Coaches

Head Coach & Faculty Advisor:

Thomas Azari ’22

Thomas Azari is is a 2022 graduate of UMBC and he currently serves as Head Coach & Faculty Advisor of UMBC Mock Trial. Thomas competed for UMBC Mock Trial for four years, and was the opening attorney for the 2021 National Championship team. Thomas is a two-time All-American Attorney, earning his All-American awards in 2021 both in the preliminary rounds and for his appearance in the National Final Round, and he served as President of UMBC Mock Trial as a senior.

Thomas won numerous awards at elite tournaments throughout his time at UMBC, and Thomas was a competitor on UMBC A for three consecutive bids to Nationals in 2020, 2021, and 2022. After graduation, Thomas competed at Trial by Combat, an elite invite-only tournament, in the summer of 2022. Thomas coached UMBC B for the 2023-23 season and helped lead them to an ORCS bid. Thomas is currently in his second year at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, and he is also a member of the nationally-ranked Maryland Carey Law National Trial Team.