Dear Colleagues:

On behalf of the UCLA Mock Trial Program and the UCLA Anderson School of
Management, I am inviting you to volunteer as a trial judge or scoring
judge at the 2009 UCLA Mock Trial Invitational Competition on Martin
Luther King weekend, January 17-19, 2009. The trials will be at UCLA Law
School and the UCLA Anderson School. This year’s case involves a civil
defamation case where a political candidate was wrongfully accused of
murder by a national news network. The case has both civil and criminal
law aspects. No prior trial experience is necessary to serve as
volunteer judge.

You'll see college students present Openings, Closings, Direct & Cross
Examinations. Trial judges will rule on objections and introduction of
exhibits, while scoring judges will rate the students' performances.
Some of the top teams in the nation will compete, and most of the
California colleges will be there (UCLA, USC, UCI, Cal, Stanford, etc.)

I have attached a Word file containing detailed information about the
3-day event. You can volunteer on Saturday, Sunday and/or Monday (Jan.
17, 18, 19). If any of you can volunteer to judge for one or more of
these rounds we would be very grateful. Parking and meals will be
included! Please e-mail or call Associate Dean Gonzalo Freixes of the
UCLA Anderson School (faculty advisor for the UCLA Mock Trial teams) if
you can help us out at gonzalo.freixes@anderson.ucla.edu or
310-794-6640. Thanks for your consideration and Happy Holidays.

-Gonzalo

Gonzalo Freixes, Associate Dean
Office of Professional MBA Programs
The Anderson School at UCLA
110 Westwood Plaza, Suite A101f
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1481
gonzalo.freixes@anderson.ucla.edu
Phone: (310) 794-6640
FAX: (310) 825-3165