Winners of Moot Court Board's Mock Trial Competition
 L-R: Finalist team Brett Trembly and Jonathan Weiss; final round judge Mr. Tod Aronvitz; Charles C. Papy, Jr. Moot Court Board's Vice President in charge of the Mock Trial Competition Sarah King; final round presiding judge, the Honorable Andrew S. Hague; and winning team Joycelyn Brown and Christopher Lomax. |
Congratulations to Joycelyn Brown and Christopher Lomax, winners of the 2007 Charles C. Papy, Jr. Moot Court Board's Mock Trial Competition. Brown and Lomax will receive $2,500 in prize money, courtesy of Duane Morris, LLP. Finalist team Brett Trembly and Jonathan Weiss will be awarded $1,500 and Christopher Lomax, named "Best Oral Advocate," will receive $1,000, all courtesy of Duane Morris, LLP.
This year's final round was judged by some of South Florida's most prominent legal figures. The presiding judge was the Honorable Andrew S. Hague, who is currently in the Civil Division of the County Court of the 11th Judicial District of Florida. Also judging this year's final competitors were former Florida Bar President, Mr. Tod Aronvitz, JD '74, who specializes in complex civil litigation, and University of Miami Adjunct Professor Milton Hirsch, a prominent criminal defense attorney.
The competition began with 15 teams and consisted of several rounds during late October and November 2007. Each team tried the entire case at least once as both prosecution and defense. This year's problem involved an informant for the Drug Enforcement Agency and his alleged side cocaine deal while working for the agency. The competition ran over the course of two weeks, and was judged at all levels by local attorneys and judges.
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posted 3-December-2007
