Student Trial Advocacy Competition (STAC)
AAJ’s Student Trial Advocacy Competition is an annual nationwide mock trial competition.
2021 Competition Details2021 Competition Update
The National Finals for STAC 2021 took place April 15-18 online. Information about the 2022 tournament will be announced in the fall.
committed volunteers and LAW STUDENT COMPETITORS make STAC a success year after year
2021 STAC Champions
Congratulations to the 2021 STAC Champions, Enrico Trevisani, Jack Eyers, Emily Owen, and Eric "Rocky" Maas. UCLA Law won the Pacific 2 Regional and went on to defeat Pace University in the National Finals, held virtually April 15-18. Thank you to all the students, judges, and volunteers who made the 2021 STAC a success.
Past Winners
- 2019 - Campbell University School of Law
- 2018 - UC Hastings
- 2017 - Wake Forest
- 2016 - Drexel
- 2015 - Stetson
- 2014 – University of Akron
- 2013 – University of Notre Dame
- 2012 – Cumberland School of Law, Samford University
- 2011 – Duquesne University
- 2010 – University of Wisconsin
- 2009 – Stetson University
Previous Year's Fact Patterns
AAJ has four scholarships available for qualified law students: Richard D. Hailey Scholarship ($5,000), Trial Advocacy Scholarship ($3,000), Leesfield/AAJ Scholarship ($2,500), and Mike Eidson Scholarship ($5,000). The 2021 Scholarship season will begin in February 2021.
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