
Trial Team - Competitions & Awards
Listed below are the competition placements and awards achieved by Stetson's Trial Team since the year 2000. *If two results are listed (ex: First Place - Champion; Semifinalist), that is because two teams competed on behalf of Stetson in that competition.*
All Star Bracket Challenge
- 2020: National Champion; Best Advocate
American Association of Justice Student Trial Advocacy Competition (Regionals) (f/k/a ATLA)
- 2023: Second Place - Finalist; Semifinalist
- 2022: First Place - Champion
- 2019: First Place - Champion
- 2018: First Place - Champion
- 2017: First Place - Champion; Finalist
- 2016: Semifinalists
- 2015: First Place - Champion
- 2014: First Place - Champion; Finalist
- 2013: First Place - Champion
- 2012: First Place - Champion
- 2011: First Place - Champion; Semifinalist
- 2010: First Place - Champion; Best Advocate
- 2009: First Place - Champion
- 2006: First Place - Champion
- 2005: Second Place - Finalist
- 2004: First Place - Champion; Semifinalist
- 2003: Second Place - Finalist; Semifinalist
- 2001: Second Place - Finalist; Semifinalist
- 2000: Second Place - Finalist (both teams)
American Association of Justice Student Trial Advocacy Competition (Nationals) (f/k/a ATLA)
- 2019: Semifinalist
- 2017: Quarterfinalist
- 2015: First Place - Champion
- 2014: Semifinalist
- 2013: Quarterfinalist
- 2012: Semifinalist
- 2010: Quarterfinalist
- 2009: First Place - Champion
- 2004: Quarterfinalist
Amicus Cup
- 2023: Second Place - Finalist; Best Prosecutor; Best Defense Attorney; Best Opening Statement; Best Direct Examination
Battle of the Experts
- 2022: Second Place - Finalist
Buffalo-Niagara Mock Trial Competition
- 2015: Semifinalist
Capitol City Challenge
- 2023: First Place - Champion; Best Opening Statement; Best Direct Examination; Best Advocate in the Final Round
- 2018: Second Place - Finalist
- 2017: Quarterfinalist
Cathy Bennett National Criminal Trial Competition (NACDL)
- 2011: Best Advocate First and Second Preliminary Rounds
- 2009: Second Place - Finalist; Best Advocate: 2nd, 3rd, and Semifinal rounds
- 2006: Semifinalist; Best Advocate, and Best Advocate Third Round
- 2005: First Place - Champion; Best Advocate
Constance Baker Motley BLSA Mock Trial Competition
- 2022: Quarterfinalist
- 2020: Second Place - Finalist; Third Place
Chester-Bedell Memorial Mock Trial Competition
- 2023: Quarterfinalist (both teams)
- 2022: Quarterfinalist (both teams)
- 2021: Champions; Quarterfinalist; Best Advocate
- 2020: First Place - Champion; Quarterfinalist; Best Advocate
- 2019: First Place - Champion; Semifinalist
- 2017: First Place - Champion; Second Place - Finalist; Best Advocate
- 2016: Quarterfinalist
- 2015: Second Place - Finalist; Best Advocate
- 2014: First Place - Champion; Finalist; Best Advocate
- 2013: First Place - Champion; Finalist; Best Advocate
- 2012: First Place - Champion; Best Advocate
- 2011: Semifinalists
- 2010: Semifinalists
- 2009: First Place - Champion; Best Advocate
- 2008: Second Place - Finalist
- 2007: First Place - Champion; Best Advocate
- 2006: First Place - Champion; Best Advocate
- 2005: First Place - Champion; Best Advocate
- 2004: First Place - Champion; Best Advocate
- 2003: Second Place - Finalist
- 2002: Semifinalist
- 2001: Second Place - Finalist; Semifinalist
- 2000: First Place - Champion; Finalist; Best Advocate
Estrella Trial Advocacy Competition
- 2023: Second Place - Finalist
- 2015: Semifinalist
Florida Justice Association (f/k/a AFTL) Honorable E. Earle Zehmer Memorial Mock Trial Competition
- 2022: Semifinalist
- 2021: Semifinalist; Best Advocate
- 2019: First Place - Champion; Semifinalist; Best Advocate
- 2015: First Place - Champion; Best Advocate (Preliminary Rounds 1-4); Best Overall Advocate
- 2014: First Place - Champion
- 2013: First Place - Champion; Semifinalist
- 2011: Second Place - Finalist
- 2009: Semifinalist (both teams)
- 2008: First Place - Champion; Finalist
- 2007: First Place - Champion; Semifinalist
- 2006: Second Place - Finalist
- 2005: First Place - Champion; Finalist
- 2004: First Place - Champion
- 2003: First Place - Champion; Finalist; Best Advocate
- 2002: Semifinalist
- 2001: First Place - Champion; 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 - Champion; Best Advocate
- 2012: Second Place - Finalist; Best Cross
John L. Costello National Criminal Law Trial Advocacy Competition
- 2023: Quarterfinalist; Best Advocate in the Preliminary Rounds
Judge Paul Joseph Kelly, Jr. Invitational Trial Competition
- 2022: Quarterfinalist
Lone Star Classic
- 2018: Semifinalist
- 2013: Best Cross-Examination
- 2012: Best Closing Argument
- 2011: Best Advocate Preliminary Rounds
- 2010: Semifinalists; Most Professional Team
- 2002: Second Place - Finalist
Martin Luther King, Jr. National Civil Rights Mock Trial Competition
- 2022: First Place - Champion; Best Opening Statement; Best Cross-Examination
National Civil Trial Competition
- 2022: Best Advocate in the Preliminary Rounds
- 2021: Semifinalist
- 2019: Second Place - Finalist
- 2018: Second Place - Finalist
- 2016: First Place - Champion; Best Advocate Preliminary Rounds
- 2015: Semifinalist
- 2014: Second Place - Finalist, Best Advocate
- 2012: Third Place
- 2009: First Place - Champion; Best Advocate Final Round; Best Advocate Preliminary Rounds
- 2007: Second Place - Finalist
National Criminal Justice Trial Advocacy Competition
- 2016: Semifinalists; Best Opening Statement; Best Direct Examination; Best Closing Argument
- 2013: Quarterfinalist
- 2002: First Place - Champion; Outstanding Advocate
- 2001: Second Place - Finalist; Most Perfect Scores
- 2000: First Place - Champion; Best Advocate, Best Cross-Examination
National Ethics Trial Competition
- 2023: Semifinalist; Best Advocate in the Preliminary Rounds
- 2016: First Place - Champion; Most Professional Team; Best Advocate Final Round
- 2015: Semifinalist
- 2014: Semifinalist
- 2013: Best Advocate
- 2012: Second Place - 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: Second Place - Finalist
- 2000: Semifinalist
- 1999: Second Place - Finalist
Puerto Rico Trial Advocacy Competition
- 2022: Best Closing Argument
- 2021: Semifinalist
- 2009: Semifinalist
Show Me Challenge National Voir Dire Tournament
- 2019: Second Place - Finalist
- 2018: Second Place - Finalist
- 2017: Semifinalist
- 2015: Semifinalist
- 2014: First Place - Champion
South Texas Mock Trial Challenge
- 2023: First Place - Champion
- 2022: Semifinalist
- 2021: Semifinalist
- 2019: Second Place - Finalist
- 2016: Second Place; Outstanding Advocate
- 2013: Second Place - Finalist
Syracuse National Trial Competition
- 2022: First Place - Champion; Best Cross-Examination; Best Advocate in the Final Round
Texas Young Lawyers Association National Trial Competition (Regionals)
- 2023: Second Place - Finalist & Best Advocate; Semifinalist
- 2021: Semifinalist, Best Advocate, Best Opening
- 2020: First Place - Champion; Finalist
- 2019: First Place- Champion
- 2018: Semifinalist
- 2017: First Place - Champion; Best Advocate Semifinal Round; Best Opening Statement; Best Direct Examination
- 2016: Semifinalist; Quarterfinalist
- 2015: Second Place - Finalist, Best Cross-Examination
- 2013: Semifinalist
- 2012: Second Place - Finalist
- 2011: Semifinalist
- 2010: First Place - Champion
- 2009: Quarterfinalist
- 2008: Second Place - Finalist
- 2007: First Place - Champion
- 2006: Semifinalist
- 2005: First Place - Champion; Semifinalist
- 2004: First Place - Champion; Finalist
- 2003: Semifinalist (both teams)
- 2002: Second Place - Finalist; Semifinalist
- 2001: First Place - Champion
- 2000: First Place - Champion (both teams)
Texas Young Lawyers Association National Trial Competition (Nationals)
- 2010: First Place - National Champion
- 2005: Quarterfinalist
- 2004: Second Place - Finalist; Best Advocate
- 2001: First Place - National Champion
- 2000: Quarterfinalist; Best Advocate
Top Gun Competition
- 2022: Semifinalist
- 2016: Semifinalist
- 2010: Semifinalist
Tournament of Champions
- 2017: Second Place - Finalist
- 2015: Semifinalist
- 2013: Semifinalist
- 2010: Semifinalist
- 2004: First Place - Champion; Best Advocate
- 2002: Semifinalist