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About USC Gould
USC Gould is a top-ranked law school with a 120-year history and reputation for academic excellence. We are located on the beautiful 228-acre USC University Park Campus, just south of downtown Los Angeles.
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USC Gould helps prepare you for a stellar legal career. You can pursue a JD degree, one of our numerous graduate and international offerings, or an online degree or certificate.
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We work closely with students, graduates and employers to support successful career goals and outcomes. Our overall placement rate is consistently strong, with 94 percent of our JD class employed within 10 months after graduation.
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Our faculty is distinguished for its scholarship, as well as for its commitment to teaching. Our 12:1 student-to-faculty ratio creates an intimate and collegial learning environment.
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USC Gould School of Law
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Past Competitions
- 2016 Final Round
- 2017 Final Round
- 2018 Final Round
- 2019 Final Round
- 2020 Final Round
- 2021 Final Round
Hale Moot Court Honors Program Champions
- 1949: Philip F. Jones
- 1950: Morris Sankary
- 1951: Robert I. Weil
- 1952: Donald C Mitchell
- 1953: George M. Dell
- 1954: Lillian Stevens Stegman
- 1955: Lawrence H. Deutsch & Richard E. Hodge*
- 1956: Harvey Fierstein
- 1957: Dean R. Pic'l
- 1958: H. Walter Croskey & J. Brin Schulman*
- 1959: Ernest J. Schag, Jr. & Thomas L. Schechter*
- 1960: Thomas E. Rubbert & Herbert B. Silver*
- 1961: Charles B. McKesson & James S. White*
- 1962: Norman S. Marshall & Walter P. Gribben*
- 1963: Alan I. Widiss & John E. Hart*
- 1964: Korman D. Ellis & Florence Bernstein*
- 1965: Thomas H. Russel & Carl E. Stewart*
- 1966: Jay Lillywhite & Dean Werner*
- 1967: Raymond Fortner & Alice M Huber*
- 1968: Stephen J. Herzberg & Roger S. Mertz*
- 1969: Alan J. Hecht & Bruce E. Karatz*
- 1970: Joseph E. Porter, III & Ross G. Swing*
- 1971: Thomas C. Harney & Malbour Watson*
- 1972: Robert E. Dye
- 1973: Marjorie G. Fuller
- 1974: Dennis A. Winston
- 1975: Clifton Smith
- 1976: Dolores Cordell
- 1977: Lenny Pick
- 1978: Pamela A. Ferrero
- 1979: Margaret Hay
- 1980: David Dick
- 1981: Nancy Scull
- 1982: Brett Dignam
- 1983: Abraham V. Hutt
- 1984: Mark Werksman
- 1985: Kathryn F. Jones
- 1986: Kerry Bensinger
- 1987: Karen Frederiksen
- 1988: Daniel Glenn & Karen Goldberg*
- 1989: Amy Del Pero & Matthew Lester*
- 1990: Kristen Pelletier
- 1991: Sheri Flame
- 1992: Elizabeth Atlee
- 1993: Dawn Harrison
- 1994: James Nguyen
- 1995: Tanisha Woodson
- 1996: Edward Weiman
- 1997: Heather Hersh
- 1998: Thomas Landers
- 1999: Whitney Jones
- 2000: Megan Starr
- 2001: Jessica Kaplan
- 2002: Denise Culver
- 2003: Diidri Wells
- 2004: Denica Anderson
- 2005: Alexandra Campbell
- 2006: Matthew Benedetto
- 2007: Michelle Keogh
- 2008: Matthew Larson
- 2009: Sara Menz
- 2010: Sam Alavi & Jennifer Farrell*
- 2011: Drew Anderson
- 2012: Megan Hopkins
- 2013: Shaunt Kodaverdian
- 2014: Janille Chambers Corbett
- 2015: Mary Alice DiPietro
- 2016: Patrick O'Connor
- 2017: James Nikraftar
- 2018: Alyssa Moscrop
- 2019: Madeleine Eldred
- 2020: Samantha Rifkin Mizrahi
- 2021: Reena Patel
*Denotes Co-Champions
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RECENT NEWS

Dan Klerman awarded Fulbright Senior Scholar grant to conduct research in Israel
June 7, 2023
At Hebrew University in Jerusalem, USC Gould professor will compare immigration policies

Trailblazer Elyn Saks sees ‘gender-inspired mental health activism happening all the time now’
June 6, 2023
USC Gould professor is founder, faculty director of Saks Institute for Mental Health Law, Policy and Ethics

USC Gould Law Library showcases ‘rejuvenating power of music’
June 2, 2023
Performances feature LA Philharmonic concertmaster, saxophone quartet