NAAC Entry Form

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ABA Law Student Division

National Appellate Advocacy Competition

2009-2010 Entry Form

Entry and Fee Payment Deadline
NAAC entry forms and fees must be received no later than November 6, 2009.

Membership Requirement
All competitors must be ABA Law Student Division members in good standing (i.e. dues paid in full for the current bar year—September 1 to August 31) by December 1, 2009.

Join the ABA
To join the American Bar Association and begin enjoying the benefits of membership for only $25, you may call 800.285.2221 or sign up online. NOTE: Competitors who select the “Bill Me” option run the risk of disqualification if the ABA does not receive their Law Student dues by December 1, 2009.

Competitor Name and ABA ID Number Deadline
Using an online form provided for this purpose, schools must supply the Law Student Division with each team member's name and his or her ABA member identification number on or before December 1, 2009 (this is a strict liability deadline, there will be no exceptions).

Authorization
By submitting this form, you affirm that the Faculty Advisor and Dean listed below have authorized your school's entry into this competition and that your school agrees to comply with the aforementioned deadlines and membership requirements.

Official Name of Law School to be entered in the 2009-2010 NAAC

Contact Person Information
This person, who may be a student, staff or faculty member, is considered the law school’s main contact for all Law Student Division announcements about the competition. Because this person is responsible for disseminating the information to the school’s team(s), please identify a reliable person who regularly checks his or her email. This person must promptly respond to inquiries from the Law Student Division.

Contact Name
Contact Phone
Contact Email

Advising Faculty Member Information
Faculty Name
Faculty Phone
Faculty Email

Faculty Advisor Street Address 1
Faculty Advisor Street Address 2
Faculty Advisor City
Faculty Advisor State or Providence
Faculty Advisor Zip or Postal Code

Dean Information
By completing this form, you agree that the dean of your school has authorized you to enter the competition. The ABA Law Student Division may request confirmation from your dean.

Dean Name
Dean Phone
Dean Email

Entry Fee

The entry fee for the first team is $600.
The entry fee for each additional team from the same school is $450.

Number of teams entered

We would like to enter a third team into the competition if space is available

Team Registration Fee

Additional Team

We would like to enter a third team into the competition if space is available. We agree to pay the incremental fee of $450 upon acceptance of our school’s third team. We understand that payment for the second team must arrive at the ABA Law Student Division two weeks after we are notified that we may send a third team.

Payment Method
Payment must be received on or before November 6, 2009.

Credit Card Information

Card Number	(Please input spaces or dashes in between the groups of numbers.)
Exp. Date
Names as it appears on card
Phone number of card holder

This form submitted by
Submitter's email address

Payment by Check Information
The Law Student Division must receive your payment on or before November 6, 2009. This is a strict liability deadline (no exceptions). Checks made payable to the American Bar Association Law Student Division should be mailed to:

ABA Law Student Division
Attn: NAAC
321 North Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60654

Cancellation/Refund Policy
All cancellation requests must be made in writing to the Law Student Division's Chicago office at naac@staff.abanet.org. A $50 administrative fee will be deducted from all refunds. There will be no refunds for cancellations made after November 6, 2009.

Competition Problem
Payment must be received before the ABA Law Student Division will distribute the Competition Problem to your school. The Competition Problem will be distributed November 9, 2009.

Informational DVD
To help you prepare for winning this year's competition, the ABA Law Student Division offers two versions of the NAAC Championship Round DVD. One version captures the National Championship Round in its entirety -- including the judges' critique. The other version contains the National Championship Round, along with the competition problem and bench memo. Please visit the Law Student Division Competitions Video Page to purchase your copy.

General Information
To qualify for entry, schools must furnish all information requested above. Please send questions via e-mail to naac@staff.abanet.org or call us at 312.988.5622.

Future Correspondence
All further correspondence will be sent to the designated Contact Person. Confirmation will be sent after your payment has been received.

By submitting this form, you affirm that the Faculty Advisor and Dean listed above have authorized your school's entry into this competition and that your school agrees to comply with the aforementioned deadlines and membership requirement.