enter 1 or 2 teams in the regional competition. Schools will not be allowed to change the number of teams entered in the competition after January 27th except by invitation from the ABA. If a school enters two teams, the school must field two teams at the regional competition. This competition requires an even number of teams in each region and a late withdrawal negatively impacts all of the teams in the region.
- Do not assume your school is assigned to any regional until the primary contact for your school receives a confirmation of regional assignment from the ABA .
- The National Finals will be held on April 18 - 19, 2012 in Washington DC. The winning team from each Region will be invited to participate in the Nationals.
- Please refer to the Competition Rules for eligibility criteria. All participating students are required to read the Competition Rules.
- After you register all communication from ABA the will be via e-mail to the primary contact you list on the registration form. The primary contact must be someone who regularly checks their e-mail and will forward the information to the participating students. Some of the information sent by the ABA is time sensitive.
- If the number of teams registered in a region is not a multiple of two the ABA may invite a school to field an additional team at no cost to the school.
- Regional host schools are exempt from the entry fee but must complete an entry form.
- If your school is unable to participate in the competition after you have submitted your entry fee and you notify the Section of the inability to participate before January 27th, the entry fee will be refunded minus a $50 processing fee. No entry fees will be refunded if notification of inability to participate is received after the January 27th entry deadline.
- The ABA will pair the teams within regions and assign teams to competition problems as soon as possible after the entry deadline. It may take several days to pair teams and assign problems depending on the number of teams that have registered from each region. Our goal is to send regional pairings of the teams competing in the regions and the three regional problems to the primary contact for each team on or before February 8th.
- All law schools that participate in the Representation in Mediation Competition are expected to serve as a regional host school for the Competition within the next five years. By entering your school in the 2011-2012 you are committing your school to host in the future.
Representation in Mediation Competition National Coordinating Committee Members and ABA staff
Click HERE for a list of the Coordinating Committee Members and ABA staff
DVDs from past Competitions
Click HERE to order the DVD of the 2008 Regional Competition
Additional Information
2011 Representation in Mediation Competition Winners
2010 Representation in Mediation Competition Winners
2009 Representation in Mediation Competition Winners
2008 Representation in Mediation Competition Winners
2007 Representation in Mediation Competition Winners
2006 Representation in Mediation Competition Winners
For information on how to volunteer as a Competition Judge or Mediator click HERE
For more information about other ABA Law Student Competitions click HERE
