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๐‘ฌ๐’™๐’„๐’†๐’๐’๐’†๐’๐’„๐’† ๐‘ซ๐’†๐’Ž๐’‚๐’๐’…๐’” ๐‘ช๐’๐’๐’”๐’Š๐’”๐’•๐’†๐’๐’„๐’š!
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๐Ÿ†Chester Bedell Champions 23,24,25
๐Ÿ†FJA Championsโ€™ 25
๐Ÿ†NTC Regional Championsโ€™ 26
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A huge thank you to @stutrialteam for taking the time to help judge our auditions! 

Congratulations to everyone who auditioned - we are so proud of the confidence and preparation you brought.

Stay tunedโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ‘€ Audition results will be announced TONIGHT! โš–๏ธ๐Ÿ”ฅ

#BobcatMockTrial #STUMiami #MockTrial by @stutrialteam
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10 days ago
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๐Ÿ†โœจ ๐–๐„๐‹๐‚๐Ž๐Œ๐„ ๐Ž๐”๐‘ ๐๐„๐– ๐’๐„๐‚๐Ž๐๐ƒ ๐•๐ ๐Ž๐… ๐‚๐Ž๐Œ๐๐„๐“๐ˆ๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐๐’! โœจ๐Ÿ†

We are so excited to welcome ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐Œ๐š๐œ๐ก๐š๐๐จ as our second ๐•๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ for the STU Trial Team! โš–๏ธโค๏ธ

Our competitions are at the heart of everything we do, and weโ€™re excited to have Bernice help prepare our advocates, strengthen our competition program, and create new opportunities for our team to succeed. We canโ€™t wait to see everything she brings to this position and all of the victories ahead! ๐Ÿ†

Please join us in congratulating our new VP of Competitions! โค๏ธโš–๏ธ by @stutrialteam
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11 days ago
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โš–๏ธ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐…๐ˆ๐‘๐’๐“ ๐‚๐‡๐€๐ˆ๐‘ ๐“๐‘๐ˆ๐€๐‹ ๐‚๐Ž๐Œ๐๐„๐“๐ˆ๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐โš–๏ธ

For the first time in school history, STU Trial Team was invited to compete in the National First Chair Competition at Drexel University and our advocates went with something to prove. After six preliminary rounds and advancing through the semifinals, ๐‰๐ฎ๐š๐ง ๐„๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ณ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐€๐ฅ๐ž๐ฑ๐š๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ ๐„๐ฌ๐ช๐ฎ๐ž๐ง earned their place in the final round. Both advocates were also recognized with ๐Ž๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐€๐๐ฏ๐จ๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐๐ฌ for their performances throughout the competition.

We are incredibly proud of Juan and Alex and grateful to their amazing coach, Karina Harduvel, for all of her time, preparation, and dedication. ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’›

Another national finish for STU Trial Team. ๐Ÿ† by @stutrialteam
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14 days ago
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๐Ÿ”Ž๐…๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐€๐๐ฏ๐จ๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ ๐–๐š๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐๐Ÿคฉ 

If youโ€™re interested in joining the STU Trial Team, weโ€™d love to hear from you. Submit your ๐‹๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐›๐ฒ ๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”๐ญ๐ก and weโ€™ll see you at tryouts on ๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’๐ญ๐ก & ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“๐ญ๐ก!!

Questions? Send us a DM or email us at ๐“๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ฅ๐“๐ž๐š๐ฆ@๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ.๐ž๐๐ฎ by @stutrialteam
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18 days ago
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Wishing the best of luck to our advocates, Juan Estevez and Alex Esquen, as they compete at the First Chair Competition! โš–๏ธ๐Ÿ”ฅ We are so proud to have you representing STU and can't wait to see you both do what you do best!!๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŸ

A special thank you to their coach, Karina Harduvel, for her dedication, guidance, and support throughout their preparation. We are incredibly grateful for the time, energy, and care she invests in preparing our advocates and helping them grow both in and out of the courtroom.๐Ÿค by @stutrialteam
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19 days ago
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CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEW 2026-2027 MEMBER-CANDIDATES!!๐Ÿค—๐Ÿคฉ We are so excited for this next year and can't wait to watch you all grow not only as advocates but as individuals. WELCOMEEE TO THE FAMILY๐Ÿค by @stutrialteam
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a month ago
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๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซโ€ฆ ๐’๐“๐” ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐š๐ฌ ๐‚๐‡๐€๐Œ๐๐ˆ๐Ž๐๐’. ๐Ÿ†

After countless hours of preparation, late nights, and relentless dedication, STU Law Trial Team has officially WON the 2026 12 Mile Competition!

This team stepped into the courtroom ready to advocate, compete, and represent STU at the highest levelโ€”and they delivered We could not be prouder of our advocates!!

And a very special thank you to our faculty advisor, Houson R. Lafrance, for not only believing in us, but for continuously supporting, guiding, and pushing us to advocate at the level of excellence that defines the Trial Team standard.

Advocates: Tanisha Castro, Gianelle Cabrera, Matthew Rizzo, Giancarlo Demarin, Sara Jacobs, Gianna Casolaro, Carlos Lopez, Gabriella Martinez, Nicole Vargas, Melanie Diaz, Christian Tellez, and Lisandra Triana. by @stutrialteam
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a month ago
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Sending the best of luck to all of our advocates as they take on the 12 Mile Competition this weekend! Our advocates:

Christian Tellez
Gabriella Martinez
Giancarlo Demarin
Gianelle Cabrera
Matthew Rizzo
Melanie Diaz
Nicole Vargas
Gianna Casolaro
Sara Jacobs
Tanisha Castro
Lisandra Triana
Carlos Lopezโ€จ
We are so proud of the hard work, dedication, and preparation that brought you to this moment. Go out there, trust your preparation, and show them what STU Trial Team is all about!๐Ÿค by @stutrialteam
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a month ago
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And just like that, our 2026 Intramural Competition has officially come to a close! ๐Ÿ†โš–๏ธ

After an incredible weekend of competition, our two finalist teams, Team B and Team F took the courtroom one last time and delivered outstanding performances. Both teams demonstrated confidence, preparation, professionalism, and exceptional advocacy from beginning to end. After a hard-fought final round, the results are officially inโ€” Team B has been crowned our 2026 Intramural champions!!

Team B, our first place winners: Giulia Nicolae (who also earned best overall advocate on day 1 and best advocate in the final round), Abdulhamid Hallak, Joseph Faradji, & Carolina Alonso Domech
Coaches: Gaby Martinez & Bernice Machado

Team F: Rani Jivani, Josmer Carvajal, Natalie Medina, & Vanessa Garcia
Coaches: Isa Cordero & Isa Ceron

Congratulations to both teams on an incredible final round and phenomenal advocacy throughout the competition. We are incredibly proud of everything you accomplished and cannot wait to see where your advocacy takes you next. ๐Ÿค by @stutrialteam
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a month ago
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OUR SEMI-FINALISTS!!๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿคฉ

A huge congratulations to our semi-finalists for making it this far! Your dedication, countless hours of preparation, and unwavering commitment have truly shown throughout every round. Earning a spot in the semi-finals is an incredible accomplishment, and we could not be more proud of the talent, passion, and determination each of you has brought into the courtroom. by @stutrialteam
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a month ago
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๐ƒ๐€๐˜ ๐Ž๐๐„ ๐Ž๐… ๐ˆ๐๐“๐‘๐€๐Œ๐”๐‘๐€๐‹๐’โš–๏ธ๐Ÿ”ฅ

From the first opening statement to the final closing argument, we were incredibly impressed by the preparation, confidence, and advocacy displayed throughout Day One. 

A huge thank you to our judges and jurors for dedicating your time, sharing your knowledge, and providing valuable feedback to our competitors. Your support plays such an important role in helping develop the next generation of advocates.

We cannot wait to see our advocates that are advancing to the semi-finals & finals bring that same energy, determination, and excellence today!๐Ÿ† by @stutrialteam
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a month ago
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Today, our President, Juan Estevez, had the privilege of speaking at the St. Thomas University College of Lawโ€™s 1L Orientation, where he gave the incoming Class of 2029 a glimpse into what Trial Team is all about. Juan shared a message that perfectly captures the growth and confidence Trial Team can inspire: โ€œ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐›๐ž ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐ž๐ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐š๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ข๐ง ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ 4 ๐ฉ๐ž๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž, ๐›๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ˆ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ข๐Ÿ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐“๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐“๐ž๐š๐ฆ, ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎโ€™๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐›๐ž ๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐š๐ค ๐ข๐ง ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿ’๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐š ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐›๐ฅ๐ž๐ฆ.โ€

We cannot wait for whatโ€™s in store for this next year and for the opportunity to meet the next generation of advocates ready to challenge themselves, find their voice, and become part of our Trial Team family. The journey starts here, and we are so excited to see who steps up to the podium next. โš–๏ธโค๏ธ by @stutrialteam
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