Two Minnesota Law Mock Trial Competition Teams Named Regional Co-Champs, Advance to Nationals

This past weekend, Minnesota Law's intercollegiate mock trial competition teams became regional co-champions of the TYLA/ACTL National Trial Competition. The National Trial Competition is administered by the Texas Young Lawyers Association (TYLA) & the American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL) and is the largest mock trial tournament in the United States, drawing competition teams from over 140 law schools. Both teams will advance to the national competition in Houston, Texas, this coming April. The Maroon Team members include Diana Kawka '24, Dominik Ruch '24, and Thaameran Sarveswaran '25. The Gold Team members include Nathan Barry '25, An Duong '24, and Simon Earle '24. The Maroon and Gold teams were crucially supported by the mock trial program’s scrimmage team: Will Myers '24, Brandon Redmon '24, and Marie Lundgren '25.

The Mock Trial team coaches are Craig Roen ‘87, Joe Janochoski ‘18, and Tommy Harshaw ‘22.