One of the largest in the nation, the PBA/YLD Mock Trial Competition gives over 290 high school student teams from across the state the opportunity to act as lawyers and witnesses in simulated civil trials before actual judges and panels of juries. Lawyers volunteer to assist students as team advisors, scorekeepers and regional coordinators. Each year, the winning team goes on to represent Pennsylvania in the national competition.

2009 Competition Information
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2009 Welcome Letter to Teachers
2009 Mock Trial Brochure
2009 Application Request Form
2009 Competition Schedule
2009 Coordinator's list
2009 Participating Schools

1. Case Materials
2. Final Supplement to Case Materials
3. Rules of Competition
4. Rules of Evidence (PA Mock Trial Version)
5. Conflict Dates Form
6. Trial Roster Form
7. Code of Ethical Conduct
8. Hints for Preparing for the Competition
9. Teaching Tips
10. Guidelines for Attorney Advisors
11. Guidelines for Presiding Judges
12. Guidelines for Jurors (Scoring Judges)
13. Scoresheet
14. Philadelphia Rules of Competition
15. National Mock Trial Newsletter

If you have any questions about the 2009 Mock Trial Competition, please contact PBA/YLD Coordinator Maria Engles at 1-800-932-0311 ext. 2223 or maria.engles@pabar.org.

Drexel is Lead Sponsor of 2010 National Mock Trial Competition to be Held in Pa.
Drexel University, a proud partner of the statewide PBA/YLD Mock Trial Competition, is the leadership sponsor of the 2010 National Mock Trial Competition to be held in Philadelphia, May 6-8, 2010.

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