Welcome to the official site of the 21st Annual August A. Rendigs, Jr. National products Liability Moot Court Competition! As this year marks a major milestone in the competition's history, the 2007-2008 University of Cincinnati Moot Court Honor Board is raising the bar to present the best competition to date.

The Rendigs Competition is the only national competition exclusively devoted to products liability law. The competition honors Mr. August A. Rendigs, Jr. (1895-1988), one of Cincinnati's most respected trial lawyers. Mr. Rendigs was known for his thorough preparation, jury presence, advocacy skills, and his extraordinary integrity. Throughout his career, Mr. Rendigs recognized the importance of a quality legal education and expressed a firm commitment to aiding law students to become the best our profession has to offer.

This competition is open to thirty teams from ABA-accredited law schools. Each competing team must write one appellate brief and argue both sides of the appeal. All participants must argue at least once during the three prelimiary rounds. Based on preliminary round performance, teams will be selected to compete in the quarterfinal, semifinal, and final rounds.

In addition to the competition, we offer enjoyable social programs and provide a friendly atmosphere to all competitors. Your registratio nfee covers the costs of meals during a scheduled oral arguments, a semi-formal banquet with a keynote speaker, and other social events.

The University of Cincinnati Moot Court Honor Board strives to offer one of the country's best appellate moot court competitions by providing a rewarding, educaitonal, and fun-filled event. We secure the highest caliber of judges to preside over oral arguments. Last year our quarter final, semifinal, and final round panels featured many distinguished members of the state and federal bench and bar, including:

• Hon. Ann Aldrich, United States District Court for the Northern Districe of Ohio
• Hon. W. Scott Bales, Supreme Court of Arizona
• Hon. Brent Benjamin, Supreme Court of West Virginia
• Hon. Duane Benton, United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
• Hon. Tom Colbert, Supreme Court of Oklahoma
• Hon. Donald Corbin, Supreme Court of Arkansas
• Hon. Jess Dickinson, Supreme Court of Mississippi
• Hon. Jim Gunter, Supreme Court of Arkansas
• Hon. Denise Page Hood, United States District Court for the Easter District of Michigan
• Hon. Carlos Lucero, United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
• Hon. Elliott Maynoard, Supreme Court of West Virginia
• Hon. David M. Medina, Supreme Court of Texas
• Hon. Thomas J. Moyer, Supreme Court of Ohio
• Hon. Frank Q. Nebeker, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
• Hon. William Ray Price, Jr. Supreme Court of Missouri
• Hon. S. Arthur Spiegel, United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
• Hon. Gerald Bard Tjoflat, United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
• Hon. Donald C. Wintersheimer, Supreme Court of Kentucky
• Hon. Thomas Wiseman, Jr., United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
• Hon. Roger Wollman, United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit