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The Duquesne University Undergraduate Mock Trial Team is a group of students who compete in fictitious trials by portraying attorneys and witnesses and building a case theory. Mock Trial provides its members with the opportunity to be exposed to the courtroom environment so that they can develop their trial advocacy skills, public speaking skills, as well as their analytical and logical thinking skills – all of which are invaluable skills in the legal field and in life.
In 2023, the Dukes advanced to the Opening Round Championship Series (ORCS) for the second time in the last 3 years!
As a registered team through the American Mock Trial Association (AMTA), we compete against other universities throughout the country such as Ohio State University, Penn State University, Carnegie Mellon University, Villanova, and the University of Pittsburgh (to name a few). We travel to invitational tournaments as well as to AMTA National Championship competitions.
Why we need your help!
Donations would help cover the cost of transportation and lodging for all competing members, and they will also help with the cost of registration fees for tournaments, receiving case materials, and aiding in the cost for the use of demonstratives that are used within trial.
Questions?
Contact Julia Filipkowski, President of Undergraduate Mock Trial, at filipkowskij@duq.edu or Nicholas Muffi, Treasurer of Undergraduate Mock Trial, at muffin@duq.edu
Follow us on Instagram @duq.mocktrial or our soon to be TikTok page @duq.mocktrial to keep up with the Dukes' winning culture!
A gift of 10 dollars can be used to provide a meal for one competitor in one round of competition
A gift of 25 dollars could provide copies of the case and other materials to one student
A gift of 50 dollars could cover the cost of demonstratives used during trial
A gift of 100 dollars could provide for the team’s registration fee for one tournament
A gift of 250 dollars could cover the cost of one student’s transportation to a tournament
A gift of 500 dollars could be used to sponsor a team to travel and compete in a tournament
