Georgetown Mock Trial

Georgetown History:

2008 - 2009

 
Case: Drew Walton v. Blitz News Network, a defamation suit.
Happy Valley Invitational, Pennsylvania State University (2 Teams): Record of 7-0-1 and 7-1, finishing 1st and 2nd, respectively.
Great American Mock Trial Invitational, University of Virginia (1 Team): Record of 4-6-2 (in a three ballot system).
Downtown Invitational, New York University (1 Team): Record of 5-1-1, finishing 4th.

Quaker Classic Invitational Tournament (2 Teams):

Steel City Invitational, University of Pittsburg (2 Teams): Record of 4-3-1 and 3-5.

Tobacco Road Invitational, Duke University (2 Teams): Record of 6.5, CS=22.5 and 6, CS=14.5, SOO=5, finishing 2nd and 5th, respectively.

Big Apple Invitational, Columbia University (1 Team): Record of 3-4-1.

Washington, DC Regional Tournament (2 Teams): Record of 6-1-1, CS 15 and 6-1-1, CS 14, finishing 3rd and 4th, respectively, and earning two bids to the Opening Round Championship Series.
 
Baltimore, MD Regional Tournament (2 Teams): Record of 8-0 and 7-1, finishing 1st and 2nd place, respective, and earning two bids to the Opening Round Championship Series. Also won the Spirit of AMTA Award.
Opening Round Championship Series, Easton, PA (2 Teams): Record of 6-1-1 and 6-2, finishing 2nd and 3rd, respectively, and earning two bids to the National Championship. (Note: Due to AMTA rules, only two teams from any given school are allowed to advance to ORCS, regardless of how many bids the school earns).
 
National Championship Tournament, Des Moines, Iowa (2 Teams): Record of 6-2 and 2-6, taking 2nd place in the Belin Division.
 
Awards:
All-American Attorney: Ryan Guptill
All-American Witness: Lucy Hayes
ORCS Outstanding Attorney: Kim Teti
ORCS Outstanding Witness: Lauren Stoia
All-Regional Attorneys: Kevin Preskenis, Ryan Guptill, Mike Jacobson, Spencer Howell
All-Regional Witness: Frederick Moore, Dan Shindle, Ariel Martinez, Matthew Rabinowitz, Susie Movitz, Ian Hampton

Executive Board:
President: Will Dreher
Vice President: Frederick Moore
Treasurer: Ryan Guptill
Secretary: Elyse Lyons
Member-at-large: Ariel Martinez


2007 – 2008

Case: State of Midlands v. Bobbi Campbell, a criminal sentencing trial.

Spider Invitational, University of Richmond (4 Teams): Finished with records of 6-1-1, 6-2, 6-2, 6-2, winning 2nd, 4th, 6th and 8th places, respectively.

Downtown Invitational, New York University (1 Team): Record of 4-3-1, finished 11th overall.

Steel City Invitational, University of Pittsburg (2 Teams): Records of 7-1, 5-1-2, finishing 1st and 4th.

Demon Deacon Invitational, Wake Forest University (1 Team): Record of 5-3, finishing 7th.

Big Red Invitational Classic, Cornell University (1 Team): Finished with record of 4-4.

Washington, DC Regional Tournament (2 Teams): Records of 5-3 and 4-3-1, finishing 7th and earning a bid to the Silver National Tournament.

Baltimore, MD Regional Tournament (2 Teams): Records of 7-1, 6-2, finishing 3rd and 6th. Earned two bids to the Silver National Tournament.

Silver National Tournament, Wakugen, IL (1 Team): Record of 6 wins, CS 18, finishing 5th. Earn a wild-card bid to the National Championship Tournament in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Gold National Championship Tournament, Minneapolis, Minnesota: Record of 4 wins, CS 19, finishing 14th.
Awards:
• All-National Attorneys: Elisabeth Sperle, Ryan Guptill
• All-Regional Attorneys: Elyse Lyons, Ryan Guptill, Alisha Crovetto
• All-Regional Witness: Christina Catapang

Executive Board:
• President: Will Dreher
• Vice President: Dan Shindle
• Treasurer: Mike Ferrario
• Secretary: Ariel Martinez
• Member-at-large: Emily Moellers

2006 - 2007

 
Case: Sean Jefferies, et al. v Polk County Police Department, a civil rights lawsuit.

Easton, PA Regional Tournament (4 Teams): Finish with 5.5 wins, CS 16, PD +33; 5 wins, CS 12, PD +51; 4.5 wins, PD +34; 4.5 wins, PD +3. Finish in 7th, 8th, 11th, 12th.

National Tournament, Minneapolis, MN (2 Teams): Finish with 6 wins, CS 19, PD +22; 3.5 wins, CS 14.5, PD -10. Finish in 1st and 15th place.

National Championship Tournament, St. Petersburg, FL (1 Team): Finish with 4 wins, CS 16.5, PD +6.

Awards:
All-American Attorney: Ryan Guptill
All-American Witness: Patrick Thompson
All-National Attorney: Ryan Guptill
All-National Witness: Ariel Azoff
All-Regional Attorneys: Matt Huppert, Elisabeth Sperle, Ryan Guptill
All-Regional Witnesses: Elisabeth Sperle, Katherine Barasch, Mike Jacobson
Executive Board:
• President: Stacylyn Dewey
• Vice President: Patrick Thompson
• Treasurer: Dan Shindle
Secretary: Will Dreher
• Member-at-large: Brandon Cox

2005 - 2006

Case: State of Midlands v. Tyler Perry, a kidnapping case.

Indiana University of Pennsylvania Regional Tournament (4 Teams): Finish with 6 wins, CS 19, PD + 17; 6 wins, CS 19, PD +15; 5.5 wins, CS 13.5, PD +62; 5 wins, CS 21, PD +8. Finish in 4th, 5th, 8th, 9th.

National Tournament, St. Petersburg, FL (2 Teams): Finish with 5.5 wins, CS of 20.5 and PD +9 and 4 wins, CS 15.5 and PD +2. Finish in 4th place and 11th place.

Awards:
All-National Outstanding Attorney: Emily Moellers
All-National Outstanding Witness: Will Dreher
All-Regional Witnesses: Ariel Azoff, Wade Tandy
All-Regional Attorneys: Dina McLeod, Elisabeth Sperle, Sarah Wappett
Executive Board:
President: Alyssa Penn

2004 - 2005

Case: Tony Kissner v. Polk Hospital, a negligence case.

Howard University Regional Tournament (4 Teams): Finished with 5, 4, 4, and 4 wins and took 8th place. Earned a bid to National Tournament at Stetson, but was unable to attend. Also earned an honorable mention for the Spirit of AMTA award.

Awards:
All-Regional Attorneys: Ellie Boragine, Brandon Cox, Kristin Yates
All-Regional Witness: Kimmie Lipscomb

2003 - 2004

Case: State of Midlands v. Michael W. Harmon, a homicide case.

Princeton, New Jersey Regional Tournament (2 Teams): Finished with 5, 4 wins and a “consider for the bubble” for the National Tournament.

University of Maryland, College Park Regional Tournament (2 Teams): Finished with 5.5, 2.5 wins and a bid to the National Tournament at Richmond.

National Tournament, Richmond, VA (1 Team): Finished with 4 wins and won the Spirit of AMTA Award.

Awards:
All-National Attorney: Bryn McDonough
• All-Regional Witnesses: Chris Schmitter, Kirk Lohmueller
• All-Regional Attorney: Winny Chen

2002 - 2003

 
Case: Lee and Andi Smith v. J. J. Thompson, a wrongful death suit.

University of Maryland, College Park Regional Tournament (3 Teams): Finished with 5, 4.5, 2.5 wins and, by finishing in 8th place, earned one bid to the National Tournament at Hamline University, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Awards:
• All-Regional Attorneys: Bryn McDonough, Ellie Boragine
• All-Regional Witness: Alyssa Penn

2001 - 2002

Case: State of Midlands v. Ashley T. Thornhill, a murder case

Princeton, New Jersey Regional Tournament (2 Teams): Received one bid to the National Championship Intercollegiate Mock Trial Tournament in Des Moines, Iowa

University of Maryland, College Park Regional Tournament (2 Teams): Received one bid to the National Tournament in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Silver National Tournament, St. Paul, Minnesota (1 Team): 2.5 wins at Silvers, CS of 12.5, PD -10.

Gold National Tournament, Des Moines, IA (1 Team): 7 wins, CS of 20, PD +21. Won the division and was the National Runner-Up.

Awards:
All-American Witness: Jo-Leo Carney Waterton

2000 - 2001

Case: Gilbertson v. The Everest Experience, a wrongful death suit.

Princeton, New Jersey Regional Tournament (2 Teams) and University of Maryland, College Park Regional Tournament (2 Teams): Earned two berths to the Gold National Championship Tournament.

Gold National Tournament: Won the Team Spirit of AMTA award.

1999 – 2000

Case: State v. Ruel T. Ellis, a homicide case.

University of Maryland, College Park Regional Tournament (4 Teams): Also in attendance: George Washington, Maryland, Howard, UVA and Richmond. Did not earn a berth to a National Tournament.

1998 - 1999

Case: Griswold v. United Gauges of America, a products liability case.

Silver National Tournament, St. Paul, Minnesota (1 Team)

Awards:
All-Regional Attorney: David Roberts



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