At Fordham Lincoln Center, we are looking for talented competitors with interest in more than just law. In the past, these dedicated students have made up a Top 30 Mock Trial team that consistently beats some of the best schools in the nation. Scroll down to learn more about the best and brightest Manhattan has to offer Mock Trial.
Jessica Ball
Amelia Browne (Vice President of Administration)
Nina Cassaway
Jenna Dyer
Levi Griesing (Vice President of Finance)
Cait Gurley
Andrea Jeng (Vice President of Tournaments)
Michael Kroll
Elliott Lehman
Rudy Mastrocinque
Jaaee Nadkarni (President)
Ashley Santacruz
Annala Swafford
Alex Thaler
Amanda Tyson
Nicholas Wesley
Ava Wiener
Lydia Williams
Aysegul Yumusak
ALL-AMERICANS:
2016 - Sandra Jovic (‘18)
2016 - Neilab Rahimzada (‘16)
2017 - Michael Corrado (‘19)
2017 - Nilofar Rahimzadeh (‘18)
2021 - Jessica Ball (‘24)
2021 - Elizabeth Weinman (‘21)
2022 - Michael Kroll (‘25)
Meet the Coaches that make it all happen.
Alyssa Pronley (Head Coach)
Alyssa is a Senior Associate at Baker Botts LLP, where her practice focuses primarily on complex commercial litigation for technology, media/entertainment, and telecommunications companies. Alyssa is a graduate of NYU School of Law and Loyola University Chicago, where she was a four-year competitor on the mock trial team and earned an All-American Attorney award. Alyssa has coached mock trial at both the high school and college levels since 2012, and she has been head coach of the Fordham LC Mock Trial program since the 2020-2021 season.
Olatokunbo Olaniyan
(Assistant Coach)
Olatokunbo Olaniyan works as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Eastern District of New York where she handles a wide variety of cases including national security, fraud, organized crime and firearms prosecutions. Prior to joining the United States government, Olatokunbo worked for 11 years as Senior Trial Attorney at the Kings County District Attorney's Office where she handled homicide and sexual assault prosecutions. Olatokunbo is a graduate of Syracuse University College of Law where she received the New York State Bar Association Tiffany Cup Award, New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers Excellence in Advocacy Award and the National Institute of Trial Advocacy Tournament of Champions Best Advocate Award. Olatokunbo has been an Assistant Mock Trial Coach since 2013.
Thomas Vorsteg
(Assistant Coach)
Favorite Movie: Big Business
Astrological Sign: Sagittarius
Thomas Vorsteg is an actor from Verona, NJ, who is thrilled to join the coaching staff for his 7th season. While an undergraduate, he competed on the Fordham LC Mock Trial team as both an attorney and a witness and won numerous awards. After graduating with degrees in History and Political Science, Thomas was an assistant coach for three seasons. He then earned his Masters of Science in Education from Bank Street College and worked as a bilingual public school teacher before transitioning careers. Thomas lives in the Bronx with his twin brother.
David Weber
(Assistant Coach)
Favorite Movie: Grosse Point Blank
Astrological Sign: Scorpio
David is a licensed attorney in Missouri and Illinois, who focuses his practice on commercial and construction litigation. David has more than fifteen years of mock trial experience and has coached high school and college programs around the country since 2011. As an AMTA competitor, David earned sixteen individual awards, including nine post-season individual awards, and was a double All American.
Anna Mizzi
(Assistant Coach)
Anna is an Associate at WilmerHale, where her practice focuses primarily on trial litigation for both commercial and pro-bono clients. Anna competed on mock trial teams throughout law school at The George Washington University Law School, and undergrad at The American University. She has coached at Fordham LC since the 2021-2022 season.