Mock Trial Competition Team Pictured from left to right: Katrina Smith (3L); Adriene Davis (3L); Kelly Fairman (COACH -Central & PAD Alumni); Quinn Byars (3L); and Kamaria Davis (3L)

  The Raymond Watkins Chapter of Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity at North Carolina Central University School of Law won 1st place at the National Mock Trial Competition in Las Vegas recently. Law school teams from across the nation participated in this competition, including teams from Alabama, New Jersey, and Arizona. The team from NCCU consisted of Katrina Smith, Adriene Davis, Quinn Byars and Kamaria Davis, all third-year law students. They were coached by NCCU Law 2008 graduate Kelly Fairman. NCCU won the final round against a powerful team from The University of Nevada Las Vegas.

  Attorney Fairman is very proud of her team. “Quinn’s closing argument in the final round was a work of art… and people were talking about Adriene’s opening [statement] all day. Kay and Katrina were just so consistently solid they were a force to be reckoned with at every turn.” Fairman thinks that the team’s grasp of evidence and trial practice and their diligence during practice is what set them apart. “Even by the quarter finals, word was that they were the team to beat, and word was obviously right”. The competition was held February 6 through February 8.