Past Champions
2018 Daniel S. Hoffman Memorial Trial Advocacy Competition Winners:
Champions: Lauren Knapp, Allison Takacs
(pictured l-r with CFA Director, David Schott)
Best Advocate: Sam Gangemi
Rising Star Advocate: Emily Saunders
(pictured l-r CFA Director, David Schott; Emily Saunders; Sam Gangemi)
Most Professional Team: Leah Perczak, Mckenna Mayfield
Best Witness: Lance Collins
Finalists: Sam Gangemi, Lauren Selby
Semi-Finalists: Abby Hegarty, Martin Tenorio; Leah Perczak, Mckenna Mayfield
2017 Daniel S. Hoffman Memorial Trial Advocacy Competition Winners:
Champions: Josh Mangiagli, Abby Hegarty
Finalists: Darren Kaplan, Chelsea Moore,
Best Advocate: Chelsea Moore, Lindsey Peterson
Semi-Finalists: Lindsey Peterson, Madeleine Sheahan, William Doyle Bode, Sam Gangemi
2016 Daniel S. Hoffman Memorial Trial Advocacy Competition Winners:
Champions: Josh Mangiagli, Lindsey Peterson
Finalists: Chelsea Moore, Doyle Bode
Best Advocate: Josh Mangiagli
Semi-Finalists: Elizabeth Weil, Henry Hollithran, Michelle Keast-Nachtraub, Maggie Toth
2015 Daniel S. Hoffman Memorial Trial Advocacy Competition Winners:
Champions: Luke Corliss, Sarah Colburn, Rob Zahradnik-Mitchell
Finalists: Elizabeth Austin, Gavin Jacobs
Best Advocate: Grant Grosgebauer
Semi-Finalists: Casey Fleming and Chris Brummitt, Michael Goodman and Reid DeChant
2014 Daniel S. Hoffman Memorial Trial Advocacy Competition Winners:
Champions: Jonathan Coppom, Jordan Labonde, Arielle Hanser, Grant Grosgebauer|
Finalists: William Casey Brown, Christy Redmond, Kristin Romano
Best Advocate: Jonathan Coppom – Overall
Best 2L Advocate: Dustin Heard
Best Witness: Gavin Jacobs
Semi-Finalists: Dustin Heard and Joanne Morando, Christopher Brummitt and Dani Warly
2013 Daniel S. Hoffman Memorial Trial Advocacy Competition Winners:
Champions: Adrienne Jones, Levi Price
Finalists: Jonathan Coppom, Nick Tootalian
Best Advocate: James Anderson, Dani Warly
Best Witness: Jonathan Coppom
Semi-Finalists: Spencer Kontnik and Jordan Labonde, Cameron Lucke and Andrew Wood
2012 Daniel S. Hoffman Memorial Trial Advocacy Competition Winners:
Champions: Diana Sada and Christopher Esser
Finalists: Jesse DuBois and Christopher K. Boeckx
Best Orator: Diana Sada and Cameron Lucke
Best Witness: Jonathan Coppom
Semi-Finalists: Kyler Burgi and Casey Geiger; Lindsey Waytashek and Jim Fogg
2011 Daniel S. Hoffman Memorial Trial Advocacy Competition Winners:
Champions: Ashley Opfer and Brian Caplan
Finalists: Katelyn Konecny and Chris Wilcox
Best Orator: Chris Wilcox
Best Witness: Jim Fogg and Abby Brown
Semi-Finalists: Christina Huszcza & Eric Hobbs and Andrea Kramer and Vanessa Otero
2010 Daniel S. Hoffman Memorial Trial Advocacy Competition Winners:
Winners: Luke Volker and Lindsey Sowder
Semi-Finalists: John Maroney and Eric Hobbs
Semi-finalists: Ross Zeiv, Gracie Chisholm; Garrik Storgaard, Erica Reuer
Best Orator: Chris Wilcox
2009 Daniel S. Hoffman Memorial Trial Advocacy Competition Winners:
Winners: Nicole Quintana and Chris Brown
Semi-Finalists: Sarah Bousman and Ross Ziev
Semi-finalists: Brett Martin and Tricia Laylock; Isabel Lenuzaa and Garrik Storgaard Best Orators (3-way tie): Max Gad, Tricia Laylock, and Nicole Quintana
Best Witness: Rebecca Jochum
2008 Daniel S. Hoffman Memorial Trial Advocacy Competition Winners:
Winners: Jed Greenblatt & Sheena Moran
Finalists: Clire Soto & John (Trey) Baker
Semi-Finalists: Theresa Sauer & Alison Davis, Chad Grell & Matt Dardenne
Best Orator: Sheena Moran
Best Witness: Robyn Schaperjahn