Delaware Law Student Wins Top Honor at Montgomery County Trial Advocacy Academy
Widener University Delaware Law School student Amanpreet Kaur earned first place in the second annual Montgomery County Trial Advocacy Academy Mock Trial Competition, hosted by Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele. Kaur topped a field of 20 second- and third year law students who spent weeks training with deputy and assistant district attorneys before trying a fictitious homicide case in the multi round competition.
Delaware Law was strongly represented throughout the event. Destyn Snyder joined Kaur among the finalists in the mock trial competition, and first year students Jude MacDonald and William Kleeman advanced to the final round of the opening statement competition.
The final mock trial was judged by First Assistant District Attorney Edward F. McCann Jr., with Steele and members of his leadership team serving on the jury. Winners received BARBRI bar preparation course credits in recognition of their achievement.
The competition capped a month of intensive weekend sessions focused on trial skills including openings, closings and cross examination, an experience that continues to showcase Delaware Law students’ growing strength in advocacy.