The Charles S. Desmond Moot Court Competition
An intramural competition open to all second-year students and third-year students at the University at Buffalo Law School that have not yet participated. Students compete in teams of two. [Read More]
The Albert R. Mugel National Tax Moot Court Competition
A tax competition open to law students from all over the country. Each law school may register up to two teams consisting of two to three competitors each. [Read More]
The Buffalo Moot Court Board is University at Buffalo Law School's chief moot court organization.
Membership on the Board is offered to students who demonstrate exceptional oral advocacy and brief writing skills through competing in the annual Charles S. Desmond Moot Court Competition. For over three decade, this intramural competition gives participants the opportunity to argue a constitutional law case currently pending before the United States Supreme Court. Accomplished lawyers from Western New York judge competitors in the preliminary rounds, while law school professors and federal and state judges evaluate the semifinalists and finalists.
Awards for the Desmond competition are made possible through the Philip Pohl Memorial Fund, created in honor of Philip Pohl, a distinguished UB Law alumnus and former Buffalo attorney.
The Board also hosts one of the oldest tax competitions in the country, the Albert R. Mugel National Tax Moot Court Competition. This premier competition features teams from across the United States arguing a tax problem formulated by one of the country's leading scholars in federal income tax law, Kenneth Joyce.