Results of the 2026 ISBA High School Mock Trial Invitational
On behalf of the ISBA Law-Related Education Committee, we are happy to report another successful Invitational! Thank you to all those who participated or volunteered for the 2026 ISBA High School Mock Trial Invitational!
We are very pleased to announce the following awards:
Top Three Teams
1st place—Normal West High School
2nd place—Timothy Christian High School
3rd place—Niles West High School
Top Twenty Scoring Teams (Alphabetical Order)
- Barrington High School
- Bartlett High School
- Chicago Christian High
- College Preparatory School of America
- De La Salle Institute
- Evanston High School
- Hinsdale Central High School
- Maine South High School
- MCC Academy College Prep
- Mundelein High School
- Niles West High School
- Normal West High School
- South Elgin High School
- Southland College Prep
- Charles East High School
- Stevenson High School
- Timothy Christian High School
- Wheeling High School
- Whitney M. Young Magnet High School
- Work Community High School
Donna E. Schechter Memorial Law Test Award
(Highest team average on the Law Test): College Preparatory School of America (CPSA)
Civility & Professionalism Award
This award recognizes teams and team members who exemplify characteristics and qualities the Invitational seeks to instill in participants: professionalism, justice, civility, and fairness, both inside and outside the courtroom. Nominated by other teams: Kindi Academy
Outstanding Attorney Awards
- Pushti Parikh (Barrington High School)
- Azia Mir (Bartlett High School)
- Sid Perkins (Bartlett High School)
- Emerson Ulery (Buffalo Grove High School)
- Ibraheem Husein (College Preparatory School of America (CPSA))
- Kira Tepper (De La Salle)
- Owen Bauer (Elgin High School)
- Tristan Bond (Evanston High School)
- Eeshan Lal (Hinsdale Central High School)
- Davy O’Connor (Hinsdale South High School)
- Grace Huidobro (Homewood-Flossmoor High School)
- Henry Eisenhardt (John Hersey)
- Fatema Ahsan (Kindi Academy)
- Bridget Pizzo (Lake Forest High School)
- Katie Silvay (Lake Forest High School)
- Ben Richard (Maine South High School)
- Nicole Wysk (Maine South High School)
- Gisele Mansour (Maine West High School)
- Saadiq Sanaullah (MCC Academy)
- Fatima Shetwala (MCC Academy)
- Katelyn Tomas (Mundelein High School)
- Magdalena Prucnal (Niles North High School)
- Anastasia Foutris (Niles West High School)
- Olive Blick (Normal West High School)
- Mipo Saliu (Rich Township High School)
- Hannah Greenberg (South Elgin High School)
- Cassandra Verley (South Elgin High School)
- Riyanna Alston (Southland College Prep)
- Loren Rounds (Southland College Prep)
- Anya Amin (St. Charles East High School)
- Ella Brucal (St. Charles East High School)
- Sandhya Veerabahu (Stevenson High School)
- Jennifer Stob (Timothy Christian High School)
- Yusuf Arain (University of Chicago Laboratory High School)
- Lila Coyne (University of Chicago Laboratory High School)
- Addison Hafertepe (Wheaton Academy)
- Ivana Hilado (Wheeling High School)
- Fiona Szajda (Whitney M. Young Magnet High School)
Outstanding Witness Awards
- Ryan Sliwa (Bartlett High School)
- Addy Wheeler (Bartlett High School)
- Nora Nielsen (Boylan Catholic High School)
- Greetika Esarapu (Buffalo Grove High School)
- Gwen Logan (Buffalo Grove High School)
- Sharmeen Sultana (College Preparatory School of America (CPSA))
- Veeresh Patil (Elgin High School)
- Paulina Majerczyk (Hinsdale Central High School)
- Cooper Johnson (Hinsdale South High School)
- Samuel Lopez (Huntley High School)
- Heidi Fritz (John Hersey)
- Nate Franklin (Lake Forest High School)
- Sarah Mascheri (Maine South High School)
- Megan Claussen (Maine West High School)
- Tithi Patel (Minooka Community High School)
- Yael Pikus (Mundelein High School)
- Laiba Amjad (Niles North High School)
- Mohammed Khan (Niles North High School)
- Megan Wu (Niles West High School)
- Brielle Johnson (Normal Community High School)
- Lucy Wojtowicz (Oak Park River Forest High School)
- Kyle Chen (O’Fallon High School)
- Stella Butler (Rolling Meadows High School)
- Harrison Swaim (Rolling Meadows High School)
- Lily Haughee (South Elgin High School)
- Riyanna Alston (Southland College Prep)
- Loren Rounds (Southland College Prep)
- Teige Donehoo (St. Charles East High School)
- Madeline Atkinson (St. Charles North High School)
- Victoria Cai (Stevenson High School)
- Sharanya Saha (Stevenson High School)
- Abigail McBeth (Timothy Christian High School)
- Davayah Hull (Unity Christian Academy)
- Priya Yamada (University Chicago Laboratory Schools)
- Jemina Feng (University of Illinois Laboratory High School)
- Oona Joyce (University of Illinois Laboratory High School)
- Connor Donovan (Wheeling High School)
- Celeste Graves (Wheeling High School)
- Ricardo Morales (York High School)
A HUGE THANK YOU to our fantastic volunteers who made this all possible!
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Krista Appenzeller |
Josiah Bechthold |
Allison Bethel |
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A.J. Blodgett |
Sandra Bohlen |
Kate Brown |
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Perry Browder |
Deborah Cain |
Kendall Campbell |
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Tom Carlisle |
Wesley Carlisle |
Erik Della Catena |
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Hon. Michael Chmiel |
Hon. Joel Chupack |
Billie Constant |
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Patrick Collins |
Catherine Crowley |
Kimberly Davis |
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Hon. Bridget Duignan |
Noah Dwyer |
Sharon Eiseman |
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Charles Eisner |
Alex Etheridge |
Maureen Faller |
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Hon. Michael Fiello |
Adriana Federighi |
Bronson Flannagan |
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Mitchell Fraze |
John Furr |
Jordan Furr |
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Catherine Gould |
Hon. Rex Gradeless |
Molly Gregory |
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Taylor Guelde |
Lori Gronewold |
Terrence Hake |
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Jason Han |
Andrea Harvey |
Noel Hertz |
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Mallory Maag-Holmes |
Sara McGonagle |
David Hughes |
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Stephen Iden |
Andrew Jarmer |
Marylou Lowder Kent |
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Kiara Thomas Kimes |
JP King |
Hon. Thomas Klein |
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Joseph Konizeski |
Lorinda Lamken |
Robert Lattas |
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Theresa Lechner |
Jonathan Lerner |
Victoria Lesak |
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Dennis Lynch |
Jo-Ann Lynn |
Joseph Lyons |
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Gary Mack |
Reese Mahoney |
Raquel Martinez |
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Tom McClure |
Lauren McGrady |
Ricky Melton |
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Valerie Moehle |
Michele Moreschi |
Ted Niemann |
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Tom O’Connor |
Hon. John O’Gara |
Doug Olivero |
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Emmalie Parson |
Howard Peritz |
Katherine Perry |
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Kyle Pinter |
Kirstin Ralston |
Melina Ramirez |
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Heidi Ramos |
Nate Rice |
Jose Rivera |
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Hon. Scott Robinson |
Kate Rosendale |
Hon. Heinz Rudolf |
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David Saunders |
Hon. Debra Seaton |
Andrea Schader |
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Christine Self |
Thomas Siegel |
Hon. James Shovlin |
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Tim Slating |
Johanna Slating |
Jack Stahl |
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Kevin Stine |
Ross Stone |
Sarah Taylor |
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Steve Taylor |
Simi Thakur |
Shari Cohen-Thomas |
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Tejal Vakharia |
Robert Vogt |
Eric Waldschmidt |
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Stanley Wasser |
Stacey Weiler |
Hon. Sonni Choi Williams |
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Lillian Wise |
Kathy Woolsey |
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Special Thanks to Our Guest Speakers
- ISBA President Hon. Bridget C. Duignan
- Justice David H. Overstreet
- Justice Mary K. O’Brien
Special Thanks for the Supreme Court of Illinois Tours
- John Lupton—Executive Director, Illinois Supreme Court Historic Preservation Commission
- Samuel Wheeler—Director of History Programs, Illinois Supreme Court Historic Preservation Commission
- Maximino Ortiz—Marshal of the Court
- Klint Thaxton—Deputy Marshal
2026 Participating High Schools
- Addison Trail, Addison
- Barrington High School, Barrington
- Bartlett High School, Bartlett
- Boylan Catholic High School, Rockford
- Buffalo Grove High School, Buffalo Grove
- Carmel Catholic High School, Mundelein
- Chicago Christian High School, Palos Heights
- College Preparatory School of America, Lombard
- De La Salle Institute, Chicago
- DePaul College Prep, Chicago
- Dunlap High School, Dunlap
- Elgin High School, Elgin
- Elk Grove High School, Elk Grove Village
- Evanston Township High School, Evanston
- Fenwick High School, Oak Park
- Glenbard South High School, Glen Ellyn
- Glenbrook South High School, Glenview
- Highland Park High School, Highland Park
- Hinsdale Central High School, Hinsdale
- Hinsdale South High School, Darien
- Homewood-Flossmoor High School, Flossmoor
- Huntley High School, Huntley
- John Hersey High School, Arlington Heights
- Joliet Central High School, Joliet
- Joliet West High School, Joliet
- Kindi Academy College Prep, Lisle
- Lake Forest High School, Lake Forest
- LaSalle-Peru Township High School, LaSalle
- Libertyville High School, Libertyville
- Maine East High School, Park Ridge
- Maine South High School, Park Ridge
- Maine West High School, Des Plaines
- MCC Academy College Prep, Morton Grove
- Minooka Community High School, Channahon
- MCC Academy College Prep, Morton Grove
- Mundelein High School, Mundelein
- Niles North High School, Skokie
- Niles West High School, Skokie
- Normal Community High School, Normal
- Normal West High School, Normal
- O’Fallon High School, O’Fallon
- Oak Park River Forest High School, Oak Park
- Rich Township High School, Richton Park
- Rolling Meadows High School, Rolling Meadows
- St. Charles East High School, St. Charles
- St. Charles North High School, St. Charles
- South Elgin High School, South Elgin
- Southland College Prep High School, Richton Park
- Stevenson High School, Lincolnshire
- Timothy Christian High School, Elmhurst
- Unity Christian Academy, South Holland
- University of Chicago Laboratory School, Chicago
- University of Illinois Laboratory High School, Champaign
- Wheaton Academy, West Chicago
- Wheeling High School, Wheeling
- Whitney M. Young Magnet High School, Chicago
- York Community High School, Elmhurst
Thank you to the Lincoln Land Community College team that helped make this Invitational so successful!!!
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David Bretscher |
Bryan Gleckler |
Debbie Bell |
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Brandon Bradley |
Cherie Cockrell |
Samantha Cox |
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Tyler Howard |
Jermain Jefferson |
Dan Jett |
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DaShauna Marshall |
Andres Morales |
Rick Schnetzler |
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Justin Scott |
Parick Uhrich |
Leonard Veith |
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Tara Walk |
LLCC Police & Ember (Pawhiffer) |
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