2010 Dates and Locations
Submission of entries for the competition has ended. 

The ten regional competitions are scheduled in late February or early March. The winners of the regional competitions are invited to compete at the National Finals in conjunction with the American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution's Spring Meeting.

2010 Regional Host Schools and Boundaries

Region	Host School	Boundaries	Regional Dates
1	Roger Williams University School of Law	ME, VT, NH, MA, CT, RI, Upstate NY (includes SUNY-Buffalo and other upstate NY schools)	March 6-7
2	Seton Hall University School of Law	NY, NJ (excludes upstate New York)	March 13-14
3	Georgetown University Law Center	DC, DE, MD, OH, PA	February 28, March 1
4	Washington and Lee University School of Law	KY,VA, WV, IN	February 27-28
5	University of North Carolina School of Law	FL, GA, NC, SC, TN	March 13-14
6	Faulkner University Jones School of Law	AL, MS, LA	March 5-6
7	Washington University in St. Louis School of Law	MI, MO, IN, IL, WI, MN	February 27-28
8	Texas Wesleyan School of Law	AR, CO, IA, KS, ND, NM, NE, OK, SD, TX, UT	March 13-14
9	Phoenix School of Law	AZ, Southern California (Los Angeles and South)	February 27-28
10	University of Oregon School of Law	OR, WA, Northern California (north of LA), ID, MT, WY	March 6-7

Every school has a "home region" -- the region in which the school is geographically located. Click here for a list of the regional dates, locations and boundaries.  Schools will be assigned to their "home region" unless the region is already filled. 

Nationals: Hyatt Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA, April 7-8, 2010

Registration has ended.

For those who have registered, print and retain a copy of the information below for your reference.

• The ABA must receive this entry form by January 27, 2010.

• The registration fee is $300 for one team and an additional $250 for a second team, payable to the American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution. 

• The 2009 - 2010 Regional competitions will be held during late February and early March 2010.  The regional hosts schedule their regionals based on their school calendar and availability of rooms.  Check the Competition home page for current information about regional locations and dates.

• Regions are filled on a first-come, first-served basis, after which teams are assigned to other regions based on availability.  Priority for regional assignments is determined by the date the school’s registration form is received. Most regional hosts have the capacity to manage 10 to 14 teams.

• Schools may enter 1 or 2 teams in the regional competition.  Schools will not be allowed to change the number of teams entered in the competition after January 27th except by invitation from the ABA.  If a school enters two teams, the school must field two teams at the regional competition.  This competition requires an even number of teams in each region and a late withdrawal negatively impacts all of the teams in the region.

• Do not assume your school is assigned to any regional until the primary contact for your school receives a confirmation of regional assignment from the ABA. 

• The National Finals will be held on April 7-8, 2010 in San Francisco, California.  The winning team from each Region will be invited to participate in the Nationals.

• Please refer to the Competition Rules for eligibility criteria.  All participating students are required to read the Competition Rules.

• After you register all communication from the ABA will be via e-mail to the primary contact you list on the registration form.  The primary contact must be someone who regularly checks their e-mail and will forward the information to the participating students.  Some of the information sent by the ABA is time sensitive.

• If the number of teams registered in a region is not a multiple of two the ABA may invite a school to field an additional team at no cost to the school.

• Regional host schools are exempt from the entry fee but must complete an entry form.

• If your school is unable to participate in the competition after you have submitted your entry fee and you notify the Section of the inability to participate before January 27th, the entry fee will be refunded minus a $50 processing fee.  No entry fees will be refunded if notification of inability to participate is received after the January 27th entry deadline.

• The ABA will pair the teams within regions and assign teams to competition problems as soon as possible after the entry deadline.  It may take several days to pair teams and assign problems depending on the number of teams that have registered from each region. Our goal is to send regional pairings of the teams competing in the regions and the three regional problems to the primary contact for each team on or before February 8th.

• All law schools that participate in the Representation in Mediation Competition are expected to serve as a regional host school for the Competition within the next five years.  By entering your school in the 2009-2010 you are committing your school to host in the future.

Competition Rules
All Competition Participants Must Read the Rules
Click HERE for the 2009-2010 Competition Rules

Information for Host Schools:
Click HERE to access the Information Packet for to assist regional host schools with planning and organizing the regional competition

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Representation in Mediation Competition National Coordinating Committee Members and ABA staff
Click HERE for a list of the Coordinating Committee Members and ABA staff

DVDs from past Competitions
Click HERE to order the DVD of the 2008 Regional Competition

Additional Information
2009 Representation in Mediation Competition Winners
2008 Representation in Mediation Competition Winners
2007 Representation in Mediation Competition Winners
2006 Representation in Mediation Competition Winners
For information on how to volunteer as a Competition Judge or Mediator click HERE
For more information about other ABA Law Student Competitions click HERE