Moot Court
St. Thomas University College of Law
About Us
The Moot Court Board of the St. Thomas University College of Law is hereby created to foster excellence in written and oral advocacy and competition. The Moot Court Board provides equal access and equal opportunity without regard to race, color, national origin, age, political affiliations or opinions, religion, marital status, veteran status, handicap status, sexual orientation, or gender.
Executive Board Members
Meet the members of the Moot Court Executive Board.
Britney Arteaga
President
Nathalie Tirado
Vice President of Alumni Relations
Valentina Montoya Bayona
Vice President of Competitions
Gabriella Jones
Executive Vice President
Anisa Zwolinski
Vice President of Membership
Daniela Ochoa
Vice President of Competitions
Adrienne Dawkins
Vice President of Financial Affairs
Andres Gomez
Vice President of Membership
Leyda Mujica
Vice President of Internal Affairs
Faculty Advisors
Armando Hernandez, Esq.
Armando Hernandez graduated from St. Thomas University School of Law, magna cum laude in 2010. Mr. Hernandez was an Executive Board Member for the St. Thomas Moot Court Board. He was also Executive Editor of the St. Thomas Law Review. Mr. Hernandez was a semi-finalist in the John J. Gibbons National Moot Court Competition, awarded Moot Court Best Oralist in the 2008 Intramural Competition, and received a scholarship for Oral Advocacy. He was a member of the Appellate Litigation Clinic while at STU Law. From 2010-2017, Mr. Hernandez served as Alumni Coach for countless moot court competitions, including, Gibbons, Wechsler, Zehmer, and Orseck.
Armando is the founder and managing partner of Law Offices of Armando G. Hernandez. He specializes in litigation in a variety of practice areas including personal injury, product liability, medical malpractice, first-party matters, commercial litigation, construction litigation, and much more. He has extensive trial and appellate experience in cases in state and federal courts. He has been recognized as a Daily Business Review’s Most Effective Lawyer (Product Liability Finalist), Top 40 Under 40 in South Florida, Florida Super Lawyers Rising Star, Florida Legal Elite Up & Comer, HYPE Go Getter Award Finalist, amongst other accolades.
Aileen P. Hernandez, Esq.
Aileen P. Hernandez graduated from St. Thomas University School of Law, magna cum laude in 2010. While at St. Thomas Law, Mrs. Hernandez was the Vice President of Membership for the St. Thomas Moot Court Board, a Senior Articles Editor for the St. Thomas Law Review, and member/competitor of the St. Thomas Mock Trial Team. Aileen was a part of the Appellate Litigation Clinic (2009-2010), during which she successfully argued O.B. v. State of Florida (2010), a noteworthy case in Florida’s Fourth Amendment jurisprudence. From 2010-2017, Aileen served as Alumni Coach for countless moot court competitions including, Gibbons, Prince, San Diego Criminal Procedure, and Orseck.
Mrs. Hernandez is a Senior Supervising Attorney at the Miami-Dade County Public Defender’s Office. She has extensive trial experience in felonies, misdemeanors, and juvenile. She has been recognized as a Top 40 Under 40 in South Florida as well as the prestigious Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyer’s (FACDL) James Miller Award as a rising star in criminal defense and liberty’s last champion.
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Moot Court Schedule
Updated September 2025
2025 Wechsler National First Amendment Moot Court Competition
November 7-9, 2025
Student Coach: Nathalie Tirado
Alumni Coach: Jennifer Delgado & Jorge Delgado
2025 Chicago Bar Association (“CBA”) Moot Court Competition
November 13-15, 2025
Student Coach: Britney Arteaga
Alumni Coach: Ana Delgado
2025 National Criminal Procedure Tournament
November 14-16 2025
Student Coach: Gabriella Jones
Alumni Coach: Nick Whitaker
Other Alumni and Legal Professionals
Thank you to all other alumni and local attorneys who volunteer their time as guest judges or coaches throughout the academic year!
Alumni Newsletter
We welcome every one of you to help us as we plan future events and mentoring opportunities for our members. Your support will be greatly appreciated by every one of us. After all, we are all stronger when we work together, and we cannot do this without you.
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With your support, we will register more members for competitions, host professional development workshops, and much more.