Mock Trial – Bow Tie Law

Thoughts on the State Mock Trial Tournament & Being the Outgoing Chairman

December 24, 2013 Josh Gilliland e-Discovery, Mock Trial

I have served as the chairman of the SCCBA Law Related Education Committee for the last two years. Our main area of responsibility is running the county mock trial tournament in February for over 400 students. These are the closing days of my two terms. I have been fairly reflective[…]

The Importance of High School Mock Trial

October 18, 2013 Josh Gilliland Mock Trial

I have coached a high school mock trial team for the last four years. I am pleased to say we have 28 students on the team. We even have a student courtroom artist who practices at each meeting by sketching his classmates as they discuss case theory, arguments or rehearse[…]

2013 High School Mock Trial Program

February 6, 2013 Josh Gilliland e-Discovery, Mock Trial

There is more to life than eDiscovery. I have coached a high school mock trial team for the past three years. I also serve as the chairman of the bar association committee that organizes the tournament with the Santa Clara County Office of Education and Santa Clara County Courts. The[…]

Mock Motion in Limine Arguments to Exclude ESI

January 19, 2009 Josh Gilliland CT Summation, Deposition, Discovery, e-Discovery, Mock Trial, Native File, Trial

Michael Berman, Esq., of Rifkin, Livingston, Levitan & Silver, LLC, argued to excluded email messages and a voice mail at the CT Summation Best Practices Summit, held in Washington, DC on May 20th, 2008. The Best Practices Summit included a mock motion in limine hearing. In the fictional case, the[…]