{"666977":{"#nid":"666977","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Mock Trial Team Heads to Nationals","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAfter an impressive finish featuring three top awards at the Opening Round Championship Series Tournament, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.georgiatechmocktrial.com\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s Mock Trial team\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E is once again heading to the National Championship Tournament in April.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EStandouts included Lyla Zedell, who received an Outstanding Witness Award, and Maya Iyer and Julia Chen, who were recognized with Outstanding Attorney Awards.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAt mock trial tournaments, students take on the roles of attorneys and witnesses in cases they receive and prepare for before the event. Last year, Georgia Tech\u2019s team earned sixth place in their division at the national championship. They started this season ranked 18th out of more than 700 teams in the American Mock Trial Association based on their performance in the previous three seasons.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ESchool of Public Policy alumnus Andy McNeil has led the team since 2007, and Atlanta-area lawyer Will Warihay joined McNeil as a co-coach in 2014. Both also share their expertise as part-time lecturers in the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spp.gatech.edu\/lst\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ELaw, Science, and Technology program\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E in the School of Public Policy. However, Mock Trial is not just for pre-law students \u2014 all are welcome to join! If interested, follow along with the team\u2019s 2023 Nationals bid on their social media accounts and watch for try-out information over the summer for next semester.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAfter an impressive finish featuring three top awards at the Opening Round Championship Series Tournament, \u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s Mock Trial team\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E is once again heading to the National Championship Tournament in April.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAt mock trial tournaments, students take on the roles of attorneys and witnesses in cases they receive and prepare for before the event. Last year, Georgia Tech\u2019s team earned sixth place in their division at the national championship. They started this season ranked 18th out of more than 700 teams in the American Mock Trial Association based on their performance in the previous three seasons.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"After an impressive finish featuring three top awards at the Opening Round Championship Series Tournament, Georgia Tech\u2019s Mock Trial team is once again heading to the National Championship Tournament in April."}],"uid":"35766","created_gmt":"2023-03-31 15:02:35","changed_gmt":"2023-04-04 15:50:05","author":"dminardi3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-04-04T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2023-04-04T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"670437":{"id":"670437","type":"image","title":"Georgia Tech Mock Trial team","body":null,"created":"1680623364","gmt_created":"2023-04-04 15:49:24","changed":"1680623464","gmt_changed":"2023-04-04 15:51:04","alt":"Mock Trial team members pose with their trophy","file":{"fid":"253287","name":"soccercon (1).jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/04\/04\/soccercon%20%281%29.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/04\/04\/soccercon%20%281%29.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":170044,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2023\/04\/04\/soccercon%20%281%29.jpg?itok=ZaeTVe_p"}}},"media_ids":["670437"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1289","name":"School of Public Policy"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDi Minardi\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003Edi.minardi@gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["dminardi3@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}