For 7th time in last 8 years
Legal Lions advance to state mock trial tournament
For the seventh time in the past eight years, NDCL's Legal Lions mock trial team has advanced to the Ohio Mock Trial State Competition.
The return trip to Columbus comes after Team Blue of the Legal Lions won both of their trials in regional competition at the Lake County Courthouse on February 17.
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STATE-BOUND MOCK TRIAL TEAM BLUE: Tuscani Orris, Cian O’Boyle, Anneliese Moskal, Bailey Rice, Victoria Baioni, Annie Stied, Quinn Linnert, and Evan Eichas.
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After four separate trials, individual awards won by the Legal Lions included senior Victoria Baioni and junior Tuscani Orris, as best attorneys and freshmen Quinton Linnert and Violet Valis as best witnesses.
The Lions will now prepare to compete in the state elimination tournament on March 9-10 at the Franklin County Courthouse. The state finals will be argued at the Supreme Court of Ohio on March 11.
English Department Chairperson Ms. Victoria Frabotta '86 and English teachers Miss Katie Martin '14 and Mr. Michael Vitale advise the team.
For more information on Ohio's mock trial competition, visit the website of the Ohio Center for Law-Related Education, where you can watch a video capsule of the fictional legal case for this year's trial.