Mock Trial
2023-2024
Our McGill Undergraduate Mock Trial team showcases the brilliance of McGill’s emerging legal minds. Competing in tournaments across North America, the team consists of talented young leaders in trial advocacy and criminal litigation. Mock Trial is one of the MPLSS’ experiential programs and through the team’s diligent leadership, has also become one of the most popular on-campus channels to engage with criminal law.
The Mock Trial Executive Team oversees recruitment and training, and essential organizational functions. The annual Maple Bowl tournament is hosted by Mock Trial.
Want to learn more? Contact [email].
Alexander Nyvlt
Vice-President Finance
Hello, my name is Alexander Nyvlt and I am a U3 student from Vancouver majoring in Economics and double-minoring in social entrepreneurship and religious studies. I am honoured to serve as McGill Mock Trial’s VP Finance.
In this role, I will be working with various executive members to establish feasible budgets for various events and I’ll be figuring out how we can use revenue sources to cover expenses.
Alexander can be reached at [email]
Rory Herrema
Vice-President Internal
Heyyy! I’m Rory, a U3 student in Religious Studies and International Development Studies from New York (Rochester, NY so more like Canada than the Big Apple!!). I’m the VP Internal for Mock Trial which means that I handle setting up meetings and socials as well as acting as a liaison between the members and the exec team.
Fun fact: I’m a pickleball prodigy.
Rory can be reached at [email]
Jennah Kalaaji
Vice-President External
Hi! My name’s Jennah and I’m a 3rd year Honours Political Science student double minoring in History and Social Entrepreneurship.
In my role as VP External, I keep track of our team’s relationships with schools and lawyers. I also manage the external tournaments that our Mock Trial Team competes in!
Jennah can be reached at [email]
Alex Stuart (she/her/elle)
Vice-President Finance
Hi! My name is Alex, I’m a U2 student majoring in psychology with a double-minor in behavioral science and anthropology.
This year I am McGill Mock Trial’s VP Events. The main event I am responsible for organizing is our spring invitational tournament, The Maple Bowl. I oversee case writing for the tournament, as well as everything from room bookings to contacting potential judges and ensuring everyone has coffee the morning of the tournament! I’ve been a part of mock trial for three years and it’s been some of my best memories from university!
Fun fact: I’ve driven across Canada more than five times!
Alex can be reached at [email]
Michael Lin
Vice-President Seminar, Lawyer
Hey, my name is Michael from Richmond Hill and I’m a U3 student double majoring in Political Science and History.
My role is VP Seminar Lawyer Coach for Mock Trials, meaning I’ll be managing team training, and preparing the members for tournaments.
Michael can be reached at [email]
Lorena Solis Beltran
Vice-President Seminar, Witness
Hi! My name is Lorena and I’m a U3 student double majoring in History and Political Science.
My role on the Mock Trial team as VP Seminars (Witness) is to lead team seminar sessions, develop training materials, provide support during competitions and focus too much on our PowerPoints for our team meetings (there can never be too many memes).
Fun Fact: I’m a huge F1 fan.
Lorena can be reached at [email]
Kyle Somers
Mock Trial Captain, U.S. Team
Hi!! I’m Kyle, a U3 student majoring in Chemistry and minoring in Political Science. I’m originally from Oakville, Ontario.
As US Mock Trial Captain, I’m responsible for leading our amazing US mock trial team in its revival! We have a stellar group of individuals who will be travelling to the US to compete in tournaments. I have been a part of Mock Trial since my U1 year, so I am excited to be able to lead a new branch of our team under the MPLSS and be a part of the executive committee.
Kyle can be reached at [email]
Ariyana Dutt (she/her/elle)
Vice-President Communications, U.S. Team
Hi!! I’m Ariyana (She/Her/Elle) and I’m currently in U3 with a major in Philosophy, and a double minor in Political Science and Religious Studies!
I am McGill’s U.S. Mock Trial Team V.P. communications. I am responsible for both internal and external relations. This includes, helping organize and plan tournaments and invitationals, updating case specifics and assisting in the creation of training materials and seminar content.
Fun fact: I’m weirdly good at accents