Thursday 31 March 2016

Philip Deramo - Quinnipiac University Law School Moot Court Judge

Philip Deramo earned his law degree from Quinnipiac University Law School in 1987. He had many responsibilities as a law student there, including volunteering as a judge in the law school’s moot court. He heard cases and made rulings in this optional club for law students to practice their skills in front of their peers. Despite all of the extra work Deramo did as a moot court judge, he loved being a part of the moot court and the experience helped him hone his skills and talents in the courtroom, skills that he would later use to great effect in his career as an attorney and then insurance underwriter.

Philip Deramo Moot courts are simulated court rooms set up by law students to test their skills in the courtroom. They help students apply the concepts and knowledge they developed in the classroom in scenarios very close to real life. Philip Deramo started in the moot court at Quinnipiac University Law School as a litigator and eventually by the strength of his commitment to the moot court and its core purpose, which is to provide law students with the practice they’ll need to improve their skills and help people after they graduate, that he became moot court judge, testing his fellow students in their litigation ability.

Philip Deramo gained valuable experience as a litigator and a judge in moot court. He went on to work for the Division of Criminal Justice in Connecticut and has worked as an insurance underwriter for several insurance companies, including WR Berkley.