Spring 2020 Trial Team Tryouts - Wednesday, Nov 20 at 5 pm

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Students:

We hope you are interested in trying out for UB Law's Trial Team.

We will be meeting for try outs Wednesday, November 20, 2019 at 5:00 p.m in the Basement of O'Brian Hall. YOU MUST RSVP TO RESERVE A SPOT JRSCHARF@BUFFALO.EDU

Veteran trial team students will be holding an optional Trial Team Information Session about what to expect when you are on a trial team on Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at 5 p.m. in Room 109 O'Brian.

At try outs on November 20, you will be expected to conduct an Opening Statement (for either Prosecution or Defense) and a Cross-Examination (of any witness) in the Worthington case (attached). You can use this case problem, or if you are in Trial Technique, you may use your opening/cross from Trial Tech. Veteran Trial Team students will be playing the witnesses, and you should be prepared to do an impeachment during your cross-examination.

You will circulate between two different rooms - one room for Openings, one room for Cross-Examinations.

You will be conducting your Openings and Cross-Examinations in front Trial Team Instructors/Coaches and veteran trial team members.

Once you have completed both an opening and a cross-examination, you are free to leave.

You will be notified by email if you made a trial team. Please note that we have a lot more students wanting to participate than spaces on teams -- if you do not make a team this semester, we strongly encourage you to try out again at the end of the semester for a Fall team!

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call or email. If you would like to try out but November 20 is impossible for you, please let us know, and we will try to accommodate. We strongly prefer that you try out on November 20, however, as we will have a number of coaches present at that time, and it will assist in team formation for those who have been selected.

Jennifer Scharf
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Jennifer R. Scharf, Esq.
716.220.4875 (Mobile)
JRScharf@buffalo.edu