ABOUT THE COMPETITION

​Each year, the San Diego Defense Lawyers host a national law school mock trial competition providing future trial lawyers an incredible opportunity to present both the plaintiff and defense sides of a civil case in San Diego Superior Court before local members of the bench and bar. Awards are given to the first and second place teams as well as to the highest-scoring individuals for best opening statement, best direct examination, best cross-examination, best closing argument, and best overall attorney.

2026 COMPETITION DETAILS - COMING SOON

DATES	To be announced
LOCATION	To be announced
ROUND 1	To be announced
ROUND 2	To be announced
SEMI-FINAL ROUND	To be announced
CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND	To be announced
AWARD BANQUET	To be announced
REGISTRATION OPENS	To be announced
REGISTRATION FEE	To be announced

​RESOURCES - COMING SOON

​​CONTACT

Kaitlyn Jensen
SDDL Mock Trial Committee Chair
kjensen@lbbklaw.com

COMPETITION RESULTS

2025
🏆 1st Place — Southwestern School of Law Team members: To be confirmed
​🥈 2nd Place — To be confirmed
2024
🏆 1st Place — To be confirmed
🥈 2nd Place — To be confirmed
2023
🏆 1st Place — Southwestern Law School: Colleen Blackburn, Michelle Schaubert, Morgan Shafia, Rosemary Karapetyan
🥈 2nd Place — Arizona State University Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law: Parker Dippel, Anastasia "Staci" Vaughn, McKenna Hunter, Adam Bixby

PHOTOS

2025 — Winners & Judges Congratulations to Southwestern School of Law, winners of the 2025 SDDL Annual Mock Trial Competition. Pictured with Judge Medel, Judge So, and Doug Glass from Signature Resolution.

2023 — 1st Place Winners Southwestern Law School: Colleen Blackburn, Michelle Schaubert, Morgan Shafia, and Rosemary Karapetyan.