This fall, nearly 20 third-year Syracuse University College of Law students
participated in the 31st annual Lionel O. Grossman Trial Competition. In the final
round, held on Nov. 3 at the Hanley Federal Building in Syracuse, the plaintiff's team
of Caitlin McGowan and James Flynn beat the defendant's team of Tahanie Aboushi
and Kavin Thadani. Thadani received the award for the tournament's Best Overall
Advocate, while Flynn won the Best Final Round Advocate.
The presiding judge for the competition's final round was the senior judge of the
Northern District of New York, the Hon. Frederick J. Scullin Jr. L'64. The honorary
bench included: Hannah Arterian, dean of the SU College of Law; Richard Grossman
L'55; the Hon. John C. Cherundolo L'73; Onondaga County District Attorney
William Fitzpatrick L'76; Travis H.D. Lewin, emeritus professor of law; Joanne
VanDyke, partner in Cote, Limpert & VanDyke, LLP; and Joseph Cote III, partner in
Cote, Limpert & VanDyke, LLP.
The competition is named after alumnus and founder Lionel O. Grossman L'16.
Syracuse University College of Law has one of the top-rated Moot Court programs in
the country and has won the New York State Bar Association's prestigious Tiffany
Cup 11 times.
