The Championship Mock Trial Academy

The Championship Academy ("Champ Camps") is your opportunity to work with championship winning coaches, collegiate competitors, local attorneys and faculty members from the University of North Texas at Dallas College of Law, one of the nation’s most innovative law schools. The Champ Camps offer outstanding instruction in preparation for the 2020-2021 High School mock trial tournament season. We will use modified Federal Rules of Evidence adopted by the national mock trial competition sponsored by the American Bar Association. In addition to the trial advocacy skills, students will get daily seminars on college admissions. These will be taught by Michael Gao (Columbia) student who has helped other students be admitted into Ivy's. The 2020 mock trial labs offer novice, intermediate and advanced tracks which allow students to learn at a pace appropriate for their skill level. We offer commuter and online options. The mock trial labs focus on building effective speaking and strategic skills for students of all levels of experience. We offer a dynamic program consisting of interactive lectures, trial advocacy drills, stop-and-go scrimmages and a competitive mini-tournament. We believe that success in mock trial is acquired through a balance of proper pre-trial preparation and knowing how to think on your feet. Our program is designed to provide students the opportunity to hone both skill-sets through participation in interactive lectures and practical drills. Students will be divided into teams on the first evening and begin analyzing the case. Each student will be given the opportunity to perform as both an attorney and a witness. All participants will construct opening statements, conduct direct and cross examinations and give a closing argument. The program will conclude with a mini tournament judged by local attorneys, law school students and Dallas County judges. We will be using a criminal case packet to help students prepare for next year’s tournament season.