2020 Litigation Center Awards Ceremony

2020 LITIGATION CENTER
AWARDS CEREMONY
PROGRAM

WELCOMING REMARKS

Rachel R. Brockl

CELEBRATING NATIONAL
MOCK TRIAL TEAMS

Roxana Araujo

RECOGNIZING ALUMNI

Zach Porter

FACULTY & VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION

Eric Christiansen

2020 LITIGATION CENTER AWARDS

Rachel R. Brockl

THE GGU ADVOCATE

...thinks creatively, with mastery of the facts
...communicates persuasively and clearly
...presents with confidence, poise, and flexibility
...has command of the law and rules of evidence, and
...above all else is courteous, professional, and ethical.

Thank you to the faculty... Litigation Awards

President Fike, Dean Niedwiecki, International Academy of Trial Lawyers Awards for Most
Interim Dean Christiansen, Assoc. Dean Outstanding Litigator
Yates, and the rest of the GGU faculty
Clodagh Mauchline
and staff who support the Litigation
Center and our students. Academic Excellence Award in Trial Litigation
Lauren Hauck
Professors in Litigation Naila Khan

Judge Edward Torpoco Most Significant Contribution to the Litigation Center
Judge Andrew Steckler Litigation Leadership Award
Prof. Rachel Brockl Jessica Juarez
Prof. Will Morehead Lauren Hauck
Prof. Erik Faussner
Prof. Alex Jakle Litigation Professionalism Award
Prof. Hina Shah Jessica Juarez
Prof. Helen Kang
Prof. Louie Castoria Most Dedicated Service in the Field of Litigation
Prof. Jennifer Redding Samantha Gatton
Prof. Harriet Schiffer Scott
Prof. David Vogelstein Outstanding Team Player in Litigation
Prof. Samuel Luzadas Crystal Canela
Prof. Brian Feinberg
Prof. Kaelyn Romey William Lippincott
Prof. Gregory Stubbs
Most Overall Improvement
Mock Trial Coaches Adam Rivera

Butch Ford (Fall and Spring) Alumni Award for Dedication to the Litigation Program
Keydon Levy (Fall and Spring) Erik Faussner
Alyssa Fielding (Fall and Spring)
John Ullom (Fall and Spring) Outstanding Efforts as a 1st STEP Mentor
Christine De Leo (Fall and Spring) Ashley Lotti
Melissa Demetral (Fall and Spring)
Harriet Schiffer Scott (Fall and Spring) Most Dedicated to Individual Student Improvement
Erik Faussner (Fall) Harriet Schiffer-Scott
Sylvia Nguyen (Fall)
Prya Murad (Fall) Most Dedicated to the Legal Advancement of Litigation
Erik Knuppel (Spring) Students

2019-2020 Baxter Fellows David Vogelstein

Ashley Lotti Outstanding Litigation Coaching & Mentoring Award
Roxana Araujo Keydon Levy
Naila Khan

Thank you to the people who make it
all possible: volunteer judges, litigation

alumni, generous donors, gifted
faculty assistants, and other volunteers

who tirelessly dedicate their time to
our students!

Fall 2019 Spring 2020

Stetson Pretrial Competition Texas Young Lawyers
Association Competition
*Semi-Finalists*
Lauren Hauck +* Jessica Juarez +* Samantha Gatton +*
Clodagh Mauchline +* Keenan Webb +
Naila Khan +*
Michael Sly + Lauren Hauck +* Daniella Crisanti +
Daniella Crisanti + Adam Rivera +*
Coaches: Butch Ford; John Ullom
Coaches: Keydon Levy; Alyssa Fielding;
California Attorneys for Roxana Araujo

Criminal Justice Competition Capitol City Challenge

Clodagh Mauchline +* Christina Evangelista +* Taylor Massie +
Ciara Munoz  
Janeek Mollique + Sheyla Jarquin + Katelyn Bourdo +
Olivia Wheat
Crystal Canela +* William Lippincott +* Taylor Kennedy +
Coaches: Erik Knuppel; Christine De Leo
Adam Rivera +* Keenan Webb +
National Criminal Justice
Coaches: Sylvia Nguyen; Melissa Demetral; Prya Murad Trial Competition

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. William Lippincott +*
Michael Sly +
Competition
Jennifer Gonzalez 
Samantha Gatton +* Silvia Chairez-Perez + Sheyla Jarquin +
Coaches: Butch Ford; John Ullom
Taylor Massie + Eric Vandergriff +

Jennifer Gonzalez  Charles Shumake +

Russell Monilla + Irina Dmitriyev +

Coaches: Erik Faussner; VJ Labat

San Francisco Trial Lawyers Ethics Competition
Association Competition
Silvia Chairez-Perez +
Jessica Juarez +* Charles Shumake +
Amanda Wiseman * Eric Vandergriff +

Ciara Munoz  Dana Oviedo +
Collin Wayne + Coaches: Melissa Demetral; VJ Labat
Coaches: Keydon Levy
Graduates
In Vino Veritas Baxter Team
Adam Rivera Kieli Joplin
Silvia Chairez-Perez +
Charles Shumake + Alina Marx Kristianna Mitrick
Eric Vandergriff +
Angelina Austin Kyndal Currie
Dana Oviedo +
Coaches: Ashley Lotti; Christine De Leo Amanda Wiseman Lauren Hauck

Chitana Chou Miguel Aguilera

Clodagh Mauchline Naila Khan

Crystal Canela Samantha Gatton

* GRADUATING Christina Evangelista JohnRey Hassan
+ 1st STEP GRADUATE
Jessica Juarez William Lippincott

A special thank you to the Honorable Judge Lee Baxter
for her continued and generous support of the

Litigation Center and its students. Our mission would
not be possible without it.

The Society of Litigators

2019/2020 Board 2020/2021 Board

President: Christina Evangelista President: Keenan Webb
Vice President: Keenan Webb Vice President: Olivia Wheat
Secretary: Olivia Wheat Secretary: Mahtab Hajibabaei
Treasurer: Clodagh Mauchline Advertising Chair: Vidhi Bhatia
Advertising Chair: Lauren Hauck
Mock Trial Liaison: Naila Khan

2020 Professor Bernie L. Segal 1L

Cross & Close Competition

1st Place
Amye Osakue & Kourtney Speer

2nd Place
Nathan Nelson & Matthew Peluso

Best Cross Examination
Kourtney Speer (Prelim) Amye Osakue (Final)

Best Closing Argument
Mahtab Hajibabaei (Prelim) Vidhi Bhatia (Final)

Professionalism Award
Danielle Edinboro