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(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Capital
Law School earned top honors Sunday in Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine’s 2015
Public Service Mock Trial Competition.
The competition, which
took place at the Franklin County Courthouse this weekend, was designed to
provide a valuable learning opportunity for Ohio law school students and offer
insight into public service legal careers. The annual competition is in its
third year.
“This competition was
founded to help Ohio law students learn about public service legal careers and give them courtroom experience in front of judges,” said Attorney
General DeWine. “I applaud the team from Capital and all the teams that participated in our
mock trial competition.”
Teams from the various
Ohio law schools, made up of second and third-year students, participated in
the competition. Seven schools participated in this year’s competition,
with the University of Dayton fielding two teams.
The competition
simulated litigation regarding a telemarketing fraud case. Each law school
team presented both sides of the case. Teams
participated in two trial rounds on Saturday with the top two teams advancing
to a final round Sunday.
Each team was coached
by litigators from The Ohio Attorney General’s Office and other public service
offices from around the state.
Members of Capital’s
winning team included Sharon Schnelle, Jose Juarez, Nicholas Kolitsos, Kaitlyn
Stephens, Alexander Korecky, Sandra Carrillo, Melissa Bright, and Sean
Heffernan. The students were coached by Scott Longo, Frank Carson, Patrick
Denier, and Amy Brown from The Ohio Attorney General’s Office.
The final round was
judged by Tenth District Court of Appeals Judge William A. Klatt and Franklin
County Court Common Pleas Judge Charles A. Schneider. Other competition round
judges included Judge Colleen O’Donnell of the Franklin County Court of Common
Pleas, Judge William Woods of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, Judge
Mark Serrott of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, and Judge Marianne
Hemmeter of the Delaware County Municipal Court, as well as experienced public
service litigators and private practitioners from around the state.
 2015 Capital Law School Public Service Mock Trial Team
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