AALA student competitions are conducted annually at the symposium.

The AALA Quiz Bowl/Trivia Contest is an opportunity for students at the annual symposium to demonstrate their knowledge of topics relevant to agricultural law and the law in general, as well as the agricultural industry and agricultural policy. Contestants will compete in either a quiz show or trivia contest format.

The AALA Law Student Paper-Writing Contest. The goal of the paper-writing contest is to encourage law students to become involved in the American Agricultural Law Association (AALA) and to encourage scholarship and learning in the diverse field of agricultural law. Each entrant must follow the rules of the competition detailed herein. Awards will be given to top winners. AALA 2024 Student Paper-Writing Competition guidelines are here.

2024 Student Winners

Student Paper-Writing Contest

1st Place – Jake Hill, Texas Tech University School of Law, In the Wake of Sackett: Unpacking the Supreme Court’s Latest Definition of “Waters of the United States”

2nd Place – Nicholas Williams, University of Pittsburgh School of Law, The Solution Becomes the Problem: How the Farm Credit System Is Ignoring Its Mandate and Choosing Winners and Losers in American Agriculture

3rd Place – Maggie Rand, The University of North Carolina School of Law, National Pork Producers Council v. Ross: Pork Production, The Dormant Commerce Clause Conundrum, and Musings on Morality

Student Law & Agriculture Trivia Competition

(conducted in place of the traditional quiz bowl)

1st Place – Vermonsters

• Christina Karem
• Nicole Renna
• Julia Wickham
• Laura Agyekumhene
• Emily Starobin
• Andrew Hockenberry

2nd Place – Legal Llamas

• Jeb Shwager
• Brock Nichols
• Brayden McKinney
• Ariel Wooden
• Madelyn Timmermans
• Abby Sheffer
• Cara Teigum

3rd Place – Yee Haw Law

• Holiday Hull
• Lorraine Coranato
• Amerika Jayne
• Oluwafunmi Lawal
• Sean Wojciechowski
• Sergio Porras