OHIO Mock Trial Team!
Mock Trial Team
About the Team
The Ohio University Mock Trial Team is an educational and experiential program that provides students with the opportunity to engage in simulated courtroom litigation.
The team learns the components of a trial, applicable law, rules of evidence, and courtroom procedure and then competes against other universities from across the United States.
How to Participate
The team holds tryouts early in Fall Semester. For more information, contact Larry Hayman.
Coach Larry Hayman, Esq.
Larry Hayman, Esq. is Assistant Director of the Center for Law, Justice & Culture and and Pre-Law Advisor for OHIO's Center for Advising, Career and Experiential Learning. He teaches and advises students interested in law.
Prior to joining Ohio University, he was Managing Attorney at The Law Firm of Hayman & Kelley, and later, Hayman Law, LLC in Columbus, Ohio, where he focused his practice on election law and education law matters. He has held leadership positions in the Columbus Bar Association, Ohio State Bar Association, Midwest Association of Pre-Law Advisors and in 2018, was selected to become an Ohio State Bar Foundation Fellow. He is licensed to practice law before all state courts and agencies in the state of Ohio as well as before the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.
He is an OHIO alumnus and the founding coach of the Ohio University Mock Trial Team, coaching since 2015.
Contact Us
The Ohio University Mock Trial Team is a student organization designed to assist those interested in law and the legal system pursue their education outside of the classroom with hands-on experience. Through competition, practice, meetings, and lectures, members will grow to better prepare them for their professional careers.
Mock Trial Latest News
The jury hasn’t rendered their final verdict for Ohio University Mock Trial’s season just yet. The Green Team is headed to Washington D.C. for the Opening Round Championship Series.
Ohio University's two mock trial teams had a strong season debut at the annual Scarlet and Gray Invitational in Columbus, notching multiple victories over regional rivals and having Junior Zach Donaldson take home an outstanding attorney award.
Alyssa Alcorn didn't go straight to law school after graduating from OHIO. Instead, she jumped into helping with a state political campaign and then went to work for a law firm in Columbus.