The Request for Proposals to host AMTA Regional Tournaments is now available on the Regionals page.

Continuing hosts will be notified if they need to submit a new proposal.

Prospective hosts should follow the directions in the RFP.

6:00:42 pm . 05/8/08 . announcements

Mock Trial Academy is looking for Teaching Assistants for this summer's program. For information on the camp itself, please visit www.mocktrialacademy.com.

For information on the position, or to apply, please email Alicia Hawley at information@mocktrialacademy.com.

12:14:35 pm . 04/10/08 . announcements

It it with great sadness AMTA reports the death of Gene Reifsnider on March 30, 2008. Mr. Reifsnider was a proud alum of Drake Law School. Dick Calkins, AMTA’s long-time president, was the Dean of the Drake Law School in the mid-1980s, and when AMTA was but a thought in the mind of Dean Calkins, he turned to Mr. Reifsnider, to float the idea of an undergraduate mock trial association. Reifsnider was enthusiastic about AMTA, and along with Dan Stamatelos, another Drake alum, the trio founded AMTA. Over the years, Reifsnider was the consummate AMTA cheerleader and supporter. He judged every year, recruited members of the Iowa Bar to judge, earned a spot in AMTA’s Judges’ Hall of Fame, and provided generous financial support to AMTA. These financial contributions were especially critical during AMTA’s formative years. One of the traveling trophies for the national tournament has been named in his honor. His commitment to AMTA continues even in death as he asked that memorials be designated to AMTA.

Condolences may be sent to

Barbara Reifsnider

2729 82nd Street Place, Unit 332

Urbandale, IA 50322

Memorial contributions may be made to either the Drake Law School Annual Fund, Drake University, Office of Alumni and Development, 2507 University Ave. Des Moines, IA 50311-4505 or to the American Mock Trial Association 2700 Westown Parkway, Suite 220 West Des Moines, IA 50266-1411.

A full obituary is available at

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/dclassifieds?Dato=20080403&Kategori=Obituaries&Class=30&Type=CAT1320&Lopenr=10403002&Selected=32#

8:39:19 am . 04/8/08 . announcements

For the 2008 National Championship, Maryland beat out George Washington 2 ballots to 1. Congratulations to both teams as well as everyone who competed in Minneapolis.

The tab summaries are available on the tabulation page.

7:16:30 am . 04/6/08 . announcements

All of the Postseason Tab Summaries will be posted on the Tabulation page.

8:33:43 am . 03/17/08 . announcements

AMTA has contracted with The Princeton Review to provide new benefits to our participants. AMTA participants and alumni will receive a $100 discount on all online and classroom test preparation courses offered by The Princeton Review (any course, not just the LSAT!). To obtain the link to the discounted registration materials, log in to the case page. The link has also been emailed to all primary contacts.

In addition to providing the discounts, The Princeton Review is also sponsoring AMTA's five national-level tournaments and giving away one free course at each national site. TPR representatives will be available for one-on-one consultations at each national site and will also offer information packets to all participants at registration.

If you have questions about the new benefits, please contact the AMTA office.

5:58:18 am . 02/27/08 . announcements

This year's board meeting will be held July 11-13, 2008 in Oxford, OH. For more information, contact Dan Herron at herrondj@muohio.edu.

9:35:26 am . 01/15/08 . announcements

The civil case committee will accept at this time submissions for consideration and use for the 2008-2009 AMTA season.

Following discussions at the 2007 Board Meeting, our committee wishes to encourage submission of a wide variety of legal issues for consideration. Suggestions include contract disputes, trademark or copyright issues, and any variety of probate or juvenile (custody or other family law) matters. We will also welcome the traditional tort submissions that have been popular in past years, but encourage authors to be creative in their choice of legal problem as well as with witness options and exhibits.

To facilitate communication between authors and our committee we would like all submissions to be turned in by November 30, 2007, to allow feedback from the committee. Revised cases can be submitted by January 31, 2008. The 2008-2009 case will be selected by April 30, 2008 and will be revised and posted by August 15, 2008. The writer of the chosen case will be awarded $500.

Please submit your case to the committee via Daniel E. Haughey, Esq., Chair, at 121 W. High St. Oxford, OH 45056 and at haugheylaw@gmail.com.

Please feel free to contact Daniel Haughey, Chair, at the above addresses or by phone at 513-524-5000, with any questions or concerns.

2:23:06 pm . 08/1/07 . announcements

The 2008 National Championship Tournament will be hosted by Hamline University in downtown Minneapolis on the weekend of April 4, 2008.

National sites and exact dates are still to be determined, but all national tournaments will take place on the weekends of March 7 and March 14, 2008.

10:21:09 am . 07/3/07 . announcements

At the recent board meeting, AMTA made the decision to designate one person annually to serve as an ombudsperson. The ombudsperson's responsibilities are to file, track, and respond to concerns and suggestions related to AMTA. The ombudsperson will make a record of the inquiries and comments that are made directly to the ombudsperson as well as those that are raised to other AMTA officials. The goals of this process are to provide a voice to the AMTA membership, become more aware of the issues facing the institution, direct issues to the appropriate board members or committee and promote positive change.

Barry Langford of Columbia College has been selected to serve as the ombudsperson for the 2007-08 season. If you have any questions, comments or concerns for the ombudsperson you can contact him in the following ways:

E-mail: brlangford@ccis.edu

Phone: 573-875-7484

Mail: Barry R. Langford

Chair, Department of Criminal Justice and Human

Services

Columbia College

1001 Rogers Street

Columbia, MO 65216

9:27:04 pm . 06/29/07 . announcements

For the convenience of participants, AMTA is offering a 3-sided name wedge, with each side carrying a plate reading "Prosecution," "Plaintiff" or "Defense." These durable wooden wedges can be used for multiple years, regardless of whether the case involves a civil or criminal action. Name wedges may be purchased from AMTA for $35 each, which includes shipping. Please contact Susan Ewing at the AMTA office to place your order in time for the upcoming season.

Purchase of a name wedge from AMTA is not required, but all teams must comply with the requirement that counsel tables be marked with placards. Hosts will NOT provide placards for this purpose.

9:05:34 pm . 08/31/06 . announcements