Mock Trial Team Mock trial is an intercollegiate competition sponsored by the American Mock Trial Association.
Teams receive identical case materials including exhibits, depositions, and case law.
Assuming the roles of attorneys and witnesses, students prepare arguments for both the plaintiff and defense. Teams from universities all over the country then meet in competitions judged by real attorneys and judges. Generally, cases alternate each year between civil and criminal proceedings, but they are always fictional. Last year's case, Griswald v. United Gauges of America, was a product liability suit brought against the manufacturer of airplane fuel gauges. This year s case will be a criminal murder case.