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 133 - Halloween Costumes
Introduction (0:00:00). Halloween costumes, community service, and the return of the Online National Championship (click here to apply).
National Criminal Trial Competition (0:12:15). John Bishop talks about the tournament they're building at Chapman.
Tournament Spotlight: The Premiere (0:24:08). UT's Mike Golden and Nova's Joe Lester join us in their Halloween costumes! They discuss their ongoing couple's counseling, imagine a potential gambling scandal in mock trial, and deliver the closing argument for why their Premiere site is the best Premiere site.
Main Interview: Lance Caughfield (0:44:59). Southern Methodist's new advocacy director talks about growing up running cattle while also running around a college campus, his career as an appellate practitioner who has helped try 40 cases, and tells us about SMU’s “remuda” and how many mustangs it has.
Mailbag (1:19:07). Why are they called mock trial and moot court? Why not moot trial? Or mock court?