Ashlie Avila, Erika Cordovi, and Barbara Fox, of our Miami office, recently attended and served as judges for the Honorable Peter R. Palermo Mentorship Program Mock Trial Competition., hosted by the St. Thomas University College of Law.

This program involves collaboration between the St. Thomas law students and the Law Magnet Program at Miami Carol City High School. Under the guidance of Asiah Wolfolk-Manning, lead teacher for the law magnet program, St. Thomas law students assisted the high school participants in developing trial techniques in preparation for their final exam which is the Spring Mock Trial Competition. Students played the roles of state attorney, defense attorney, expert witness, and lay witness. In addition, there were several Florida attorneys, former judges, and Palermo Mentorship alumni who served as judges for the competition