Margaret Garner, Barry University School of Law (FL), wins the 2010 Competition's "Best Advocate" award. [L. to R.] Competition Director Ronald C. Smith, Joseph Morris, Esq., Marry Wilson Barry, Esq., Ms. Garner, and Stephen Komie.

St. John's University School of Law takes First Place at the 2010 National Criminal Justice Trial Advocacy Competition.

The Evaluators of the Competition's final round are shown with the winning team: (L. to R.) Mary Wilson Barry, competition director Ron Smith, Joseph Morris, David P. Schippers, the St. John's Law School student team (Daniel Minucci, Cindy Espinosa, Michelle Frangella, and Anthony Liberatoscioli), and Stephen Komie. Ms. Cindy Espinosa received the competition's Terence MacCarthy award as the best cross-examiner in the Competition. Over 110 top trial lawyers and judges from the Chicago area evaluated the twenty law school teams invited from all regions of the nation.

Director Ron Smith reads list of awards at the Saturday evening reception.

John Marshall Professor Ron Smith, Competition Director, consults with David P. Schippers, who presided over the championship round's final trial.

Prominent Chicago attorney Joseph Morris provides an energetic critique to the competitors at the concludsion of the championship round.

Cindy Espinosa, St. John's, delivers her final argument to the jury panel.

The finalist team from Barry Univeristy's School of Law with competition director, Professor Ronald C. Smith: (L to R) Mark Summers, Coach; Robert Guinn, Advocate; Margaret Garner, Advocate and Best Advocate Award Winner; Hope Rothfeld, Witness, Andrew Doyle, Witness; and Roy Wolgamuth, Coach; Professor Ronald C. Smith.

The team from Inter American University of Puerto Rico School of Law: (front, l. to r.) Augusto Viera and Prof. Carlos Concepcion-Castro; (rear) Cristina Caraballo; Cristina Navarro; Lloyd Isgut; and faculty advisor, Francisco Adams, Esq.