Unscripted Direct
Conversations with the law school trial advocacy community. Hosted by Spencer Pahlke (shareholder at Walkup Melodia and trial advocacy director at UC Berkeley School of Law) and Justin Bernstein (director of trial advocacy at UCLA School of Law).
Unscripted Direct
Episode 30 - Jerry Powell
They say imitation is the most sincere form of flattery. This week's motion in limine puts that to the test ... (0:00:37) Spencer performs manual labor, and Justin recommends a TV show. (0:04:12) Mailbag. We answer two good questions and one mean one from TYLA's Brandon Draper. (0:08:30) Breaking News! Baylor's Rob Little announces the 16 schools that will compete in Top Gun 2022. (0:09:19) Motion in Limine. Drexel's Phil Pasquarello talks about Fresh Cut Friday; he explains how a mock trial led to a real job; and he defames Justin with a story about a Californian in Philadelphia weather. Then, in our final motion in limine, Phil asks the best question of the season: "What's your favorite movie? But here's the catch. You have to answer as each other." (0:41:34) Big Interview. Jerry Powell talks about his nearly 50 years in the law. How he won his first case before going to law school. His now-famous law school mock trial teammates. His iconic white three-piece suit. His particular brand of professorial tough love (spoiler: it involved kicking unprepared students out of class). Whether Rob Little's and Dan Tilly's anecdotes about him are true. And some words to live by: "There are no small cases. They're all important to somebody."