TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Oct 26, 2022

Montgomery Bell Academy (MBA) students recently prevailed at two national high school mock trial competitions. The team defended its 2021 first-place win at the Empire Eclipse Virtual Mock Trial Competition last week with a win over United World College (UWC) of Changshu, China. The online field consisted of 24 teams from the United States, Canada, South Korea and China. This week, the team took first place in the Empire Chicago Mock Trial Competition, which involved 32 teams from the United States and Canada. The championship round was held at the Chicago-Kent Law School. MBA student Frank Pierce was recognized as an outstanding witness for the defense while team co-captain Chanden Climaco was recognized as an outstanding attorney for both the prosecution and defense.

Above: MBA Mock Trial Team poses after winning the 2022 Empire Eclipse Virtual Mock Trial Competition

Above: MBA Mock Trial Team poses after winning the 2022 Empire Chicago Mock Trial Competition