Individually, Vinoo advised two separate student teams. One team defended the police officer in the federal civil rights simulation while the second team represented the State in the homicide mock trial. Vinoo spent hours with his advisees to prepare them for the big event—mock trials in the Boston Federal Court.

Vinoo gives back to the legal community through teaching. At Harvard, he enjoyed spending a September week in the beautiful New England town of Cambridge, teaching the next generation of attorneys how things really work. Not long after the program ended, one of Vinoo’s student advisees sent him a handwritten note. The Harvard pupil thanked Vinoo for the knowledge he shared and wrote about how participating in the mock trial sharpened the law student’s interest in pursuing a litigation career. You can read the handwritten note below.

Not only was teaching at Harvard fun for him, but it was also satisfying for Vinoo to help mold the minds of our nation’s future criminal defense lawyers, prosecutors, and civil litigators. And by the way, Harvard took great care of Vinoo and other visiting faculty, with lodging at a nice Cambridge hotel and hosting cocktail receptions for them.

Finally, while some nights went to 9 pm with presentations, during one of the evenings that didn’t go as late, Vinoo was able to catch his beloved Mets play the Red Sox at Fenway Park with his nephew, a Northeastern student. Unfortunately, the Red Sox stomped all over the Mets, but it was still a great week overall.