Klein and Lonich

Klein and Lonich

Two members of the LEAP training team, circa early 1990s--both now have doctorates--Steve Klein, then of Dobbins Tech in Philadelphia (standing) and David Lonich, Ringgold High School in New eagle, PA (Washington County). Klein became a national trainer with the...
Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon and Mock Trial

Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon and Mock Trial

Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (2nd from left in blue) with the CEO and a board member from Campaign for Working Families, joined by former LEAP Director Roberta West at the far right. What does this summer 2024 picture have to do with mock trial—Congresswoman Scanlon...
1980s Pleasant Valley High School Team

1980s Pleasant Valley High School Team

The highly successful Pleasant Valley High School team of the 1980s which went to the statewide high school mock trial finals three consecutive years. The team went undefeated through the finals but finished third due to the scoring system used at the time.
Supreme Court Summer Institute – Street Law

Supreme Court Summer Institute – Street Law

The North Allegheny educators George and Debbie Sagan bookend then Justice Sandra Day O'Connor at the Supreme Court Institute run by Street Law, a national partner of LEAP, sometime in the mid-1990s. The program continues today, having brought more than 1500 hundred...