244.49 sec. 001 - Trial Competition (Fall 2026)
Instructor: Jenna Forster (view instructor's teaching evaluations - degree students only)
Instructor: Spencer J Pahlke (view instructor's teaching evaluations - degree students only)
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Units: 2
Grading Designation: Credit Only
Mode of Instruction: In-Person
Meeting:
M 6:25 PM - 9:25 PM
Location: Law 140
From August 24, 2026
To November 02, 2026
Course End: November 02, 2026
Enrollment info:
Enrolled: 0
Waitlisted: 0
Enroll Limit: 10
As of: 05/25 07:01 PM
This course is limited to and required for members of the Board of Advocate's trial team. The course will teach trial competition skills, including case analysis and strategies. It will combine lectures with student performance.
Spencer Pahlke is a trial lawyer at Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger in San Francisco. His practice focuses on prosecuting catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death cases resulting from governmental negligence, vehicular negligence, products liability, premises liability, and medical malpractice.
Jenna Forster is a trial lawyer at Motley Rice LLC. Her practice focuses on representing public entities in complex consumer protection litigation, including litigation concerning opioid deceptive marketing and distribution, social media harms to youth, and deceptive marketing of e-cigarettes.
This course will have 9 class meetings. To allow for a makeup class because of unforeseen circumstances this course has an automatic make-up class scheduled. Students must be able to attend all 10 scheduled meetings to earn credit.
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Requirements Satisfaction:
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Exam Notes: (None) Series of papers or assignments throughout the semester
(Subject to change by faculty member only through the first two weeks of instruction)
Course Category: Simulation Courses
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