Stetson Law Trial Team
Stetson's Trial Team is one of the best in the nation!
#1 US News & World Report (2024)
#2 Trial Competition Performance Rankings (overall since 2016)
#3 GAVEL Rankings (2022-2023)
Trial competitions require students to demonstrate their trial advocacy skills in a simulated jury trial, during which they are evaluated by experienced trial lawyers and judges. These competitions give students the opportunity to perfect trial skills to a degree not possible through classroom instruction and enjoy the most memorable experiences of their law school education.
In 2022-23 season, Stetson's Trial Team celebrated the following successes!
CHAMPIONS, Best Opening, & Best Cross
MLK National Civil Rights Trial Competition
CHAMPIONS, Best Cross, & Best Advocate
Syracuse National Trial Competition
CHAMPIONS, Best Opening, Best Direct, & Best Advocate
Capitol City Challenge
CHAMPIONS
South Texas Mock Trial Challenge
FINALISTS
Best Prosecutor, Best Defense Attorney, Best Opening, & Best Direct
Amicus Cup
FINALISTS
Battle of the Experts
FINALISTS
Estrella Trial Advocacy Competition
FINALISTS & BEST ADVOCATE (Team Green)
SEMIFINALISTS (Team White)
TYLA National Trial Competition - Region VI
FINALISTS (Team Green)
SEMIFINALISTS (Team White)
American Associate of Justice Student Trial Advocacy Competition - Southeast Region
SEMIFINALISTS & BEST ADVOCATE
Ethics Trial Advocacy Competition
SEMIFINALISTS
Florida Justice Association's Honorable E. Earle Zehmer Memorial Mock Trial Competition
QUARTERFINALISTS & BEST ADVOCATE
John L. Costello National Criminal Law Trial Advocacy Competition
QUARTERFINALISTS
Judge Paul Joseph Kelly, Jr. Invitational Trial Competition
QUARTERFINALISTS
Chester-Bedell Mock Trial Competition
BEST ADVOCATE
National Civil Trial Competition
Membership on Stetson's Trial Team is a prestigious and highly coveted distinction that greatly enhances members' law school experience. To learn more about Stetson's Trial Team, eligibility, and how to try out, please see Prospective Members or contact Michael J. VanDerZee, Director of Trial Advocacy at [email protected].