Program Award Winners
2023
First Place
Is the Jury Out? The Jury Trial on Trial (P16023)
Garland R. Walker American Inn of Court—Houston, Texas
Second Place
Top Gun Maverick—Cyberwar (P15835)
Judge Consuelo M. Callahan American Inn of Court—Stockton, California
Third Place
Clue on Stage (P15990)
Craig S. Barnard American Inn of Court—West Palm Beach, Florida
Fourth Place
$crewged: Ghosts of Clients Past, Present, and Future (a/k/a Dealing with "Difficult" Clients: New Perspectives for a New Year) (P15871)
Southwestern Law School American Inn of Court—Los Angeles, California
Fifth Place
Stranger Things: Batson Challenges INN The Upside Down (P15790)
Earl Warren American Inn of Court—Oakland, California
Outstanding Program Series
Battle of the Board Games (P15872, P15974, P16023, P15885, P15888)
Craig S. Barnard American Inn of Court—West Palm Beach, Florida
Best Special Project
Community Service to Veterans (P15997)
Honorable Barbara M.G. Lynn American Inn of Court—Dallas, Texas
2022
First Place
TikTok on the Clock: The Pitfalls of TikTok Lawyering (P15425)
Anthony M. Kennedy American Inn of Court—Sacramento, California
Second Place
The Roaring ‘20s! Government Regulation from the Jazz Age to the Zoom Age (P15485)
Garland R. Walker American Inn of Court—Houston, Texas
Third Place
Innocent Pup or Bad Max? Witness Issues in the Trial of the Grinch's Dog (P15185)
Louis M. Welsh American Inn of Court—San Diego, California
Best Special Project
The Hamilton Misadventure: The Story of Tonight (P15554)
Temple American Inn of Court—Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2021
First place
Plymouth Rocks! The Mayflower Compact at 400 (P14783)
The Garland R. Walker American Inn of Court—Houston, Texas
Second Place
Bling Empire Files Bankruptcy (P14803)
The Earl Warren American Inn of Court—Oakland, California
Third Place
Rent (P14825)
The Craig S. Barnard American Inn of Court—West Palm Beach, Florida
Best Special Project
Toro Canyon Middle School Community Outreach Program (P14842)
The Warren Slaughter Richard Roemer American Inn of Court— Indian Wells, California
2020
First Place
Game of Thrones: Liar, Liar, Daenarys on Fire (P14634)
Earl Warren American Inn of Court—Oakland, California
Second Place
The Queen v. Snow White: An Examination of Daubert and Frye (P14698)
Craig S. Barnard American Inn of Court—West Palm Beach, Florida
Third Place
The Masked Litigant—Parents Just Don't Understand (P14732)
Earl Warren American Inn of Court—Oakland, California
Best Special Project
Civil Discourse and Difficult Decisions Program with the University of Washington at Tacoma (P14751)
Hon. Robert J. Bryan American Inn of Court—Tacoma, Washington
2019
First Place
Amenders: Equality War (Celebrating 150 Years of the Fourteenth Amendment) (P14397)
The Garland R. Walker American Inn of Court—Houston, Texas
Second Place
WICKED: A Musical About Objections INN Trial (P14143)
The Earl Warren American Inn of Court—Oakland, California
Third Place
It's Not Just a Cell Phone Anymore (P14470)
The Anthony M. Kennedy American Inn of Court—Sacramento, California
Best Special Project
We're all Inn Response to Hurricane Michael: 2,100 Hours of Service (P14392)
The William H. Stafford American Inn of Court—Tallahassee, Florida
2018
First Place
Unfriendly Skies: The Trial Lawyer and the Untriable Case (P14067)
Louis M. Welsh American Inn of Court—San Diego, California
Second Place
Hey Google, Can Alexa Tell Us How Siri Would Get Social Media Into Evidence?—Gathering, Authenticating, and Admitting Social Media Evidence at Trial (P14091)
Louis M. Welsh American Inn of Court—San Diego, California
Third Place
Pinocchio—Maintaining the Integrity of the Profession & Technology (P13899)
Craig S. Barnard American Inn of Court—West Palm Beach, Florida
Best Special Project
Attorney ad Litem Training: Making a Difference One Child at a Time/Protecting Children in Legal System (P14102)
Vassar B. Carlton American Inn of Court—Viera, Florida
2017
First Place
Alice in Hamilton: A Patent Ethics Musical (P13833)
Benjamin Franklin AIC—Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Second Place
The Book of Warren (P13633)
Earl Warren AIC—Oakland, California
Kennedy Feud (P13618)
Anthony M. Kennedy AIC—Sacramento, California
Best Special Project
Oliver Hill “Rule of Law” Program (P13845)
Ted Dalton AIC—Salem, Virginia
2016
First Place
Race Matters—Should Justice Be Colorblind? (P13356)
The Anthony M. Kennedy Inn of Court—Sacramento, California
Second Place
Judging the Justices: The Changing Public Perception of the U.S. Supreme Court (P13265)
American Inn of Court of Acadiana—Lafayette, Louisiana
Third Place
Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor, Your Huddled Masses Yearning to Breathe Free…* Restrictions Apply (P13339)
The Temple American Inn of Court—Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Best Special Project
Bankruptcy Program for the 53rd Academy of American and International Law (P13502)
The Hon. John C. Ford American Inn of Court—Dallas, Texas
2015
First Place
Benching the Bench: Your Honor, May We Reproach? (P12962)
The Anthony M. Kennedy American Inns of Court—Sacramento, California
Second Place
Ethics Are Forever: What if James Bond Was a Client? (P12863)
The Craig S. Barnard American Inns of Court—West Palm Beach, Florida
Third Place
Evidence: Chain of Custody (P13016)
The Vassar B. Carlton American Inns of Court—Melbourne, Florida
Best Special Project
Cyber Carta, Magna Carta for the Information Age (P13224)
The Temple American Inns of Court—Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2014
First Place
Somewhere Behind the Rainbow: Civility and Ethics in the Wicked Land of LAWZ (P12768)
Anthony M. Kennedy AIC—Sacramento, California
Second Place (tie)
Creepy or Convenient: The Digital Age and Privacy #innyouriLife (P12716)
Garland R. Walker AIC—Houston, Texas
50 Ways to Lose Your License (P12664)
Robert W. Calvert AIC—Austin, Texas
Third Place
Legal High Anxiety: Snitches, Snoops, and Snafus in the Digital Age (P12617)
Anthony M. Kennedy AIC—Sacramento, California
Best Special Project
Howard Middle School Law Awareness Mock Trial (P12744)
George C. Young First Central Florida AIC—Orlando, Florida
2013
First Place
Money Talk$ So Nobody Walks: The Persistent Funding Crisis in Indigent Defense (P12235)
The American Inn of Court of Acadiana—Lafayette, Louisiana
Second Place
Inferno: The Dalia Vargas Story (P12234)
The Philadelphia Criminal Law American Inn of Court—Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Third Place
Who Makes the Call? (P12272)
The Anthony M. Kennedy American Inn of Court—Sacramento, California
Best Special Project
The History and Influence of the English Inns of Court: An Evening With Professor Sir John Hamilton Baker (P12262)
The Temple American Inn of Court—Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2012
First Place
My Fair JD (P12050)
The Joseph A. Ball/Clarence S. Hunt American Inn of Court—Long Beach, California
Second Place
Law is a Battlefield (P12096)
The Judge Consuelo M. Callahan American Inn of Court—Stockton, California
Third Place
A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Social Media Galaxy: An Interactive Program in the Ethical and Effective Use of Social Media by Judges and Lawyers (P12035)
The Louis M. Welsh American Inn of Court—San Diego, California
Best Special Project
Historic Regional Inn Debate Program: "This House Believes the Declaration of Independence was an Illegal Document" (P12118)
The Temple American Inns of Court—Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2011
First Place
A Day in the Legal Life of the Beatles: It's Been A Hard Day's Night! (P12009)
The American Inn of Court of Acadiana—Lafayette, Louisiana
Second Place
The Art of Exceptional Advocacy (P12006)
The Garland R. Walker American Inn of Court—Houston, Texas
Third Place
Lawyer Sings the Blues: Impairment, Privilege, and Protection of the Public (P11965)
The American Inn of Court of Acadiana—Lafayette, Louisiana
2010
First Place
Oral Advocacy: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (P11808)
The Honorable William A. Ingram American Inn of Court—San Jose, California
Second Place
Civility Wars: The Umpire Strikes Back (P11866)
The Temple American Inn of Court—Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Third Place (Two-way tie)
The Reasonable and Ethical Conduct of Attorneys Using Social Media (P11829)
The Sagamore American Inn of Court—Indianapolis, Indiana
Whose Case is This Anyway? (P11844)
The Anthony M. Kennedy American Inn of Court—Sacramento, California
2009
First Place
Attorneys Say the Darndest Things (P11732)
The Villanova Law J. Willard O'Brien AIC—Villanova, Pennsylvania
Second Place
Discovery Abuse—An Intervention (P11678)
The Sagamore AIC—Indianapolis, Indiana
Third Place (Three-way tie)
Insider Trading: Under the Microscope (P11663)
The New York AIC—New York, New York
The Difficult Client (P11731)
The Villanova Law J. Willard O'Brien AIC—Villanova, Pennsylvania
WWLD? What Would Lincoln Do?—An Interactive Program in Legal Ethics (P11737)
The Louis M. Welsh AIC—San Diego, California