The St. Mary’s University School of Law National Trial Team took the national title in a trial advocacy competition that pits together 12 teams in mock trials. The 2021 competition was a virtual tournament that began in the fall and ended in a round-robin weekend, where St. Mary’s Law defeated a team from Chicago-Kent College of Law at the Illinois Institute of Technology in the finals.

“These are hard victories to come by,” said A.J. Bellido de Luna, assistant dean for advocacy programs and Hard Service Professor of Law at St. Mary’s. “You need to have a team that is extremely prepared, has put in the hard work and has a strong unity.”