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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DeLuzio, 1L, wins Beaudry moot court final

Photo by Brad Kehr, 2L. Beaudry finalists with judges. Winner DeLuzio at center.Last Thursday, students and faculty gathered in Hart Auditorium for the Sixtieth Annual Robert J. Beaudry Moot Court Competition.  A Georgetown Law tradition since 1952, the Beaudry Moot Court Competition rewards first-year students for excellence in brief-writing and oral advocacy.  Each participant in this year’s competition received a closed packet of cases and other materials concerning an issue relating to United States Constitutional Law.  

Deborah Gruen, Nathaniel Cullerton, Jeffrey DeSousa, and Christopher Deluzio were the four finalists selected from a pool of over 150 applicants. 

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