IIT Chicago-Kent announces its 2014 ABA Law Student National Representation in Mediation Regional Competition teams
IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law will send two teams to compete in the American Bar Association's (ABA) Law Student National Representation in Mediation Regional Competition February 15 and 16 at John Marshall Law School in Chicago.
Sponsored by the ABA Section of Dispute Resolution, the Law Student National Representation in Mediation Competition is designed to acquaint the law students with advocacy skills in alternative dispute resolution processes, specifically mediation. IIT Chicago-Kent, which is participating in the tournament for the first time, will compete against law school teams from Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Wisconsin and the Dakotas. Winning teams in each of ten regional tournaments will compete in the national finals held during the ABA Section of Dispute Resolution conference April 2 to 5 in Miami.
Michael Barnes '14 and Martha Drouet '14 are the members of one team. Dana Pownall '14 and Maria Zyskind '16 comprise the other team. The teams are coached by Chicago attorney Ian Bucciarelli.
Team member Michael Barnes earned a degree in history and political sciences from Northern Illinois University. Martha Drouet completed her undergraduate education in visual anthropology and art history at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Team member Dana Pownall received her bachelor's degree in neuropsychology from Washington University in St. Louis. Maria Zyskind earned a bachelor of the arts degree in political science and philosophy from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Founded in 1888, IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law is the law school of Illinois Institute of Technology, a private, Ph.D.-granting institution with programs in engineering, psychology, architecture, business, design and law.
