2026-2027 Season • Baylor Law Mock Trial Teams
SEPTEMBER, 2026
First Chair National Trial Competition, sponsored by Hofstra, San Diego, & UCLA Law Schools
- Team Members: Noah Baughman, Chloe Solis
- Results: Semifinalist; Outstanding Advocate Award (Chloe Solis)
- Coach: Professor Dan Tilly and Alli Luckey
National Flash Trial Competition Hosted by the University of California, Berkeley School of Law
- Team Members: Rachel Medina, Anu Pillai
- Coach: Kristopher Ruiz
Best in Texas Voir Dire Competition Hosted by the TEX-ABOTA
Team Generously Sponsored by Hayes, BA'76 JD'79 and Rosanne, BS'77 MS'83, Fuller
- Team Members: Kenadie Wilde, Alecia Johnson, Tesia Crosby
- Coach: Greg White
Battle of the Experts National Mock Trial Competition Hosted by Drexel University's Thomas R. Kline School of Law
- Team Members: Daniela Castillo, Catherine McCurdy, Elexis Wiebe, Devin Kircher
- Coach: Professor Robert Little and Kaia-Marie Helmer
OCTOBER, 2026
National Pretrial Competition Hosted by Stetson Law
- Team Members: Phill Akermann, Whit Long, Caroline Rose, Peyton Williams
- Coach: Bailey Strohmeyer
Tournament of Champions
Team Generously Sponsored by Jackson Walker LLP
- Team Members: Noah Baughman, Roman Martinez, Rachel Medina, Chloe Solis
- Coaches: Professor Robert Little and Kristopher Ruiz
NOVEMBER, 2026
National Civil Trial Competition Hosted by Loyola Law School Los Angeles
- Team Members: Bryce Babcock, Kelsey Callahan, Grace Delaney, Travis Piccolo
- Coaches: Dave Deaconson and Mason Dunnam
The Premiere Trial Competition
- Team Members: Dominic Vecino, Jake Hatcher, Jimena Perez, Regan Ruffner, Lauren Smith, Claire Taylor, Katelyn Stevens, Isabella Vitullo
- Coaches: Jessie Cox and Conner Sheets
American Bar Association Arbitration Competition, Regionals
- Team Members: Allie Adams, Kim Chapel, Jordan Howell, Paul Neira, Jose Portela, Izabella Russell, Nick Trythall
- Coach: Sune Agbuke and Rachel Hales
February, 2027
National Trial Competition presented by the American College of Trial Lawyers
- Team Members: Kaia-Marie Helmer, Camryn Whitman, Bryce Babcock, Caroline Bizarro, and Noah Baughman / Katelyn Stevens, Temi Idowu, Claire Taylor, Jonathan Nies, and Wyatt Hicks
- Coaches: Robert Little and Greg White
Shark Beach Showdown Mock Trial Competition, hosted by Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law
- Team Members: Kelsey Crowe, Cat McCurdy, Daniela Castillo, and Grace Delaney
- Coaches: Jessie Cox and Conner Sheets
The Online National Championship (ONC)
- Team Members: Jose Portela, Kim Chapel, Izabella Russell, Madison Carter, Hope Arredondo, Paul Neira, Allie Adams, and Clay Dominy
- Coaches: Marcus Fifer, Chris Arnell, and Hailey Oestreich
March, 2027
American Association for Justice’s Student Trial Advocacy Competition
Team Generously Sponsored by Melissa R. Smith, JD ’97
- Team Members: TBD
- Coaches: Dave Deaconson, Colin O’Neil, and Mason Dunnam
April, 2027
The South Texas Mock Trial Challenge, hosted by the South Texas College of Law, Houston
Team Generously Sponsored by Rob Ammons, JD '88
- Team Members: TBD
- Coaches: Alli Luckey, Claire Harbert, and Sune Agbuke
American Mock Trial Association (AMTA) Amicus Cup
- Team Members: Noah Baughman and Kelsey Crowe
- Results: Semifinalists
- Coach: Robert Little
“Baylor Law School students receive superb advocacy training from some of the best trial lawyers in the nation.”
– Wayne Fisher
Former President of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers
