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Thurgood Marshall Mock Trial Competition sponsored by BARBRI

National Mock Trial Director
Valerie Fontenot
Louisiana State University-Paul M. Hebert Law Center
mocktrial@nblsa.org

In March of 2002, at NBLSA's General Convention, the body voted to create a National Mock Trial Competition sponsored by BARBRI, in order to develop future lawyers with strong courtroom skills as they prepare for various components of a trial. Each year, hundreds of competitors compete on the regional levels in the hopes of ultimately becoming one of the top three teams in the Nation. To date, the Thurgood Marshall Mock Trial Competition (TMMTC) sponsored by BARBRI is one of the largest, most respected law school mock trial competitions in the country.

Competition Improvements

The TMMTC sponsored by BARBRI continues to improve every year and remains committed to cultivating superior advocacy skills in each of its competitors. As such, the following exciting improvements have been made to the competition:

  • All official TMMTC sponsored by BARBRI competition and registration materials will be centrally located on the NBLSA TMMTC sponsored by BARBRI homepage.
  • The structure of the competition now consists of three (3) qualifying rounds, followed by one (1) single-elimination semi-final round, one (1) third place and one (1) final round.
  • Team advancement will first be determined by overall win/loss record, followed by point differentials.
  • The duration of all rounds will be limited to 75 minutes per round.

Meet Your 2012-2013 TMMTC sponsored by BARBRI Team

Valerie Fontenot
NATIONAL DIRECTOR OF TMMTC
Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center
mocktrial@nblsa.org

Ashley Harrington
NATIONAL TMMTC SPECIALIST
New York University
mocktrial.specialist@nblsa.org

Regional Team

Barbara Stansil
Mid-Atlantic Regional Director
William and Mary School of Law
mablsa.mocktrial@nblsa.org

Dominique Taylor 

Mid-West Regional Director

Indiana University | Maurer School of Law
mwblsa.mocktrial@nblsa.org

Chelsea Johnson
Northeast Regional Director
Boston University School of Law
neblsa.mocktrial@nblsa.org

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Dyan Owens
Rocky Mountain Regional Director
Thurgood Marshall School of Law
rmblsa.mocktrial@nblsa.org

Reshonda Thompson
Southern Regional Director
Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center
srblsa.mocktrial@nblsa.org

Irene Williams
Western Regional Director
U.C. Davis
wrblsa.parliamentarian@nblsa.org

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National Advisors

  • Stephan Anthony Esq.*
  • Jeffrey C. Brooks Esq.
  • Christopher Lomax Esq.
  • Morris Parker Esq.
* TMMTC Problem Author

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