Support the ProgramPre-Law Programs at Miami University
Student Organizations
If you are interested in law, consider joining a law-related student organization. For more information about each of these organizations, feel free to contact Student Activities and Leadership.
Phi Alpha Delta Pre-Law Fraternity
Phi Alpha Delta Pre-Law Fraternity (PAD) is a professional and service-oriented fraternal organization for students interested in the practice of law. One of the largest legal organizations in the country, PAD has pre-law and law chapters across the country. Along with organizing seminars and workshops on law school and legal practice, PAD also organizes law school trips, community service projects, LSAT study groups, and social events for its members and members of other law-related organizations.
- Executive Council
- President: Brett Smith (smithbt2@muohio.edu)
Vice President: Michelle Leszkiewicz (leszkimn@muohio.edu)
Vice President of Programming & Public Service: Amanda Hoffman (hoffmaa6@muohio.edu)
Secretary: Kate Reid (reidki@muohio.edu)
Treasurer: Eric Dunigan (dunigaem@muohio.edu) - Advisors
- Staff Advisor: Yvette Simpson (simpsoyr@muohio.edu)
Faculty Advisor: Augustus Jones (jonesaj@muohio.edu)
Mock Trial Team
Mock Trial is an intercollegiate competition among schools across the country. At the beginning of each year, teams are given a fictional legal case, complete with witness affidavits and applicable case law. According to the American Mock Trial Association, through engaging in trial simulations in competition with teams from other institutions, students develop critical thinking and public speaking skills, as well as knowledge of legal practices and procedures. Miami's team has done very well over the years, winning both regional and national competitions.
[Read the press release for the 2008 national competition.]
- Advisors
- Daniel Herron (herrondj@muohio.edu)
Wayne Staton (statonw@muohio.edu)
Dan Haughey (haughede@muohio.edu)
Associated Student Government
The Associated Student Government, like our federal government, has a three-branch structure. The executive branch consists of the Student Body President and Executive Council. The legislative branch, chaired by the Executive Vice President, consists of the Student Senate, a body of 49 elected student representatives. The judicial branch, Student Court, consists of 15 justices who act as student advocates, and as jurors for non-suspendable disciplinary cases.
- Student Body President: Mike Scott (scottmj@muohio.edu)
Executive Vice President/Chair of Student Senate: Courtney Cochran (cochrace@muohio.edu)
Chief Justice of Student Court: Matt Masconi (masconm1@muohio.edu) - Advisors
- ASG Advisor: Gary Manka (mankags@muohio.edu)
Student Court Advisor: Kelly Ramsey (ramseyk3@muohio.edu)
Delta Sigma Rho Forensic Society
Delta Sigma Rho is the forensic society at Miami. It features both a speech team and a debate team that travel to tournaments on collegiate campuses. The speech team competes in various events including extemporaneous speaking, performance, duets, and more. The debate team competes in collegiate policy debate where two debaters compete against two other debaters. On campus Delta Sigma Rho runs the Audience Debate Forums which are vital to the COM135 class required for business majors.
- President: Lisa Farinella (farinelm@muohio.edu)
- Advisors
- Director: Ben Voth (vothb@muohio.edu)
Sarah Spring (springse@muohio.edu)
Matt Gayetsky (gayetsma@muohio.edu)