The 2017 Ed Mendrzycki Essay Contest
The winner of the Mendrzycki Essay Contest will be awarded a cash prize of $5,000, as well as an all-expense-paid trip to Boston, MA in April 2017 which will include free admission to the Committee’s National Legal Malpractice Conference, attendance at the
Committee reception and the prize presentation. The contest is supported by Long & Levit LLP.
This year’s contest hypothetical involves the ethical concerns arising under the Model Rules of Professional Conduct where a law firm seeks to affiliate itself with litigation funding companies, including undertaking representation of one such company and, in
turn, recommending its services to the firm’s clients.
The essay contest is accepting entries now. Entries must be received either electronically or postmarked March 3, 2017. Contest rules and information, as well as the contest
hypothetical, are posted online at http://ambar.org/LPLEssayContest.
The contest is open to law students and young lawyers who will have enrolled as members of the American Bar Association no later than March 3,2017. Law students wishing to enroll may do so at http://apps.americanbar.org/join/lsd_enroll/ls_enroll.cfm, or by
calling 800-285-2220.
