
Trial Team - Competitions & Awards
Listed below are the awards won by Stetson Law's Trial Team from 1999-present.
ABA National Trial Competition
- 2021: Regional Semifinalist, Best Advocate, Best Opening
- 2020: Team 1 - Regional Champion, Team 2 - Finalist
- 2019: First Place
- 2018: Semifinalist
- 2017: Regional First Place; Best Advocate, Best Opening Statement, Best Direct Examination
- 2016: Team 1 - Regional Semifinalist, Team 2 - Quarterfinalist
- 2015: Best Cross-Examination, Regional Finalist
- 2013: Semifinalist
- 2011: Semifinalist
- 2010: First Place Regionals, First Place Nationals
- 2009: Quarterfinalist
- 2008: Second Place
- 2006: Semifinalist
- 2005: Quarterfinalist
- 2004: Second Place, Best Advocate
- 2003: Semifinalist
- 2002: Semifinalist
- 2001: First Place
- 2000: First Place
American Association of Justice Student Trial Advocacy Competition (Regionals) (f/k/a ATLA)
- 2022: Regional Champion
- 2019: First Place
- 2018: First Place
- 2017: First Place; Finalist
- 2016: Semifinalists
- 2015: First Place
- 2014: First Place and Finalist
- 2013: First Place
- 2012: First Place
- 2011: First Place and Semifinalist
- 2010: First Place; Best Advocate
- 2009: First Place
- 2006: First Place
- 2005: Finalist
- 2004: First Place and Semifinalist
- 2003: Finalist and Semifinalist
- 2001: Finalist and Semifinalist
- 2000: Finalist (both teams)
American Association of Justice Student Trial Advocacy Competition (Nationals) (f/k/a ATLA)
- 2019: Semifinalist
- 2017: Quarterfinalist
- 2015: First Place
- 2014: Semifinalist
- 2013: Quarterfinalist
- 2012: Semifinalist
- 2010: Quarterfinalist
- 2009: First Place
- 2004: Quarterfinalist
Battle of the Experts
- 2022: Finalists
Buffalo Niagara Mock Trial Competition
- 2015: Semifinalist
Capitol City Challenge
- 2018: Finalist
- 2017: Quarterfinalists
Cathy Bennett National Criminal Trial Competition (NACDL)
- 2011: Best Advocate First and Second Preliminary Rounds
- 2009: Finalist; Best Advocate: 2nd, 3rd, and Semifinal rounds
- 2006: Semifinalist; Best Advocate, and Best Advocate Third Round
- 2005: First Place; Best Advocate
Constance Baker Motley BLSA Mock Trial Competition
- 2020: Finalist and Third Place
Chester Bedell Memorial Mock Trial Competition
- 2021: Team 1 - Champions, Team 2 - Quarterfinalist; Best Advocate
- 2020: First Place and Quarterfinalist; Best Advocate
- 2019: First Place; Semifinalist
- 2017: First Place; Finalist; Best Advocate
- 2016: Quarterfinalist
- 2015: Finalist; Best Advocate
- 2014: First Place and Finalist; Best Advocate
- 2013: First Place and Finalist; Best Advocate
- 2012: First Place; Best Advocate
- 2011: Semifinalists
- 2010: Semifinalists
- 2009: First Place; Best Advocate
- 2008: Finalist
- 2007: First Place; Best Advocate
- 2006: First Place; Best Advocate
- 2005: First Place; Best Advocate
- 2004: First Place; Best Advocate
- 2003: Finalist
- 2002: Semifinalist
- 2001: Finalist and Semifinalist
- 2000: First Place and Finalist; Best Advocate
Florida Justice Association (f/k/a AFTL) Honorable E. Earle Zehmer Memorial Mock Trial Competition
- 2021: Team 1 - Semifinalist; Best Advocate
- 2019: First Place and Semifinalist; Best Advocate
- 2015: First Place; Best Advocate (Preliminary Rounds 1-4); Best Overall Advocate
- 2014: First Place
- 2013: First Place and Semifinalist
- 2011: Finalist
- 2009: Semifinalists
- 2008: First Place and Finalist
- 2007: First Place and Semifinalist
- 2006: Finalist
- 2005: First Place and Finalist
- 2004: First Place
- 2003: First Place and Finalist; Best Advocate
- 2002: Semifinalist
- 2001: First Place and Finalist; Best Advocate
Florida State University College of Law Mock Trial Competition
- 2015: Semifinalist
Golden Gate University Criminal Mock Trial Competition: In Vino Veritas
- 2016: Semifinalist
- 2014: First Place; Best Advocate
- 2012: Finalist; Best Cross
Lone Star Classic
- 2018: Semifinalist
- 2013: Best Cross-Examination
- 2012: Best Closing Argument
- 2011: Best Advocate Preliminary Rounds
- 2010: Semifinalists; Most Professional Team
- 2002: Finalist
Martin Luther King National Civil Rights Mock Trial Competition
- 2022: Champions; Best Opening Statement; Best Cross-Examination
National Civil Trial Competition
- 2022: Best Advocate in the Preliminary Rounds
- 2021: Semifinalist
- 2019: Finalist
- 2018: Finalist
- 2016: First Place; Best Advocate Preliminary Rounds
- 2015: Semifinalist
- 2014: Finalist, Best Advocate
- 2012: Third Place
- 2009: First Place; Best Advocate Final Round; Best Advocate Preliminary Rounds
- 2007: Finalist
National Criminal Justice Trial Advocacy Competition
- 2016: Semifinalists; Best Opening Statement; Best Direct Examination; Best Closing Argument
- 2013: Quarterfinalist
- 2002: First Place; Outstanding Advocate
- 2001: Finalist; Most Perfect Scores
- 2000: First Place; Best Advocate
National Ethics Trial Competition
- 2016: First Place; Most Professional Team; Best Advocate Final Round
- 2015: Semifinalist
- 2014: Semifinalist
- 2013: Best Advocate
- 2012: Finalist; Best Advocate, Most Professional Team
- 2009: Semifinalist
- 2008: Semifinalist
- 2006: Semifinalist
National White Collar Crime Mock Trial Competition
- 2011: Best Advocate
- 2006: Best Advocate
- 2005: Finalist
- 2000: Semifinalist
- 1999: Finalist
Puerto Rico Trial Advocacy Competition
- 2022: Best Closing Argument
- 2021: Semifinalist
- 2009: Semifinalist
Show Me Challenge National Voir Dire Tournament
- 2019: Finalist
- 2018: Finalist
- 2017: Semifinalist
- 2015: Semifinalist
- 2014: First Place
South Texas Mock Trial Challenge
- 2021: Semifinalist
- 2019: Finalist
- 2016: Second Place; Outstanding Advocate
- 2013: Finalist
Syracuse National Trial Competition
- 2022: Champions; Best Cross-Examination; Best Advocate in the Final Round
Texas Young Lawyers Association National Trial Competition (Regionals)
- 2020: First Place and Finalist
- 2019: First Place
- 2018: Semifinalist
- 2017: First Place; Best Advocate Semifinal Round; Best Opening Statement; Best Direct Examination
- 2016: Semifinalists; Quarterfinalist
- 2015: Finalist
- 2013: Semifinalist
- 2012: Finalist
- 2011: Semifinalist
- 2010: First Place
- 2009: Quarterfinalist
- 2008: Finalist
- 2007: First Place
- 2006: Semifinalist
- 2005: First Place and Semifinalist
- 2004: First Place and Finalist
- 2003: Semifinalist (both teams)
- 2002: Finalist and Semifinalist
- 2001: First Place
- 2000: First Place (both teams)
Texas Young Lawyers Association National Trial Competition (Nationals)
- 2010: First Place
- 2005: Quarterfinalist
- 2004: Finalist; Best Advocate
- 2001: First Place
- 2000: Quarterfinalist; Best Advocate
Top Gun Competition
- 2022: Semifinalist
- 2016: Semifinalist
- 2010: Semifinalist
Tournament of Champions
- 2017: Finalist
- 2015: Semifinalist
- 2013: Semifinalist
- 2010: Semifinalist
- 2004: First Place; Best Advocate
- 2002: Semifinalist
William W. Daniel Mock Trial Competition
- 1999: Semifinalist