After researching the current oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, TMP students were split up into 3 prosecution attorney groups and 3 defense attorney groups in the (mock) trial case for BP CEO Tony Hayward.
No doubt that emotions were strong during the mock trial, given the devastating effects of the oil spill on the Gulf Coast communities. Our TMP defense attorneys admitted that it was extremely difficult to be on Tony Hayward’s side, but surprisingly two groups successfully defended Mr. Hayward. The students thought extremely hard about the complexity of the issues at hand, and were able to bring in insightful thoughts about who in the end would be at fault.
