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Young Lawyer Wins Nationwide Fantasy Contest; Bragging Rights and $2,500 for Kristin Kiehn of New York
PR Newswire - July 16, 2003 11:43
DALLAS, July 16 /PRNewswire/ -- FantasyCourt.com is pleased to announce the winner of its 2002-2003 Supreme Court Challenge, Kristin Kiehn. Kiehn, an associate with Debevoise & Plimpton in New York, ranked first out of 516 participants. She correctly predicted the outcome in 47 of 79 Supreme Court cases and the split of justices in 16 of 79 cases.
"I had a lot of fun with the game," says Kiehn. "My co-clerk got me involved, and it became a little rivalry. Every Monday we would log on and check for new cases."
Kiehn correctly predicted some of the most important cases before the Supreme Court this year, such as Grutter v. Bollinger, the University of Michigan affirmative action case, and Lawrence v. Texas, the challenge to Texas' same-sex sodomy law. Kiehn believes that Fantasy Court was not only entertaining, but educational as well. She was able to keep up to date on the important Supreme Court issues simply by playing.
"Fantasy Court is a great way to stay informed on cases that you might not normally keep track of," says Kiehn.
FantasyCourt.com's creator, Rob Scott, is very pleased with this year's game. He says that Fantasy Court successfully illustrated the challenges faced by the Supreme Court justices to make their decisions.
"The results of the game show just how difficult it is to predict the outcome in a Supreme Court case," says Scott. "Even the most successful player only predicted 55% of the cases accurately. The Court has a tough job, and it's not always apparent what the decision will be."
Scott's firm, Lawfinders Associates, Inc., has committed to sponsor the challenge for lawyers in future years. Lawfinders also intends to license the technology to other sponsors who wish to make the challenge available to non- lawyers.
"We would love to secure sponsorship that would allow non-lawyers to participate," says Scott. "The increased support could bring in university and law school students who would stand to benefit from the educational aspects of the game."
For more information on Fantasy Court, visit www.fantasycourt.com . Photographs are available upon request.
SOURCE Lawfinders Associates, Inc.
/CONTACT: Jessica Northrop of Lawfinders Associates, Inc.,
+1-214-999-0555, or jnorthrop@lawfinders.com /
/Web site: fantasycourt.com /
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