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Around the Law School Mock Trial: Year-End Review The 2011-2012 Mock Trial team celebrated their successful year at a banquet on April 16 at the University Center Club in Tallahassee. The team is made of multiple smaller competing groups that participated in eight competitions this academic year. Students traveled around the state and nation to showcase their trial advocacy skills. Competition locations included San Antonio, Texas, Buffalo, New York, San Francisco, California and Chicago, Illinois. Within Florida, students traveled to Miami, Tampa, Orlando and Fort Lauderdale to compete. At the Florida Justice Association E. Earle Zehmer Competition, first place winners were Raul Arispe (’12), Joey Chindamo (’13), Marshawn Griffin (’12) and Jennito Simon (’13). At that same competition, semi-finalists included William Bissell (’12), Michael Flegiel (’13), Stephanie Hayes (’12) and Lorraine Young (’12). Both teams were coached by Dana Brooks (’08), shareholder of Eubanks, Barrett, Fasig & Brooks, Joseph Brooks, of Brooks & Masterson and Matt Liebenhaut (’05), of the Law Office of Matt Liebenhaut. Winning second place in the American Bar Association Labor & Employment Competition were Anna Crutcher (’12), Christopher Jurich (’12), Nicholas Paquette (’13) and Peter Tragos (’13). They were coached by Maria Santoro, managing partner in the Tallahassee office of George Hartz Lundeen, and College of Law Professor Ruth Stone. Christian Bax (’12), Natasha Dorsey (’12), Nicholas Horton (’13) and Adrian Mood (’13) were quarter-finalists in the Buffalo-Niagara Annual Mock Trial Competition. Their coach was Richard Tanner, managing partner of the Tallahassee branch of deBeaubien, Knight, Simmons, Mantzaris & Neal and an adjunct professor at the law school. Second place finishers at The Florida Bar Chester Bedell Competition were Marshawn Griffin (’12), Stephanie Hayes (’12), Keven Leveille (’12) and Ross Marshman (’12). The team was coached by Jessica Bowen (’08), who practices at Heath & Rasky, and Martin Powell (’09), of Meyer, Brooks, Demma and Blohm. In the Lone Star Classic Competition, Brett Miller (’12) won the award for Best Cross Examination. TOP LEFT (L-R) Natasha Dorsey (’12), Adrian Mood (’13), Nicholas Horton (’13), Christian Bax (’12) and Coach Richard Tanner 48 Florida STATE Law
Around the Law School ABOVE (L-R) Peter Tragos (’13), Anna Crutcher (’12), Coach Ruth Stone, Coach Maria Santoro and Christopher Jurich (’12) TOP RIGHT (L-R): Lorraine Young (’12), Marshawn Griffin (’12), Stephanie Hayes (’12), Coach Dana Brooks (’08), Michael Flegiel (’13), Joey Chindamo (’13) and Jennito Simon (’13) ABOVE (L-R): Stephanie Hayes (’12), Coach Martin Powell (’09), Keven Leveille (’12), Sara Hassler (’13), Logan McEwen (’12), Ross Marshman (’12), Jennito Simon (’13), Marshawn Griffin (’12) and Christopher Jurich (’12) SPRING 2012 49
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