(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced that the University of Cincinnati College of Law earned top honors in the Attorney General’s Sixth Annual Public Service Mock Trial Competition for Ohio law school students.
The competition, which took place Friday at the Franklin County Courthouse, featured ten teams of students from Ohio law schools.
“Congratulations to the University of Cincinnati and all the teams that participated in this year’s competition,” Attorney General DeWine said. “The goal of this program is to get law students interested in public service careers and to give them an opportunity to gain experience in the courtroom. We appreciate their hard work.”
This year’s competition revolved around a gender discrimination and defamation case problem that was released to the teams in September. The teams were coached by experienced public-sector litigators from around the state, and on Friday, they presented each side of the case in two separate rounds. The rounds were judged by experienced public-service litigators and private practitioners from around the state.
The following teams had the highest overall scores in this year’s competition:
- First place: University of Cincinnati College of Law
- Second place: Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
- Third place: Capital University Law School
Members of UC’s winning team included: James Riley Able, Raika Casey, Michael Chernoff, Nikita Srivastava. The students were coached by J. Bartley Cosgrove and Lisa Treleven from the Ohio Attorney General’s Office.
The Ohio Attorney General’s Public Service Mock Trial Competition is designed to provide a valuable learning opportunity for Ohio law school students and to expose them to public-service legal careers. More information is available on the Ohio Attorney General’s website.
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