University of Toronto Mock Trial Club
HISTORY
American Mock Trial
Established in 2019, the University of Toronto American Mock Trial team has reached historic levels of success through consistent commitment to practice, teamwork, and education.
OUR STORY
AWARD WINNERS:​
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Ellie Twohey - 17 Rank Outstanding Witness, Plaintiff, Case Western Reserve University's Spartan Throwdown (Team 1121)
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Rory Banfalvi - 18 Rank Outstanding Attorney, Plaintiff, Case Western Reserve University's Spartan Throwdown (Team 1121)
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Rory Banfalvi - 20 Rank Outstanding Attorney, Defense, Happy Valley Invitational (Team 1121)
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Karina Pandurangadu - 18 Rank Outstanding Witness Award, Defense, Yellowjacket Invitational (Team 1121)
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Rory Banfalvi - 20 Rank Outstanding Attorney, Plaintiff, Yellowjacket Invitational (Team 1121)
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Rory Banfalvi - 19 Rank Outstanding Attorney, Defense, Yellowjacket Invitational (Team 1121)
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Jamie Munro - 19 Rank Outstanding Attorney, Defense, Geneseo Joust Invitational (Team 1123)
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Ilyas Syed - 19 Rank Outstanding Witness, Defense, Geneseo Joust Invitational (Team 1123)
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Anasofia Florez - 18 Rank Outstanding Attorney, Plaintiff, Geneseo Joust Invitational (Team 1123)
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Canadian Mock Trial Individual Awards:
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Jamie Munro - Best Lawyer, UofT Cup (1123)
2024-2025
(ongoing)
In the 2024-25 Season we achieved the following team results:
1st Place Case Western Spartan Throwdown - Team 1121
5th Place Happy Valley Invitational - Team 1121
SPAMTA, Happy Valley Invitational - Team 1121
1st Place Rochester Yellowjacket Invitational - Team 1121
1st Place Geneseo Joust Invitational - Team 1123
This year our teams will also be attending the following tournaments:
Columbia University's Big Apple Invitational Tournament - Team 1121
UCLA's UClassic - Team 1121
Cornell University's Big Red Invitational Competition - Team 1123
AMTA Sanctioned Competitions - Teams 1121 & 1123
2023-2024
In the 2023-24 Season we achieved the following team results:
1st Place Syracuse OTTO Invite - Team 1164
SPAMTA Syracuse OTTO Invite - Team 1164
2nd Place Boston Mockathon - Team 1164
Honourable Mention SPAMTA Boston Mockathon - Team 1164
8th Place State College Regionals - Team 1166
4th Place Buffalo Regionals & Bid to ORCS - Team 1164
SPAMTA Buffalo Regionals - Team 1164
Selected for Inaugural Devil's Advocate Tournament
2nd Place Cincinnati ORCS & Bid to the National Championship Tournament - Team 1164
2nd Place University of Toronto Mock Trial Cup
1st Place Ontario Mock Trial Association Tournament
1st Place UofT Law Mock Trial Association Tournament
2nd Place UofT Law Mock Trial Association Tournament
In the 2023-24 Season we achieved the following team results in Canadian Mock Trial:
AWARD WINNERS:​
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Brooke Shaughnessy - Outstanding Attorney & Witness, Syracuse OTTO Invite (Team 1166)
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Brooke Shaughnessy - 17 Rank All-Regional Attorney, Buffalo Regionals (Team 1166)
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Michael Marmash - Outstanding Attorney, Syracuse OTTO Invite (Team 1164)
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Michael Marmash - 17 Rank Outstanding Witness, Rochester Yellowjacket Invite (Team 1166)
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Michael Marmash - 17 Rank Outstanding Witness, Boston Mockathon Invite (Team 1164)
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Ella Altena - Outstanding Attorney, Syracuse OTTO Invite (Team 1166)
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Jasdeep Sodhi - Outstanding Attorney, Syracuse OTTO Invite (Team 1164)
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Jakob Kramer - 19 Rank Outstanding Attorney, Boston Mockathon (Team 1164)
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Carly Struthers - 16 Rank All-Regional Witness, Buffalo Regionals (Team 1164)
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Brooke Shaughnessy - Top Witness Devil's Advocate
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Rory Banfalvi - 3rd Overall Advocate Devil's Advocate
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Rory Banfalvi - 19 Rank All-National Attorney, Cincinnati ORCS (Team 1164)
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Brooke Shaughnessy - Best Witness, UofT Law Mock Trial Association Tournament
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Arjun Arora - Best Attorney, Ontario Mock Trial Association Tournament (1164)​​
Canadian Mock Trial Individual Awards:
AWARD WINNERS:
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Ira Chandershekar - 16 Rank Outstanding Witness Award Rochester Yellowjacket Invite (Team B)
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Jasdeep Sodhi - 16 Rank Outstanding Witness Award Rochester Yellowjacket Invite (Team A)
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Ella Altena - 18 Rank Outstanding Attorney Award Rochester Yellowjacket Invite (Team B)
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Vikram Chahal - 18 Rank Outstanding Witness Award Rochester Yellowjacket Invite (Team B)
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Humza Khan - 19 Rank All-Regional Attorney Award (Team B)
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2022-2023
In the 2022-23 Season we achieved the following team results:
4th Place Rochester YellowJacket Invite - Team A
5th Place Rochester YellowJacket Invite - Team B
Honourable Mention Buffalo AMTA Regionals - Team A
In the 2022-23 Season we achieved the following team results in Canadian Mock Trial:
1st Place University of Toronto Mock Trial Cup
2021-2022
In the 2021-22 Season we achieved the following team results:
4th Place AMTA Regional 4-G Earning Bid To Opening Round Championship Series
In the 2021-22 Season we achieved the following team results in Canadian Mock Trial:
2nd Place University of Toronto Mock Trial Cup
AWARD WINNERS:
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16 Rank Outstanding Attorney Award (Team B)
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19 Rank Outstanding Attorney Award (Team B)
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Ella Altena - 16 Rank Outstanding Attorney Award (Team B)
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Jakob Kramer - 16 Rank Outstanding Attorney Award (Team A)
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Bahador Tayebi - 18 Rank Outstanding Witness Award (Team A)
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Sung Min - 16 Rank Outstanding Witness Award (Team C)
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Rory Banfalvi - 17 Rank All-Regional Attorney Award (Team A)
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Bahador Tayebi - 16 Rank All-National Witness Award (Team A)​
AWARD WINNERS:
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Jakob Kramer - Perfect 20 Rank Outstanding Attorney Award (Team B)​
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Michael Marmash - 16 Rank All-Regional Attorney Award (Team A)
2020-2021
The 2020-21 season was the first time the AMT team attended any Invitational tournaments. The A and B teams each attended 4 competitions this year with a final record of 15-17 and 11-21 respectively.
2019-2020
2019 was the beginning of our AMTA journey.
The 2019-20 season was the AMT program's first. Our founders Anna and Maria brought two teams to Regionals in Buffalo. There the A and B teams went 3-5 and 3-4-1 respectively.
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Our first experience with AMTA was a remarkable success given our lack of experience and the fact it was our first time learning American Law.