Congratulations to the 2011-2012 Mock Trial Honor Society's Newest Members!

The Mock Trial Honor Society is getting ready for the 2011-2012 school year! Please check our events page to see what we have coming up in terms of training, activities, and social events.

WCL Mock Trial Makes Semi-Finals at Quinnipiac ABA Criminal Justice and Puerto Rico Inter-American University Trial Advocacy Competition! Congratulations to the team Matthew Rabinowitz (3L), Natalie Pye (3L), Rob Genovese (3L) and Yeve Chitiga (2L) of the Quinnipiac ABA Criminal Justice Competition who advanced to the semi finals during the competition held in New Haven on October 27-29! Yeve Chitiga received the best closing argument after the preliminary rounds. The WCL team was coached by Cristina Hillyer, Attorney at the Bureau of Prisons, and Jeffrey Wennar, Assistant State’s Attorney in the Montgomery County, Maryland State’s Attorney’s Office. Congratulations to Brittany Gail Thomas (3L), Ryan Norman (3L), Ellis Palividas (2L) and Allison Heldreth (2L) of the Puerto Rico Inter-American University Trial Advocacy Competition who advanced to the semi finals held in San Juan, PR on October 27-29! After two preliminary rounds, the pool was reduced from 12 to 4. The WCL team faced Emory Law School in the semifinals. Ellis Palividas received a perfect score on his opening statement, and Brittany Gail Thomas received a best advocate award. The team was coached by Elizabeth Lippy Machovina, Assistant Director of the Stephen S. Weinstein Trial Advocacy Program at WCL, and Greg Hillyer, Partner at Feldman Gale. Congratulations to these teams! WCL Mock Trial Team Makes Semi-Finals at National Civil Rights Competition! Congratulations to Brenda Gonzalez, Aimee Ghosh, Yuki Haraguchi and Dan Sox for making WCL Mock Trial a semi-finalist at the National Civil Rights Trial Competition hosted by St. John's University School of Law on Oct. 20-22, 2011. After two preliminary rounds, the pool was reduced from 16 to 8.  The WCL team defeated DePaul College of Law in the quarter-finals and moved on to face Emory Law School in the semifinals.  The team was coached by Elizabeth Boals, Associate Director of the Stephen S. Weinstein Trial Advocacy Program at WCL, Bonnie Hoffman, Deputy Public Defender for Loudon County, and Brittany Keil, Assistant Attorney General in Washington, D.C.

 

Our Mission

The Mock Trial Honor Society is a student-run organization that strives to empower law students to excel in the courtroom.  Members  participate in national, regional, and intraschool competitions, and, in doing so, transform knowledge from the classroom to practical abilities. The Society works closely with the Stephen S. Weinstein Trial Advocacy Program at WCL to prepare members to become successful advocates.  Members earn 2 credits per academic year, make lasting connections, and are provided various scholarship and professional opportunities in both criminal and civil litigation.  Ultimately, Society members gain knowledge, flexibility, adaptability, experience, and expertise in trial skills, oratorical skills, evidence, and teamwork.

We offer 1L students a chance to gain valuable practice in the spring through our 1L Closing Argument Competition. Then, to formally try out for the team, WCL students must compete in the Spring Qualifying Tournament. Once admitted to the Society, members represent WCL at regional and national mock trial competitions.

Feel free to get in touch for more information or to sign up for our listserve by emailing mocktrialhonorsociety@gmail.com.