Writing Competition
2009 Maine Law Review - Ocean & Coastal Law Journal Writing Competition
The Cases for the 2009 competition:
- Fednav v. Chester 547 F.3d 607 (PDF 51.5 MB)
- State of Maine v. Darrell Thurston 2009 ME 41 (PDF 46.19)
Write-On Rules: OCLJ/Law Review Write-On Competition
Please read the following if you are interested in participating in the Ocean and Coastal Law Journal and Maine Law Review Write-on Competition.
Important: If you think you may be interested in participating in the competition, you must send a phone number where you can be reached for the dates of August 14 to 19 to Brenda Berry prior to the beginning of the competition on July 24, 2009.
You must also obtain your competition number from Brenda Berry, preferably prior to the beginning of the competition. Brenda can be reached at bberry@usm.maine.edu or at (207) 780-4346. When you contact Brenda, please give her a phone number at which you can be reached for the dates of August 14 to 19. Please note that you can receive your number anytime during the competition, so if you do not hear back from Brenda immediately, please do not panic.
Competition Rules
Questions?
Any questions that arise during the competition are forwarded to the appropriate journal editor anonymously via a contact at the Law School. Please email questions that arise during the course of the competition to both Kerry Wyler (kwyler@usm.maine.edu) and Jenna Adley (jadley@usm.maine.edu). Those who must submit their completed Case Notes via email* must send them to both Jenna Adley and Kerry Wyler.
* Please note that if you choose to submit your Case Note via e-mail you are responsible for any problems with opening the file, for any formatting problems, and for any delays that cause your submission to arrive past the strict 12:00 p.m. deadline on Friday, August 7, 2009. For this reason, it may be advisable to attempt to forward your note to Kerry and Jenna prior to the deadline, to allow time to work out any glitches that may arise. Last, please note that any Case Notes submitted via e-mail will be considered officially submitted only upon receipt of a confirmation e-mail from Kerry or Jenna.
