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 94 - Stetson Legend Bobbi Flowers (and a spicy new debate segment!)
Introduction (0:00:00). One tournament ends, another begins, and a third is resurrected.
The Break (0:14:34). Results from Berkeley's FlashTrials.
Vexatious Litigants (0:15:46). In the first installment of our new debate series, Fordham's Adam Shlahet and Cumberland's Judge Jim Roberts debate whether competitions should send judges the case beforehand.
Main Interview: Bobbi Flowers (0:54:03). The first director of Stetson's Advocacy Center talks about 40 years as a lawyer and 30 years at Stetson. What was it like prosecuting public corruption cases? How did she start EATS? Who are the best coaches she's seen? What was it like winning the Triple Crown? Why does she like having tough conversations? How did she "chase the Fall"? And who does she call "The Weasel"?
Mailbag Question (1:30:24). Georgia State's Paige Boorman asks, would our community benefit from model rules for competition procedures?