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HomeMy Public PortalAboutTOL PR 2014-06-04 Law Camp Town of Leesburg News Release For Immediate Release Local Bar Associations Prepare for 14th Annual Thomas D. Horne Leadership in the Law Summer Camp Leesburg, VA (June 4, 2014) – The Loudoun and Fauquier County Bar Associations are gearing up for the 14th Annual Thomas D. Horne Leadership in the Law Summer Camp, hosted by the Town of Leesburg. Twenty-four rising seniors from public and private schools across Loudoun and Fauquier Counties will participate in this week-long camp that provides in- depth training in the legal system, culminating in mock trials at the Loudoun County Courthouse on Friday, June 20, 2014. Last year, Law Camp was renamed to honor retired Loudoun County Circuit Court Judge Thomas D. Horne, who initiated the project. Students prepare all week for their mock trials, working directly with local judges, lawyers, law clerks and other legal professionals. Local sitting judges preside over the mock trials, community leaders and other volunteers serve on the juries, and local attorneys demonstrate their dramatic skills as witnesses. Dedicated mentors volunteer many hours during Law Camp to teach students about criminal and civil law, courtroom procedures, effective trial advocacy, and the use of evidence. Under the supervision of their mentors, student legal teams study case outlines, visit the crime scenes, interview witnesses and experts, analyze evidence, and argue preliminary motions in preparation for trial. (more) TOL PR 2014-06-04 Law Camp Page 2 “Every year I look forward to Law Camp. As a mentor, I have had the excellent opportunity to work with bright, curious and ambitious teenagers, and to watch them progress through the week as they prepare for their mock trials,” said Lindsay Hendrix, Loudoun County Bar Association member. “I have to say at the end of camp I always feel like I have learned as much as the campers.” One of the highlights of the week is a private behind-the-scenes tour of the United States Supreme Court on Wednesday, June 18, 2014. Students participate in other recreational activities as well, including salsa dancing lessons by an Arthur Murray instructor, and white water rafting. The overnight camp begins on Sunday, June 15, 2014 at Camp Meadowkirk, near Middleburg, Virginia, and will conclude on Friday, June 20, 2014, with the mock trials. The Leadership in the Law Summer Camp is offered to students at no cost and is sponsored by the Loudoun County Bar Foundation, the Loudoun County Bar Association, the Fauquier County Bar Association, and private law firms in Loudoun County and Fauquier County. Contact: Elizabeth M. Ross, Esquire Publicity Chair, Law Camp Committee Lieblich & Grimes, P.C. eross@lieblichgrimes.com 703-858-9470 # # #