Albany Law School to host 28 teams for 34th Annual Domenick L. Gabrielli National Family Law Moot Court Competition

Albany Law School will virtually host 28 teams from across the country — including four first-time attendees — for the 34th Annual Domenick L. Gabrielli National Family Law Moot Court Competition from March 4-5, 2022.  

Caitlin Curtin ’22 is this year’s Competition Chair and the Competition Associates are Neha Goel ’23 and Jingyu “Sophie” Zhang ’23.

This year’s problem was written by Curtain and will address: (1) whether the State of New Scotland, Third Appellate Division, correctly determined that New Scotland Medical Center did not violate New Scotland Family Court Act § 1964 and properly resuscitated Plaintiffs’ infant daughter, Claire, who was born at 22 weeks gestation, despite Plaintiffs’ objections because resuscitation was necessary to save the infant’s life; and (2) whether the State of New Scotland, Third Appellate Division, correctly determined that New Scotland Medical Center did not violate New Scotland Public Health Law § 3087 by providing experimental treatments to Plaintiffs Joseph and Amelia Baker’s infant daughter, Claire, after her birth without obtaining parental consent.

The four new schools in the competition are: Campbell University School of Law (Raleigh, North Carolina), Charleston School of Law (Charleston, South Carolina), Drexel University, Thomas R. Kline School of Law (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), and Southwestern Law School (Los Angeles, California).

All visiting schools:
Brooklyn Law School
Campbell University School of Law
Charleston School of Law
Chicago-Kent College of Law*
Drexel University, Thomas R. Kline School of Law
Florida State University College of Law
The George Washington University Law School
Howard University School of Law
Michigan State University College of Law
New York University School of Law
Pepperdine Caruso School of Law
Quinnipiac University School of Law
Seton Hall School of Law
South Texas College of Law, Houston*
Southwestern Law School*
Texas A&M University School of Law
Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center
University of California, Hastings College of the Law*
University of Cincinnati College of Law
University of Dayton School of Law
University of Mississippi School of Law
Wake Forest University School of Law
Wayne State University Law School
Widener University Commonwealth Law School

*Indicates schools with 2 teams

Competition judges are yet to be announced.