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Karima Burns (left) and Bethany Holstead (right) looking over notes in preparation for a trial.

UMKC graduate Mock Trial team sweeps Nationals

Hunter Hill, Intern
April 20, 2026

  After a hard-fought week of stress and anxiety, UMKC graduate law students Karima Burns, Bethany Holstead and Kaleb Miller won undefeated at the Collegiate Mock Trial National Championship Tournament (NCT) in Dallas last week.   “The first one in UMKC History. That...

 Lainey Creason (left) questioning Kyra Davidson (right) as a witness.

UMKC’s Mock Trial team makes ORCS tournament

Lily Page, Staff Writer
March 11, 2026

  UMKC’s mock trial team is headed to the open round championship series (ORCS) tournament next Thursday for the first time in over 10 years. This is the next step on their way to nationals.     The team has been gaining more attention and funding from the university...

Mock Trial concludes turbulent competition season

Mock Trial concludes turbulent competition season

Henry Gamber
February 25, 2020

Junior Chase Ford and senior Tedeja Dean won recognition as All Regional Witnesses at the American Mock Trial Association Regional Competition in Lawrence, Kansas. The award comes at the end of an emotionally challenging competition season for UMKC’s Mock Trial team....

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