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Tom McKevitt (third from right), Counsel with the Firm, poses with the members of the Holy Trinity Diocesan High School Moot Court Team at the Firm’s Uniondale office.

Tom McKevitt Coaches Holy Trinity High School Moot Court Team

Tom McKevitt, Counsel with the Firm, coached the Holy Trinity Diocesan High School Moot Court Team for this year’s Moot Court Competition, which took place on November 13 at Nassau County Supreme Court in Mineola. Although he has coached the school’s Mock Trial Tournament team for the last 20 years, this is the first time Mr. McKevitt has coached the Moot Court team.

This case involved two issues: the first issue involved the First Amendment and whether school administrators violated a student’s right to publish an article in the school newspaper on how students are able to cheat on tests without being caught. The second issue addressed unreasonable search and seizure and whether the Fourth Amendment was violated when the school decided to search the students’ backpacks to see if they had stolen an advance copy of a test.

To prepare the team for the competition, Mr. McKevitt taught the members on the basics of Constitutional Law and how to argue before an appellate panel of judges. Firm Partner Ralph Branciforte and Firm Associate Matthew C. McCann assisted the students as they practiced at Sahn Ward Braff Koblenz’s office.

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