Lancaster Opening Round Championship Series Mock Trial Tournament

MARCH 18-20, 2016 LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA

Hosted by Elizabethtown College and the American Mock Trial Association. Sponsored by Penn State Dickinson Law. CONTENTS

2 Tournament Host 3 Tournament Schedule 3 Participating Schools 3 About Lancaster 4 City of Lancaster Map 5 Dining Guide 6-7 Courthouse Floor Plan 8 Sponsor

TOURNAMENT HOST

Elizabethtown College: Elizabethtown College is a selective, independent, residential coeducational college located on an attractive 203-acre campus in historic Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Its approximately 1,800 undergraduates hail from nearly 30 states and 40 foreign countries. Molded by a commitment to educate for service, Elizabethtown College is dedicated to educating students intellectually, socially, aesthetically and ethically for lives of service and leadership as citizens of the world. As a comprehensive institution, the College offers academic programs in the liberal arts, sciences and professional studies. Combining classroom instruction with experiential learning, these programs advance independent thought, personal integrity and social responsibility as the foundations for a life of learning.

Elizabethtown College offers programs in the liberal arts, sciences and professional studies. And, the E-town academic experience goes beyond the classroom with experiential and service-learning opportunities, including student-faculty research, hands-on internships and fieldwork and study abroad.

2 TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 2016: 4:15 – 4:50 p.m. Arrival/security screening (Courthouse entrance, Duke Street)

4:15 – 4:55 p.m. Team check-in (Courtroom A - Cer- emonial Courtroom)

5 – 6 p.m. Opening Ceremony / Captains Meeting (Courtroom A - Ceremonial Courtroom)

6:15 – 9:15 p.m. Round 1

SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 2016: 8 a.m. Courthouse opens, security screening ABOUT THE CITY OF LANCASTER (Courthouse entrance, Duke Street) Lancaster is the oldest inland city in the United States, and 8:40 – 9:10 a.m. Captains Meeting was an important munitions center during the Revolution- (Courtroom A - Ceremonial Courtroom) ary War. It became the capital of the American colonies on 9:30 – 12:30 p.m. Round 2 September 27, 1777, when the Continental Congress was fleeing British forces, who had captured Philadelphia. From 1:10 – 1:40 p.m. Captains Meeting 1799 to 1812, Lancaster was the capital of Pennsylvania. (Courtroom 1 - for Round 3 only) Lancaster and Lancaster County have been the home of prominent historical figures, including President James 2 – 5 p.m. Round 3 Buchanan, Congressman Thaddeus Stevens, and Robert SUNDAY, MARCH 20, 2016: Fulton. Lancaster is home to approximately 56,000 resi- 8 a.m. Courthouse opens, security screening dents, where historic preservation and a cutting-edge arts scene live and thrive side by side. 8:40 – 9:10 a.m. Captains Meeting (Courtroom A - Ceremonial Courtroom) KEYNOTE SPEAKER: JOSH PARSONS 9:30 – 12:30 p.m. Round 4 Josh Parsons is a public servant who has served as an U.S. 12:30 p.m. Awards Banquet / Closing Ceremony Army Infantry Officer, a prosecutor, Lancaster County Clerk (Lancaster Elks Club, 219 North Duke Street) of Courts, and now as a Lancaster County Commissioner. Prior to being elected Commissioner and Clerk of Courts, Josh served in the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office, working on criminal cases. Josh was the District Attorney’s representative to the Special Emergency Response Team and also served in the Felony Drug PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS Unit. Skilled in the courtroom, Josh has taught as an instructor for a trial advo- cacy class at the Penn State Dickinson School of Law for a number of years.

Cornell University University of Pennsylvania Josh is also a former soldier. As an Infantry Lieutenant he served as a Rifle Pla- University of Pittsburgh The Ohio State University toon Leader and then Executive Officer of an Infantry Company. After promotion to Captain, Josh was appointed one of four primary staff officers for a battalion Hillsdale College Ohio University of 870 soldiers. He supervised all logistical operations for the Battalion—made University of Michigan New York University up of 350 vehicles and over $138 million in equipment. Among his many decora- tions are the Expert Infantryman’s Badge and the Army Parachutist Badge. St. Bonaventure University Penn State University Hamilton College Carnegie Mellon University Josh is a graduate of the Penn State Dickinson School of Law and the University of Delaware. In addition to various Army leadership courses, Josh has also Case Western Reserve Yale University completed Harvard University’s Driving Government Performance: Leadership University Rutgers University Strategies that Produce Results, a program for senior leaders in the public sector. Syracuse University

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4 RESTAURANTS NEAR THE HOTEL LANCASTER

The Loft PressRoom 201 West Orange Street 26-28 W. King Street 717-299-0661 717-399-5400 Mon-Friday 11:30 am - 2 pm, Mon – Sat 5:30 pm – 9 pm Tues – Sat 11:30 am -10 pm Friday - Sat 11:30 am - 10:30 pm Intimate Casual Dining, Great atmosphere, Great Steaks Sunday 11:30 am - 2 pm Reservations Suggested. Very Nice Casual Place. Reservations Suggested. Belvedere Inn 402 North Queen Street Yorgos 717-394-2422 66 North Queen Street Mon - Friday 11 am - 2 pm, Sat-Sunday 5 pm - 2 am 717-394-6977 Reservations Suggested Open 7 days 7 am to 2 am B reakfast Lunch and Dinner Characters Pub Best place in town for watching Sports. 38 N. Christian Street 80 different flavors of wings. Great burgers. 717-735-7788 Very loud after 9 pm. Mon – Thurs. 11 am - 9 pm, Friday – Sat 11 am -11 pm No Reservations required. Reservations Suggested. Nice Fun Place. Annie Bailey’s Irish Pub & Restaurant 28 E. King Street Carr’s 717-393-4000 50 West Grant St. Next to Central Market Open 7 days from 11 am –2 am 717-299-7090 Great Outside Deck. Great Menu. Tues – Sat 11:30 am - 2:30 pm, 5:30 pm – 9:30 pm Reservations Suggested. Friday – Sat 5:30, pm - 9:30 pm, Sunday 11:30 am - 2:30 pm Reservations Suggested. Nice Setting Aussie and the Fox 36 W. King Street Federal Taphouse (Just across the street) 717-826-4040 201 N. Queen Street Tues – Sat 11 am - 10 pm Sunday 10 am - 2 pm. 717-490-6932 Reservations Suggested. Mon-Sat 11:30 am - 2 am Sunday 10:30 am - 2 am

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MAIN COURTHOUSE 2nd Floor

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Passage to Courtroom A / Ceremonial Courtroom

MAIN COURTHOUSE 4th Floor

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