Sunzida Ahmed
Class of 2022
Major: Political Science
Minor: Environmental Studies
New York University School of Law
Intern at the Federal Defenders of New York, Inc.
Vice President of Public Relations (2020-21)
Sunny competed with RUMTA for four years, making it on the A-Team her freshman year of college. From then on, she took on roles as both a witness and attorney. She is best known for her impressive opening and closing statements, and the comedic lay witnesses she played. She was a well-decorated member of RUMTA, earning witness and attorney awards at some of the most difficult invitationals in the country. She also became an All-Regional Witness in her freshman year.
After university, she worked as a legal intern for Communities Resist, Inc. Currently, she is an intern with the Federal Defenders of New York and is pursuing her J.D. at the New York University School of Law.
AWARDs
All-Regional Witness: Owings Mills AMTA Regional, 2019
Outstanding Attorney: Tufts University Mumbo Jumbo Invitational, 2019
Outstanding Witness: Columbia University Big Apple Invitational Tournament (CUBAIT), 2020
Outstanding Attorney: Tufts University Mumbo Jumbo Invitational, 2020