Mock Trial Team dominates New York tournament

The Trial Ad Team brought home multiple pieces of hardware.The Trial Advocacy Team of Barristers’ Council has wrapped up its fall competitions with a 1st place victory at Fordham Law School’s inaugural Judge Paul Joseph Kelly, Jr. Invitational Trial Competition.

Students Michael Kawi, 3L, and Amanda Tuminelli, 2L ,went 5-0, defeating teams from Fordham, NYU, Miami, Cardozo and Temple during the Nov. 11-13 competition. Kawi won Best Closing argument for one side of the case while Amanda won Best Advocate in the final round. The team was coached by attorneys Tara Kelly and Marybeth Manfredo.

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Registration for Leahy competition begins

Leahy is perhaps Georgetown’s most high-profile competition.Registration for the annual William E. Leahy Moot Court Competition begins this week. The Leahy competition is a chance for upperclass J.D. students and LL.M. students to join the Appellate Advocacy Division of the Georgetown Barristers’ Council. This is a competitive team doing appellate advocacy, the type of oral argument and writing that happens in the appellate courts of the United States, including the Supreme Court.

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Barristers' Council appoints new leaders

Photo by Brad Kehr, 2L. Barristers’ Council oversees all advocacy competitions.Barristers’ Council has chosen new leaders for the 2011-2012 school year. Amanda Wall, 2L, will serve as executive director of the Council’s executive board, which oversees Georgetown Law’s Moot Court, Trial Advocacy, and Alternative Dispute Resolution teams.

When asked about her plans for next year, Wall said, “I would like to continue building on the amazing progress that Trisha and the rest of this year’s board made in a few areas.”

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