California Mock Trial 2024-2025
Kaia savage - President
4th year - she/her - Major: rhetoric; MINOR: Women & gender studies
Other activities: Hillel, Hiking, Camping, Fly-Fishing, Yoga, cal Rhetoric Society
fun fact: I used to be a circus acrobat
about me: I do a daily gratitude journal
Kaia’s Awards:
2023 Anteater - Irvine, CA - OUTSTANDING Witness (10/10 RANKS).
2024 uclassic - los angeles, ca - outstanding attorney (19/20 ranks)
2024 Regionals - Seattle, WA - Outstanding Attorney (19/20 Ranks)
2024 AAMTI - Berkeley, ca - outstanding attorney (20/20 ranks)
2024 cubait - Manhattan, ny - outstanding attorney (20/20 Ranks)
2025 regionals - Seattle, wa - outstanding witness (17/20 ranks)
Guhan Karthik - auxiliary treasurer
3rd year - he/him - Major:
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Amber Juarez - harm response chair
2nd year - she/her - Major: undeclared
Other Activities: Drinking boba, playing guitar, going to museums, and taking pictures of sunsets to paint later 🎨🌅
Fun Fact: I had an artwork I created displayed for a year in the Capitol Building in DC.
About me: I have three amazing cats, love watching sitcoms, painting, and drawing!
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aidan O’Herin
4th year - he/him - Major:
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Melinda Lu
3rd year - she/her - MajorS: Political Science, Asian American & Asian Diaspora Studies
Other activities: Berkeley Center for Comparative Equality & Anti-Discrimination Law, Asian American Research Center, School of Social Welfare, Chi Omega, Renters' Legal Assistance, Undergraduate Political Science Association
fun fact: I have a sewing account!
about me: I am a political science major from San Diego, CA! I love to hike, workout, sew, and watch netflix shows!
Awards: 19/20 All Regional Attorney (Seattle Regionals 2025), 18/20 All National Attorney (St. Paul ORCs 2025), Best Directing Attorney (Devil's Advocate, Mercer School of Law 2025), 17/20 Outstanding Attorney (AAMTI 2025)
Emma kay
3rd year - she/her - Major: Legal studies and Rhetoric
Other activities: Legal Assistant at a law firm in San Francisco, volunteer Teacher’s Assistant for 1st grade at Sankofa Elementary, pilates, learning new instruments (and being mediocre at playing all of them)
fun fact: I fly planes on occasion.
about me: I believe you can know everything you need to know about a person through their favorite taylor swift song.
Emma’s awards:
2024 Rookie Rumble - zoom - outstanding witness (34/40 ranks)
2024 Cowtown Classic - Davis, CA - outstanding attorney (17/20 ranks)
2024 cubait - Manhattan, ny - outstanding witness (18/20 ranks)
SCOtt jacoby
1st year - he/him - Major: psychology
Other activities: Classical Piano
fun fact: I can wiggle my nose (can you?)
about me: I'm from San Francisco. I love playing and composing music, everything from classical to rock. Nature is amazing and I'm slightly obsessed with journaling and tracking my habits.
Scott’s awardsL AAMTI 2025 Outstanding Attorney (18/20 Ranks)
Nate Pascuzzi - travel coordinator
2nd year - he/him - Major:
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yanka wong - auxiliary treasurer
2nd year - she/her - Major: Comparative Literature, Minor in public policy
Other Activities: Pi Beta Phi, Main Stacks Competitive Dance Team, theatre, writing poetry
Fun Fact: I’m a die-hard RuPaul’s drag race fan, I’ve memorised pretty much every single lipsync
About me: Born in Hong Kong, studied in London, now living in Berkeley!
yanka’s awards: AAMTI 2024 outstanding witness 16/20 ranks, AtypiCAL 2025 outstanding witness 16/20 ranks
Pavel karabelov
4th year - he/him - MajorS: African american studies and legal studies
Other activities: Acacia International Fraternity and Incarceration to College. Order of Pythagoras and Dunacan McPherson Award
fun fact: I was one of the first 100 people to see lady gaga's bad 4omance music video on YouTube.!
thien le
4th year - he/him - Major:
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Natalie Greene
3rd year - she/her - Major: Undeclared
Other activities: Social media for MyShake, the earthquake early warning app (Go download it!)
fun fact: There's a rumor that I'm a slow driver.
about me: New Girl is the best TV show and hiking is also pretty cool.
Lucy Cavalluzzi
3rd year - she/her - Major: Political Science & American studies
Other activities: PLACENTIA PARKS AND RECREATION, ATHLETIC TICKETING OFFICE, PHOTOGRAPHY, BEACH-GOING, CROSSWORDING, ROMANCE NOVEL READING
fun fact: my parents, my aunt, my uncle, and both of my brothers all competed in/judge/coach mock trial. My family IS mock trial.
about me:I’VE SPENT THE PAST FIVE YEARS ON THE RUN FROM THE ITALIAN MAFIA BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT I WAS A THE DIRECT DESCENDANT OF A SICILIAN PRINCESS. IT TURNS OUT THEY WERE ACTUALLY LOOKING FOR LUCIA CAVALUZZI WITH ONE L (A COMMON MISSPELLING OF MY NAME) SO I WAS ABLE TO COME OUT OF HIDING.Lucy’s awards:
2024 REGIONALS - FRESNO - OUTSTANDING ATTORNEY (18/20 RANKS)
2024 COWTOWN - DAVIS - OUTSTANDING ATTORNEY (17/20 RANKS)
Kyra sharma
1st year - she/her - Major: Political science, Minor in public policy
Other activities: endometriosis research, creative writing, running!
fun fact:I did long/triple jump for all of high school (I’m 5’0)
about me: I’m from La Jolla, CA, and I love the beach, working out, and steak tacos!
Josh Hizon - Tournament director
3rd year - he/him - Major: History - Minor: English
other activities: ASUC, College Essay Editor, Wandering
fun fact: Big Real Housewives fan
about me: You can take the boy out of theatre, but you can't take the theatre out of the boy
Josh’s Awards: 2025 Regionals Outstanding Witness (18/20), 2025 SUMTI Outstanding Attorney (18/20), 2025 SUMTI Outstanding Witness (17/20), 2024 orcs - los Angeles - outstanding witness (16/20 ranks), 2024 Mocktopia - Santa barbara - Outstanding Witness (19/20 ranks)
Charlotte leddy - social chair
2nd year - she/her - Major:
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Jacob Molina - harm response chair
3rd year - he/him - Major: Philosophy
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Jacob’s awards:
2023 mocktopia - santa barbara, ca - outstanding attorney
2024 uclassic - los Angeles, ca - outstanding attorney (16/20 ranks)
2024 regionals - seattle, wa - outstanding attorney (35/20 ranks)
2024 orcs - los Angeles, ca - outstanding attorney (16/20 ranks)
nicholas patel
4th year - he/him - Major: philosophy, minor: music
Other activities: Triathlon, Ski Team
fun fact: There was a point where I was actively playing and practicing five instruments.
about me: I’m from Northern California. Last year Spotify said I was in my favorite band’s top 0.005% listeners… I had somehow never been to a concert.
Nicholas’s awards:
2024 atypical - berkeley, ca - outstanding witness (18/20 ranks)
Jeffrey Everett
3rd year - he/him - major: Political Economy
Other Activities: Political Computer Science Club, David Blackwell Hall
Fun fact: I opened at a concert for Tyga once(Check the link in my about me section 👀)
About Me: In my free time I enjoy doing things that remind me of the time I spent with my father in my childhood. He created a rap group of my brother and I called Higher Learning Nation (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S11VpUZVX28), so I like to write poetry and raps in my free time. He was a filmmaker, Producer, Editor, and Photographer, so I like to take pictures and create videos in my free time. He would always be in the kitchen making something delicious and he taught me how to cook, so I like to try new recipes and cook for people. He would always get our family active by having us go on bike rides and hikes, so I like to lift weights and go on runs in my free time.
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omid asadi
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Anisha Kumar
2nd year - she/her - Major: philosophy
Other activities: Starting books I won't finish, obsessing over animated shows, tennis
fun fact: I love tomatoes so much that I can eat them raw like apples.
about me: I'm from LA and I love soft rock and other alternative music!
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Ronnie Taylor
1st year - he/him - MajorS: History & Rhetoric, Minor in African American Studies
Other activities: Reading, Stephen King Novels, Watching Sitcoms, Mini golf Goat💪🏾 Naacp, Stiles Hall Tutor
fun fact: I do sports announcing!
about me: Hello Peeps! I love listening to music, Hanging out with friends, And i’ve been known to be a pretty chill guy