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Law Practice

Dec. 19, 2018

Law students, attorneys help middle school mock trial program

Mediator and retired judge Patricia Collins helped start a program for LA area middle schoolers to engage with the law.

Law students, attorneys help middle school mock trial program
Mediator Patricia Collins, center, gives an award to Green Broillet & Wheeler LLP attorneys Molly McKibben, left, and Christian Nickerson, right, because the firm donated the most pro bono hours this year to a mock trial program for middle schoolers.

The Joker was suing Batman for assault and battery, seeking $2 million for his injuries. Batman said he acted in order to thwart a pipe bomb explosion.

It's obviously not a real case, but it was enough to engage Los Angeles middle schoolers in a mock trial this year that was prepared and acted out with the help of Loyola Law School students and area attorneys.

The program, now approaching its nin...

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