Authors
Winning Objections was written by three coaches, with help from over twenty trial attorneys, students, and alumni.
Meet your objection coaches.
Hi, we’re Brian, Amanda, and Emily. Before we became lawyers, we competed in college at the national level. Then, we coached mock trial — for middle schoolers, high schoolers, college students, and law students. Now, we’re sharing some of the most important lessons we learned along the way.
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BRIAN PILCHIK
is a past president of the Tufts University mock trial program. After college, he went on to compete at Harvard Law School, where he co-founded the Harvard Law School Mock Trial Association. He also created the Massachusetts Institute of Technology college mock trial program, where he currently serves as head coach. He has had the pleasure of presiding as a judge over many levels of mock trial competition, including at the AMTA National Championship Tournament. Brian practices as a trial attorney in Massachusetts, specializing in criminal defense.
is a past president of the Tufts University mock trial program. After college, he went on to compete at Harvard Law School, where he co-founded the Harvard Law School Mock Trial Association. He also created the Massachusetts Institute of Technology college mock trial program, where he currently serves as head coach. He has had the pleasure of presiding as a judge over many levels of mock trial competition, including at the AMTA National Championship Tournament. Brian practices as a trial attorney in Massachusetts, specializing in criminal defense.
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AMANDA MUNDELL
competed for the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), winning the American Mock Trial Association National Championship Tournament. After her time as an AMTA competitor, she helped write two National Championship Tournament cases. She went on to Harvard Law School, where she co-founded the Harvard Law School Mock Trial Association and won the prestigious National Trial Competition sponsored by the American College of Trial Lawyers and the Texas Young Lawyers Association. Over the years, Amanda has coached at the middle school, high school, college, and law school levels. Amanda is a practicing attorney in Washington, D.C.
competed for the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), winning the American Mock Trial Association National Championship Tournament. After her time as an AMTA competitor, she helped write two National Championship Tournament cases. She went on to Harvard Law School, where she co-founded the Harvard Law School Mock Trial Association and won the prestigious National Trial Competition sponsored by the American College of Trial Lawyers and the Texas Young Lawyers Association. Over the years, Amanda has coached at the middle school, high school, college, and law school levels. Amanda is a practicing attorney in Washington, D.C.
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EMILY MILLER
is a past president of the Cornell University mock trial program. After college, she went on to compete at Harvard Law School. From there, she coached for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Emily now works as a practicing attorney in New York, specializing in plaintiff-side employment litigation.
is a past president of the Cornell University mock trial program. After college, she went on to compete at Harvard Law School. From there, she coached for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Emily now works as a practicing attorney in New York, specializing in plaintiff-side employment litigation.
Editors
Attorneys & Coaches
We wanted to make sure we got everything right, so we ran our drafts by attorneys, coaches, and mock trial alumni. Then, we revised each of the chapters based on their feedback.
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VIKRAM KUMAR, J.D.
Former Coach, NYU Mock Trial NYU Law School NYU Mock Trial CONNOR WINN, J.D.
Harvard Law School UCLA Mock Trial MIKE DONOHUE, J.D.
Former Coach, MIT Mock Trial Harvard Law School Georgia Tech Mock Trial JOHN MEISER, J.D.
Notre Dame Law School TAYLOR HENLEY, J.D.
Yale Law School |
KYLE WEST, J.D.
AMTA Board of Directors Coach, GW Mock Trial Cincinnati Mock Trial RAHUL GARABADU, J.D.
Harvard Law School Georgetown Mock Trial DEVAN BRAUN, J.D.
Northeastern Law School LAUREN GODLES MILGROOM, J.D.
Harvard Law School |
NICK TELEKY
Former Coach, NYU Mock Trial NYU Law School Tufts Mock Trial MARINA PULLERITS, J.D.
Harvard Law School Dartmouth Mock Trial ERIKA JOHNSON, J.D.
Harvard Law School E. GARRETT WEST, J.D.
Yale Law School MICHAEL POLOVICH, J.D.
Vanderbilt Law School Rhodes Mock Trial |
Student Readers
And we didn’t just talk to professionals. We wanted to make sure the book would make sense to students, so we ran it by everyone from college first-years to recent graduates. Special thanks to our beta readers, including:
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STEVEN BECKER
Tufts Mock Trial KEMMA KAHN
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ZACH BOGORAD
MIT Mock Trial KAYLEIGH MILANO
Tufts Mock Trial |
DIEGO COLIN
MIT Mock Trial ALEX RODRIGUEZ
MIT Mock Trial |
