YOUNG LAWYERS
2014 High School Mock Trial Competition By Lindsay C. Hanifan, Esq.
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he Montgomery County Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Section recently sponsored the annual High School Mock Trial Competition, which is now in its 30th year. A total of 32 teams from high schools throughout Montgomery County competed in the regional play-offs in January and February. The students presented a negligence action involving the death of a high school track star due to the use of performance enhancing drugs. In the first two rounds, each team had one turn to represent the plaintiff, the estate of the track star, and one turn
to represent the defendant, the private high school where she ran track. In doing so, the students learned trial strategy, rules of evidence and even legal theories, including comparative negligence. The program would not be possible without the help of many MBA members and county judges who volunteered their time. Over 140 members acted as jurors and time keepers, and 22 district judges, county judges and attorneys served as judges. President Judge William J. Furber, Jr., presided over the final round between Mount Saint Joseph Academy’s Team A and
the Haverford School’s Team A. The victor, Haverford A, will now advance to compete in the State Championship in Harrisburg on March 28, 2014.
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