The Legal Writing Competition Winners Series heralds Washington College of Law students who submitted winning essays to national and regional law student writing contests. They have either placed 1st, 2nd, or 3rd, or received honorable mention. As a service to students, the Pence Law Library maintains the school’s legal writing contests website.
Submissions from 2026
A Prosecutor’s Ethical Duty to Divert, Jordan Stevenson
“No One Can Hear You Scream”: Intimate Partner Violence and Family Justice Centers in Rural America, Jordan Stevenson
Submissions from 2025
Killing Kindness: How Law School Honor Codes Miss the Mark on Moral Character, Jordan Stevenson
Submissions from 2020
Do You Really Know What Happened to Psy?: Controversial South Korean Music Censorship, Min-soo "Minee" Roh
Submissions from 2010
An Analysis of South Africa’s Mental Health Legislation, Natalie Latoya McCrea
Submissions from 2009
Prisons Must Cease Re-Traumatizing Women: A Call for Gender-Responsive Programs that End the Cycle of Abuse, Sally Abrahamson
Risk as a Relevant Factor in Determining the Fair Market Value of Donated Antiquities, Gillianne Arguello