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2004 Writing Contest

The Jacques T. Schlenger Student Writing Contest is open to all law students currently attending an ABA-accredited law school. The Contest is designed to encourage and reward law student writing on real property, probate and trust law subjects of general and current interest. The Contest is named in honor of the late Jacques T. Schlenger, a nationally renowned estate planning lawyer, founder of the Venable Foundation, and Section member for 45 years. Established in 1981, the Venable Foundation works to promote the health and well-being of the communities where Venable’s clients and attorneys work and live. The Venable Foundation supports a wide range of civic, cultural, and charitable endeavors as well as public interest law and legal education.

The first place winner will receive a cash prize of $2,000 (together with a one year free membership in the Section and an expense paid trip to the Section’s Fall Council Meeting in Tampa, FL in November 2004), with the second and third place winners receiving a cash prize of $500 and $250, respectively.

Complete rules as well as an entry form are also available online at www.abanet.org/rppt/writingcontest. In case of any questions, please contact the coordinator of the Contest, Kevin L. Shepherd, at klshepherd@venable.com.

The deadline for submitting papers is June 15, 2004.