CONGRATULATIONS TO
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - BERKELEY
SCHOOL OF LAW (BOALT HALL)
Winner of the 2001 National Environmental Law 
Moot Court Competition


THE WINNING TEAM
Front Row (l-r): 
Jeff Brax, Ed Balsamo, and Patrick Doherty
University of California Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall)

Back Row (l-r): 
Dan McKillop
Pace student and Chair of the 2001 Competition
 and the Presiding Justices at the Final Round:
The Honorable Renato Martins Mimessi
Chief Justice, Rondônia Court of Appeals, Brazil
The Honorable Scott C. Fulton
Judge, United States Environmental Protection Agency
The Honorable Fortunato Benavides
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

TEAM ADVISOR
Bob Infelise 
(not pictured)

COMPETITION AWARDS

DAVID SIVE AWARD FOR BEST BRIEF OVERALL
YALE LAW SCHOOL


Professor Ann Powers of Pace, 
Faculty Advisor to the Competition, with the 
Yale Law School team (l-r): 
David A. Grossman, Colin O'Brien, and Diane McGuire

BEST ORALIST
Craig Welling
University of Colorado at Boulder


BEST BRIEF - APPELLANT
 (Friends of the Lustra)
Louisiana State University School of Law

BEST BRIEF  - APPELLANT 
(State of Rocky Mountain)
University of Michigan School of Law

BEST BRIEF - APPELLEE 
(Magma Mining Company) 
University of Texas School of Law

FINALISTS

University of California - Berkeley
Counsel for Magma Mining Company
Ed Balsamo   Jeff Brax   Patrick Doherty
Advisor:   Bob Infelise

University of Michigan
Counsel for Friends of the Lustra
Michael Bowling     Brian Gruber    George Torgun
Advisor: David Santacroce

Lewis and Clark
Counsel for the State of Rocky Mountain
Allison La Plante   Melissa Powers   Tanya Sanerib
Advisor: Craig Johnston

SEMI-FINALISTS

University of California at Berkeley
University of Wisconsin
Lewis and Clark
University of Washington
University of Minnesota
Washington University
University of Michigan
Capital University
University of Kansas

QUARTER FINALISTS

Arizona State
Washington
University of Hawaii
Ohio Northern
University of Michigan
University of California at Hastings
University of Alabama
University of Utah
University of Wisconsin
Vermont Law School
University of Wyoming
Louisiana State
Yale
University of Houston
Capital University
Lewis and Clark
University of California at Berkeley
University of Colorado
University of Florida
University of Texas
Boston College
University of Tennessee
University of Washington
University of Kansas
University of Minnesota
Tulane University
Valparaiso University