J. Wiley Hicks

One of the Trial Lawyer Section’s most cherished traditions, the Chester Bedell Mock Trial Competition, will continue, despite a surging COVID-19 pandemic.

Section Chair Wiley Hicks says the January 20-22 competition owes its existence to the determination, hard work and creativity of section members, the generosity of state and federal judges who volunteered to participate — and the generosity of a Tampa legal services firm, Trial Exhibits, Inc., that is furnishing the technology needed to compete virtually.