The Brown Mosten Client Consultation Competition is run on a not-for-profit basis entirely by volunteers. Forrest S Mosten has served as Chair of the competition for over twenty-five years. There are Executive Officers, members of various committees, competition hosts, national representatives from member countries and other helpers.
The genesis of the competition was a client counseling competition for law students which was first established by Professor Louis M Brown in the United States in 1969. The American Bar Association adopted the competition in 1972, and it became international in 1985. The international competition was named after Louis M Brown in 1993 in recognition of the inspiration he provided as its originator. The competition's name was changed from "client counseling" to "client consultation" in 2010, as it was felt that this term better reflected the collaborative lawyer-client process. The name of Californian lawyer Forrest S Mosten was added to the title at the same time, in recognition of his immense contribution to the growth and development of the competition.
A list of past topics for the competition is available here.
The genesis of the competition was a client counseling competition for law students which was first established by Professor Louis M Brown in the United States in 1969. The American Bar Association adopted the competition in 1972, and it became international in 1985. The international competition was named after Louis M Brown in 1993 in recognition of the inspiration he provided as its originator. The competition's name was changed from "client counseling" to "client consultation" in 2010, as it was felt that this term better reflected the collaborative lawyer-client process. The name of Californian lawyer Forrest S Mosten was added to the title at the same time, in recognition of his immense contribution to the growth and development of the competition.
A list of past topics for the competition is available here.
Founders
Professor Louis M Brown
Professor Louis M Brown is internationally recognized as the father of preventive law and the client counseling competition. As law students worldwide learn the skills ... |
Forrest S. Mosten, ICCC Chair (1989-Present) and Dr. Jody Mosten, ICCC Secretary and Treasurer (1993-2023)
Forrest (Woody) Mosten has been involved in training law students in the field of client interviewing and counseling for over 50 years. After graduating law school at UCLA in... |
Current Officers
Steven Austermiller
President Steven Austermiller is President of the Brown Mosten ICCC. Austermiller has been involved with the organization since 2007, when he started the competition in Cambodia... |
Selene Mize
Vice President Selene Mize has been involved since 2001, when she hosted the international competition in Dunedin, New Zealand. She has served as the ICCC... |
Brett Stohs
Treasurer Brett Stohs is the Secretary and Treasurer of the Brown Mosten ICCC. Brett began coaching client counseling teams and administering local competitions... |
