Developing Future Professionals
The Proud Legacy of FCLC Mock Trial

The Mock Trial Team at FCLC has attracted and developed many talented, dedicated students in its history, many of which have gone on to enjoy great success both in graduate school and as professionals.  This is especially true of those former members that have entered into the legal field following their undergraduate career as valued members of the FCLC Mock Trial Team.  Students who have participated in FCLC Mock Trial as undergraduates have gone on to law school, professional societies, private firms and district attorneys' offices.  Here are just some of the individuals that we are proud to call FCLC Mock Trial alumni. If you have aspirations of success in graduate school and in the professional world, consider joining FCLC Mock Trial and you may one day have the honor of joining this prestigious list.  

Amanda Doherty-FCLC '05
FCLC Mock Trial Member and Captain
University of Maine School of Law, Class of 2008 
        Recipient of the Ginoux Award for Excellence in Appellate Advocacy
Chair of Maine Law Moot Court Team 
        Participated in highly competitive Craven Moot Court Competition at UNC
Maine Law Trial Team 
        Placed 3rd in regional tournament of National Trial Competition
President & Founder, Maine Law Federalist Society Student Chapter
Currently working as a criminal defense attorney in Portland, Maine, at reputable criminal defense firm 
Chair, State of Maine Federalist Society, Lawyers Chapter
Director, New Lawyers Section of the Maine State Bar Association
Member, Maine Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Member, Maine Trial Lawyers Association
"Mock Trial has been extremely helpful in my career thus far; it's where I improved the courtroom decorum skills I first learned in high school mock trial. FCLC Mock Trial is where I gained the foundation I needed for working comfortably with the Rules of Evidence, writing and making openings/closings and witness examinations, objections, littanies for entering in evidence or impeaching a witness, and other trial techniques. I think that trial attorneys who have competed in competitions at the collegiate level have an obvious advantage over those attorneys that have had no informal or competitive training in trial work." -Amanda Doherty

Anna Krutaya-FCLC '06
FCLC Mock Trial Member 2003-2006 
Captain 2005-2006
Currently attending Fordham Law School
Member of the Brendan Moore Trial Advocacy Team. 
Member of the Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Journal
2009 Summer Intern for the Kings County District Attorney's Office
"Being on the mock trial team allowed me to develope skills in time management and working well with others, the two most important things necessary for success in law school."
-Anna Krutaya

Domna Antoniadis- FCLC '06
FCLC Mock Trial Member
Currently attending Fordham Law School
Founder, Health Education Advocacy and Law Society
Recipient of the First Year Law Student Public Service Award 
Participant in Fordham Law parody show "Fordham Follies"
Host of the largest blood drive in Fordham Law history
Former intern in the Brooklyn District Attorney's Office, Sex Crimes Division
"For starters, I found mock trial to be very helpful in regards to preparing me for law school. It helped me to think on my feet and to apply what I learned in a high pressured situation.
Many people have this incorrect notion that the law is simple and that to be a good lawyer you only need to spit back what you have memorized. Mock trial truly shows that knowing the rules is never enough and that a case is never so simple.  Mock trial also helped me learn how to have fun with the law, and to be creative. Mock Trial taught me to take risks and forced me to perform and push myself despite feeling terrified." -Domna Antoniadis

Stacey Trimmer- FCLC '07
FCLC Mock Trial Member
Currently attending Brooklyn Law School
Worked at the General Counsel of the NYC Department of Probation
Summer associate at Chadbourne & Parke
Brooklyn Journal of International Law and the Moot Court Honor Society Trial Advocacy Division
"Being on mock trial helped me in my career by preparing me to try-out for Moot Court, in learning how to think on my feet, and providing me with basic knowledge of evidentiary issues." -Stacey Trimmer

Laura Leigh Reifinger- FCLC '07
FCLC Mock Trial Member and Captain
Currently attending Fordham Law School
     Specializing in Courtroom Advocacy for Domestic Violence Victims
Appeared in front of Family Court Judges, Written Legal Briefs on behalf of victims
Presented in front of New York Bar Association Committee on Corrections regarding research into the use of ion scanning technology in New York State Correctional Facilities
Public Interest Resource Center's Student Volunteer of the Month
Working this summer at a multi-national corporation in Seoul, South Korea
"Mock Trial has really helped me hone my courtroom demeanor. First year law students must present an appellate level oral argument as part of our lawyering skills requirement and the feedback I got from my professor was really great. I don't think I could have approached the assignment with such confidence if it hadn't been for Mock Trial." -Laura Leigh Reifinger

Pamela Cullington- FCLC '07
FCLC Mock Trial Member
Currently attending Touro Law School
    Top 1.5% in class
Intern, Nassau County Courts
"Mock Trial helps future law students tremendously becuase it teaches you to think on your feet, develops your public speaking abilities, and introduces you to the type of critical thinking you need to use everyday while at law school. Mock Trial students will have an advantage when taking classes such as Evidence and Civil Procedure because you have a foundation in the Rules of Evidence in and how a trial works." -Pamela Cullington

Brittany McGrath- FCLC '08
FCLC Mock Trial Member and Captain
Currently serving as FCLC Mock Trial Assistant Coach
Working in the Manhattan District Attorney's Office

The FCLC Mock Trial team is extremely proud of all of our distinguished alumni, especially those listed here.  However, this list is far from complete.  FCLC Mock Trial has boasted many more success stories just like these.  If you are a veteran of our team and would like to be included here or if you are a current FCLC student and would like to add your name to this list by joining our team, please contact me at acer0327@aol.com.