Creekview Law Academy students enjoyed successes on multiple fronts this weekend.
In Dallas, the DBA Mock Trial Team beat Lovejoy and Richardson in single elimination rounds to become Regional Champions and will be moving on to the State tournament in March. The team is composed of Natali Arredondo, Kassandra Busby, Liza Frolova, Isabella Barkat, Brandon Fantine, Elizabeth Adeoye, and Camila Vasquez.
This year’s DBA case, loosely based on problems surrounding the Fyre Festival, deals with the liability of a social media influencer for damages suffered by a follower who attended a disastrous event.
In Austin at the YMCA Youth and Government State conference, both Mock Trial and Moot Court students enjoyed success, including a State Champion and 8 National Qualifiers—a Creekview record! Students will go on to compete at the National Tournament in Chicago in late July.
For Mock Trial, the team of attorneys Lazet Soto, Julian Le, Ricky Martinez, Paige Ganzer, Leslie Plata, and Alanyz Gudino placed 4th and qualified for Nationals. This case was a criminal case about a minor under the influence hitting a bicyclist.
For Moot Court, the team of Makaylia Askew and Brian Kang placed 4th and qualified for Nationals and Senior Samantha Watkins won State Champion Best Judge. The issues argued on appeal included the use of peremptory strikes to eliminate all black jurors from the jury, the failure of the prosecution to disclose evidence, and ineffective assistance of counsel.
Congratulations to these students who’ve been working hard on these cases since September!
