On November 8-9, 2014 two Fowler Law Mock Trial teams competed in the American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Labor and Employment Law, Eleventh Annual Trial Advocacy Competition Regional tournament in Los Angeles, California. The first team included: Erica Bashaw (JD ‘15), Victor Bachand (JD ‘16), Ren Henry (JD ‘16) and Dalia Wahab (JD ‘15).
“Attending the National Voir Dire Competition was an extremely rewarding experience. The process of choosing a jury is often overlooked in trial advocacy classes; however, I have come to learn that building a rapport with the individual jurors and understanding their thought processes so that you are able to choose the right panel of twelve
Chapman students excelled at the regional round of the ABA Arbitration Competition, where the team of Kristin Aoun, Nick Evans, Phil Joo and Damon Pitt reached the semifinal round, losing a split decision by one point—barely missing an opportunity to qualify for the national finals.
Chapman’s Mock Trial Board won the ABA-LSD National Arbitration Competition in San Antonio, Texas this past weekend. The student team of Jimmy Blalock, Brett Corson, Meghan O’Brien Taylor, and Arlinda Witko finished third in the preliminary rounds, advancing to the final rounds where they outscored teams from Louisiana State University and the University of Missouri—Columbia. The team was
Chapman law students Gino Monteleone and Garret Wong win Best Advocate Awards at the the prestigious NACDL Mock Trial Competition.