| BRIAN KOPPEN'S |
| LAW SCHOOL ADVOCACY |
| The Ranker is Brian Koppen. Brian Koppen is http://www.abanet.org/lsd/competitions/results/07naac.pdf (page one) and http://www.kentlaw.edu/depts/alums/enews/Apr08/index.html (light blue text box on right) Brian Koppen's alma mater is Chicago-Kent College of Law. Chicago-Kent was ranked only 3rd for 2007 despite having been National Semifinalists at the historically prestigious 176-team ABA NAAC and National Winners of the similarly heralded 185-team NYC Bar National MCC. Chicago-Kent recently made history when it became the first moot court program to go back-to-back at NYC National MCC. Of the 6 arguers on two championship teams, Brian Koppen practiced with, argued alongside, judged and/or coached 5 of 6. Brian Koppen recently moved from Chicago to New York City. He hopes to help NYC's law schools take the mantle of Top Moot Court City from Chicago (Chicago-Kent, Loyola, John Marshall, Northwestern, U Chicago and Depaul). Brian Koppen is a published writer whose poetry with Kevin Leal is set to appear in the Endicott Review (which has published poetry subsequently selected for the Best American Poetry series). Their poetry will also appear in Issue #76 or #77 of Bogg, which has published work by Charles Bukowski, Charles Plymell, Robert Peters, John M. Bennett, Richard Peabody, A.D. Winans, Jim Kacian, Jon Silkin and Peter Bakowski. Their poetry will also appear in an upcoming issue of California Quarterly, which has published work by David Kowalczyk, Jeanette Marie Sayers, Deborah A. Miranda, Richard Grayson, Paul Smyth and Katherine Hastings. And in Nerve Cowboy, which published work by W. Joe Hoppe, Hilda Weiss of Poetry.LA, Lyn Lifshin, Albert Huffstickler, Lori Jakiela and Charles Harper Webb. As well as in Beyond Centauri, which has published John Bushore and Barton Paul Levenson. And Lungfull!, which has featured poetry by Merry Fortune and boasts as former contributing editor Wanda Phipps. So it should go without saying that Brian Koppen's moot court team won Best Brief at their 35-team ABA NAAC regional. |