Our Mission
We strive to empower students to become true trial advocates. Through preparation for and competition in national, regional, and intraschool competitions, we endeavor to help each member of the Society take the skills they learn in classes and transform them into practical abilities. Mock Trial Honor Society members should graduate with knowledge, flexibility, adaptability, experience, and expertise in trial skills, oratorical skills, evidence, and teamwork.
Members of the Mock Trial Honor Society are selected through an abbreviated trial competition each spring and earn the opportunity to be placed on the highly selective competitive teams.
The Mock Trial Honor Society also works closely with the Trial Advocacy Program at WCL to educate its members and the students of the entire school on effective trial practice and techniques.
If you are a WCL student who wants to experience what real trial advocacy is like, this is the group for you. We offer 1L students a chance to gain valuable practice in the spring through our 1L Closing Argument Competition. To formally try out for the team, simply participate in our Spring Qualifying Tournament. Once you have earned your membership in the Mock Trial Honors Society and take the appropriate courses, you will become eligible for placement on one of our prestigious mock trial teams.
So, to summarize the benefits of being a part of the Mock Trial Honor Society:
The 2006, 2007, and 2008 first place winners of the First Year Mock Trial Competition, pictured above with the perpetual plaque.
Pictured from Left to Right: Karin Curtis (2008 Winner & MTHS Public Relations Director 2009-2010),
Eleni Theodosiou-Pisanelli (2006 WInner & MTHS President 2008-2009), and
Megan McCarthy (2007 Winner & MTHS President 2009-2010)
