Winning Objections

The second edition is finished and on its way from the printer! But which cover design did we go with for the new release: white, blue, black, or gold? 🤍💙🖤💛 Drop your guesses in the comments 🤔 . . . reveal coming soon!

Congrats to our very own on her FOURTH published case! We can't wait to see what objections are buried in here . . .🕵️🚂☠️

You asked, we delivered. The Second Edition is here! With two brand new chapters, we dive deeper into public policy limitations and privileges, and -- for the first time ever -- we cover the limits on opening statements and closing arguments. We've also updated the rest of the book to include even more tips, tricks, and examples so that you can start the season feeling as confident as ever. Pre-order your copy at the link in bio. Happy objecting! 📚🧑‍⚖️🤓

As the summer comes to a close, we're reflecting on how much fun we had delivering the keynote address at the Intensive Law and Trial Program hosted by Envision by WorldStrides at Stanford Law School! This was Brian Pilchik and Amanda Mundell's third summer talking with the scholars, and this might have been the best group yet. We talked all things mock -- from opening statements and closing arguments to our jobs as lawyers, and of course objections! And speaking of objections, stay tuned for another special announcement on what else we've been up to this summer . . . 🤓📚

Congrats to the first 36 teams heading to the American Mock Trial Association National Championship Tournament next month!

Arlington, TX
Baylor Undergraduate Mock Trial
Tufts Mock Trial (🐘 Brian's alma mater!)
University of Arkansas Undergraduate Mock Trial
Rhodes College
Emory University Mock Trial
Texas Mock Trial

Geneva, IL
Michigan Mock Trial
Washington University Mock Trial
Notre Dame Mock Trial
Northwestern Mock Trial
Hillsdale College Mock Trial (x2)

New Rochelle, NY
NYU Mock Trial
Fordham University Mock Trial - Rose Hill
Harvard Mock Trial Association
Maryland Mock Trial
Brown Mock Trial
Tufts Mock Trial (🐘 again!)

Santa Monica, CA
USC Mock Trial
Mock Trial at UCLA (x2) (🐻 Amanda's alma mater!)
UCI Mock Trial
UCSB Mock Trial
Cal Mock Trial

St. Paul, MN
Mock Trial at UW-Madison
University of Chicago Mock Trial (x2)
BU Mock Trial
Patrick Henry College - Forensics
Macalester College

Washington, DC
Virginia Mock Trial - Mock Trial at UVA
Fordham LC Mock Trial
GW Mock Trial
Seton Hall Mock Trial
Penn Mock Trial
Haverford Mock Trial

Lots of good luck next month in Memphis, TN! 🏆 We hope your objections are sustained, and your motions to strike granted!

🎉 Congrats to all of the teams moving on the American Mock Trial Association's Opening Round Championship Series -- including our alma maters, Tufts Mock Trial, Mock Trial at UCLA, and Cornell University Mock Trial Association!

Congrats to the American Mock Trial Association NCT division champions, Harvard Mock Trial Association and University of Chicago Mock Trial, as they head into the championship round! We're so excited to watch! 📺🍿👀

And two huge shout-outs to second place division finalists -- two of our alma maters, 🐘 Tufts Mock Trial and 🐻 Mock Trial at UCLA -- Brian and Amanda are so proud!

🏆 Huge congrats to the 48 teams moving on to the American Mock Trial Association National Championship Series next month in Lancaster, PA! Lots of luck with your objections!

Atlanta, GA
Patrick Henry College - Forensics (x2) 🤯
UF Mock Trial - LitiGators
Emory University Mock Trial
Georgia Tech Mock Trial
Furman Mock Trial

Cedar Rapids, IA
Cal Mock Trial
University of Chicago Mock Trial (x2) 🤯
Notre Dame Mock Trial
Mock Trial at UW-Madison
Washington University Mock Trial

Cincinnati, OH
Georgetown Mock Trial (x2) 🤯
UMBC Mock Trial
Michigan State Mock Trial
University of Cincinnati Mock Trial
Juniata College

DeKalb, IL
Tufts Mock Trial (x2) 🤯 (alma mater of author Brian Pilchik)
Miami Mock Trial
Hillsdale College Mock Trial
Northwood Mock Trial
Mock Trial at The Ohio State University

Los Angeles, CA
USC Mock Trial
Stanford Mock Trial Team
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Mock Trial at UCLA (alma mater of author Amanda Mundell)
UCSB Mock Trial
UCI Mock Trial

Memphis, TN
Dillard University's Mock Trial
Rhodes College
Duke Mock Trial
UGA Undergraduate Mock Trial Program
Northwestern Mock Trial
Texas Mock Trial

New Rochelle, NY
Fordham LC Mock Trial
BU Mock Trial
Yale Mock Trial Association (x2) 🤯
Hamilton College Mock Trial
Harvard Mock Trial Association

Washington, DC
Virginia Mock Trial - Mock Trial at UVA (x2) 🤯
Washington and Lee University Mock Trial
Dickinson College Mock Trial
Howard University
American University Mock Trial Program

So much luck at Nats -- we'll be rooting for you!

🏆 Congrats to the folks moving on from this weekend's American Mock Trial Association Regionals!

Regional 3A
Patrick Henry College - Forensics
University of South Carolina Mock Trial
Maryland Mock Trial
Virginia Mock Trial - Mock Trial at UVA
University of Alabama Mock Trial
Mock Trial at UW-Madison

Regional 3B
Duke Mock Trial
Seton Hall Mock Trial
University of Iowa Mock Trial
Vanderbilt Mock Trial
Michigan Mock Trial
Wheaton College Mock Trial

Regional 3C
Mock Trial at UCLA (🐻 alma mater of author Amanda Mundell!)
Northwestern Mock Trial
Duquesne Mock Trial
Notre Dame Mock Trial
University of Iowa Mock Trial
USC Mock Trial

Regional 3D
Auburn University Mock Trial
Cornell College
Wesleyan University Mock Trial
Haverford Mock Trial
Mock Trial at UW-Madison
Washington University Mock Trial

Regional 3E
UGA Undergraduate Mock Trial Program
Cal Mock Trial
Duke Mock Trial
William & Mary Mock Trial
The Catholic University of America
Wesleyan University Mock Trial

Regional 3F
Duke Mock Trial
Sun Devil Mock Trial
Richmond Mock Trial
Mock Trial at the University of Arizona
Georgia Tech Mock Trial
University of South Carolina Mock Trial

Regional 3G
Penn State University Mock Trial
American University Mock Trial Program
GW Mock Trial
Georgetown Mock Trial
Loyola Mock Trial
University of Minnesota Mock Trial Association

Regional 3H
Liberty University Undergraduate Mock Trial
Xavier University Mock Trial
Dickinson College Mock Trial
Maryland Mock Trial
Rhodes College
Bellarmine University

Regional 3I
Macalester College
UGA Undergraduate Mock Trial Program
Virginia Mock Trial - Mock Trial at UVA
UF Mock Trial - LitiGators
UNLV CRJ Mock Trial Team
Patrick Henry College - Forensics

Regional 3J
University of Washington
Notre Dame Mock Trial
Cal Mock Trial
Stevenson University Mock Trial Team
UF Mock Trial - LitiGators
University of South Carolina Mock Trial

Lots of good luck at ORCS!

Shout-out to the teams moving on from this past weekend's American Mock Trial Association Regionals! 🏆

Regional 2A
Washington University Mock Trial
WashingtonandLee Mock Trial
University of Chicago Mock Trial
Emory University Mock Trial
Hillsdale College Mock Trial
Furman Mock Trial

Regional 2B
Pitt Mock Trial
Miami Mock Trial
Mock Trial at The Ohio State University
FSU Mock Trial
Emory University Mock Trial
UF Mock Trial - LitiGators

We can't wait to see you *in person* 😲 at ORCS!

Congratulations to the first set of teams earning bids out of the American Mock Trial Association's first weekend of Regionals (Feb. 5-6)! 🏆 We've had a great time judging so far, and we can't wait to see what y'all look like at ORCS.

Regional 1A
UMBC Mock Trial
Dartmouth Mock Trial Society
Penn Mock Trial
Dillard University's Mock Trial
UCI Mock Trial
Mock Trial at UCLA (🐻 alma mater of author Amanda Mundell!)

Regional 1B
UCSB Mock Trial
BU Mock Trial
Yale Mock Trial Association
Mizzou Mock Trial Association
Michigan Mock Trial
University of Alabama Mock Trial

Regional 1C
Maryland Mock Trial
Michigan State Mock Trial
Oklahoma Mock Trial
Tufts Mock Trial (🐘 alma mater of author Brian Pilchik!)
Dartmouth Mock Trial Society
University of Cincinnati Mock Trial

Regional 1D
Rhodes College
Mock Trial at UCSC
Mizzou Mock Trial Association
Illinois Trial Team
BU Mock Trial
Binghamton Mock Trial

Regional 1E
University of Alabama Mock Trial
Michigan Mock Trial
Baylor Undergraduate Mock Trial
Tufts Mock Trial (🐘 alma mater of author Brian Pilchik!)
University of Arkansas
Texas Mock Trial

Regional 1F
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Illinois Trial Team
Yale Mock Trial Association
Penn State University Mock Trial
Rhodes College
Notre Dame Mock Trial

Trial tested 🧑‍⚖️ vizsla approved 🐶What are you unwrapping this holiday season? 🎁🎄

📑 New problem? No problem.

We're so excited to be a part of training up new mockers all across the country as the college circuit prepares the American Mock Trial Association's new criminal case problem! We can't wait to see the objections you come up with this fall. 🗨👩‍⚖️

🍏📓🎒 With the new school year about to start, now is the perfect time to begin planning for how to recruit and train your team's newest members. Whether they've done high school mock trial with state-specific rules of evidence, or whether they're brand new to the activity, first-year college mockers are always looking for guidance when it comes to objections. Winning Objections is here to help.

The book breaks down legalese into plain English, and it's full of transcripts to help new mockers see what they're supposed to say in the courtroom. Amanda, Brian, and Emily are busy packing up shipments to programs across the country in time for the new season, and it's not too late to place your fall book order before the season gets busy. You can check out the book, and even request sample pages, at www.winningobjections.com.

Good luck to Bennett Demsky of Tufts Mock Trial and Audrey Shepard of Mock Trial at UCLA in the championship round of Trial by Combat!

We're not saying those are two of our favorite schools.

Because Emily won't let us say that.

Live Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbNxJ5-J8d8

Now, we're *not* saying that if you read it, you'll become the 2022 National Champions. 🏆 But we're not *not* saying it 😝

With the 2020-2021 season finally wrapped up, what better time than now to crack open something that will satisfy your craving for even more mock trial? 😲 Head on over to www.winningobjections.com to get your copy of Winning Objections: A Mock Trial Guidebook. 📖

The post-season is a great time to take a deep dive into some of the complicated objection arguments you and your team didn't have time to dissect during the season. 🧠 Can I attack the credibility of a hearsay declarant? Why does it matter if your character evidence is in the form of a "specific instance?" And what in the world is "extrinsic evidence?" 🤔 There's still a lot more to learn about the Rules of Evidence, and AMTA is so excited that its alumni at Winning Objections have put together such a comprehensive resource to help train the circuit -- from basic explanations of "party opponent" to advanced tips on how to lay a propensity trap. 🤯

Check out www.winningobjections.com today!

Happy Earth Day! 🌎 Advocacy isn't just for the courtroom; we all need to do our part to find ways to make our planet livable for longer. That's why we are proud to have partnered with an employee-owned, domestic printing company dedicated to offsetting 100% of its carbon footprint. 📚 We also strive for sustainability in our shipping materials: 99% of our packaging is either recyclable or reusable, and the majority of our bulk orders are shipped by reusing boxes and packing material. 📦 We know that printing and shipping books imposes environmental costs, and we continue to look for ways to make sustainable choices for our planet.

🎉🏆🎉 Huge congrats to UMBC Mock Trial and our friend Benjamin Garmoe on clinching the 2021 AMTA National Championship title! And shout-out to runner-up Yale Mock Trial! That was a phenomenal round of mocking. We see you and your 403's.

And Tufts Mock Trial and Mock Trial at UCLA -- nice work with those 2nd place and 3rd place division trophies. Keepin' us alumni proud! 😄🐘🐻

Hope everyone's taking a well-deserved break! 🏖

Congrats to the final 24 college teams headed to the 2021 AMTA National Championship Tournament, including:

⭐ Co-Author Emily Miller's Alma Matter:
Cornell University Mock Trial Association 🐻

⭐ Co-Author Amanda Mundell's Alma Matter (again):
Mock Trial at UCLA 🐻

And all of the ✨ amazing ✨ competitors from:

2A
Duke Mock Trial
Yale Mock Trial
Cal Mock Trial
University of Chicago Mock Trial
Patrick Henry College - Forensics
Georgetown Mock Trial

2B
Fordham LC Mock Trial
William & Mary Mock Trial
University of South Carolina Mock Trial
Emory University Mock Trial

2C
University of Chicago Mock Trial
Penn State University Mock Trial
Northwood Mock Trial
UCI Mock Trial
Emory University Mock Trial
University of Iowa Mock Trial

2D
FSU Mock Trial
Mock Trial at The Ohio State University
UMBC Mock Trial
Patrick Henry College - Forensics
UCSB Mock Trial
Michigan Mock Trial

Good luck with Westenmeier v. Walton in April! 🛌🐜🐜🐜

Huge shout-out to the first 24 college teams headed to the 2021 AMTA National Championship Tournament, including:

⭐ Co-Author Amanda Mundell's Alma Matter:
Mock Trial at UCLA 🐻

⭐ Co-Author Brian Pilchik's Alma Matter:
Tufts Mock Trial 🐘

And all of the ✨incredibly✨ talented mockers from:

1A
Fordham LC Mock Trial
Northwestern Mock Trial
Case Western Reserve University Mock Trial
Virginia Mock Trial - Mock Trial at UVA
Mock Trial at UC Davis

1B
Miami Mock Trial
UF Mock Trial - LitiGators
Stanford Mock Trial Team
Harvard Mock Trial Association
Wheaton College Mock Trial
Wesleyan University Mock Trial

1C
Duke Mock Trial
Maryland Mock Trial
UC San Diego Mock Trial
UF Mock Trial - LitiGators
Virginia Mock Trial - Mock Trial at UVA
Penn Mock Trial

1D
BU Mock Trial
University of Portland Mock Trial
University of Minnesota Mock Trial Association
Lafayette Mock Trial Team
GW Mock Trial

Lots of luck to the remaining ORCS competitors, next weekend! Cornell University Mock Trial Association, Emily Miller is rooting for you! 🎈

🎈 Congrats to the final batch of college teams moving on to the Opening Round Championship Series, fresh off the presses from this weekend:

4A
Notre Dame Mock Trial
Miami Mock Trial
Texas Mock Trial
University of Alabama Mock Trial
Rhodes College Mock Trial
UCM Mock Trial

4B
Duquesne Mock Trial
Emory University Mock Trial
Southern Methodist University Mock Trial
University of Cincinnati Mock Trial
Colorado College Mock Trial
Penn Mock Trial

4C
Vanderbilt Mock Trial
Stanford Mock Trial Team
CMU Mock Trial
Auburn University Mock Trial
University of Portland Mock Trial
University of Rochester Mock Trial

4D
Fordham LC Mock Trial
UC San Diego Mock Trial
Notre Dame Mock Trial
Wesleyan University Mock Trial
University of Minnesota-Duluth Mock Trial
BU Mock Trial

4E
UCSB Mock Trial
University of Chicago Mock Trial
UCI Mock Trial
Fordham LC Mock Trial
FSU Mock Trial
F&M Mock Trial

4F
UMBC Mock Trial
University of Chicago Mock Trial
FSU Mock Trial
Mizzou Mock Trial Association
Villanova Mock Trial
Yale Mock Trial

4G
Mock Trial at UCLA (alma mater of co-author Amanda! 🐻)
USC Mock Trial
DU Mock Trial
Villanova Mock Trial
UMass Amherst Mock Trial
Fordham University Mock Trial - Rose Hill

4H
UGA Undergraduate Mock Trial Program
UC San Diego Mock Trial
Michigan State Mock Trial
Arizona State University Mock Trial
Santa Clara Mock Trial
Carleton College Mock Trial

Good luck later this month at ORCS! 🏆

🏆 Huge congrats to the next batch of Regionals winners, including:

3A
Virginia Mock Trial - Mock Trial at UVA
MIT Mock Trial (coached by co-author Brian ‍🐹)
Case Mock Trial
Muhlenberg College Mock Trial
Wesleyan University Mock Trial
UF Mock Trial - LitiGators

3B
Georgia Tech Mock Trial
Bellarmine University Mock Trial
Seton Hall Mock Trial
Case Mock Trial
UGA Undergraduate Mock Trial Program
UF Mock Trial - LitiGators

3C
Tufts Mock Trial (alma mater of co-author Brian 🐘)
EKU Mock Trial
Howard University
Patrick Henry College - Forensics
St. Louis University
Maryland Mock Trial

3D
Stevenson University Mock Trial Team
Georgia Tech Mock Trial
University of Minnesota Mock Trial Association
Mock Trial Team at Central Michigan University
American University Mock Trial Program
Cal Mock Trial

3E
University of South Carolina Mock Trial
UCSB Mock Trial
UNL Mock Trial
Mock Trial at The Ohio State University
Juniata College
Mock Trial at the University of Delaware

3F
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Undergraduate Mock Trial at Indiana University
UGA Undergraduate Mock Trial Program
Claremont McKenna Mock Trial
University of South Carolina Mock Trial

3G
University of Dayton
UCI Mock Trial
UW Mock Trial
St. Louis University
William & Mary Mock Trial
Liberty University

3H
Michigan Mock Trial
Northwestern Mock Trial
Mock Trial at UCLA (alma mater of co-author Amanda 🐻)
Penn State University Mock Trial
Georgetown Mock Trial
GSU Mock Trial Team

Good luck at ORCS, and lots of luck to the final Regionals teams competing this weekend! You got this! 🤞💕

Shoutout to the college teams advancing from this weekend's AMTA Regionals!

2A
Mock Trial at UCLA (🐻 alma mater of author Amanda!)
Virginia Mock Trial - Mock Trial at UVA
Penn Mock Trial
Illinois Trial Team
University of South Carolina Mock Trial

2B
Northwestern Mock Trial
Clark Mock Trial Team
Illinois Trial Team
University of South Carolina Mock Trial
Tufts Mock Trial (🐘 alma mater of author Brian!)
Binghamton Mock Trial

2C
Notre Dame Mock Trial
Mock Trial at UC Davis
Lafayette Mock Trial
UF Mock Trial - LitiGators
Michigan State Mock Trial
Northwestern Mock Trial

2D
Patrick Henry College - Forensics
Washington and Lee University Mock Trial
Temple University Mock Trial
Columbia Mock Trial
Duke Mock Trial
Mock Trial at The Ohio State University

2E
UMass Amherst Mock Trial
FSU Mock Trial
Patrick Henry College - Forensics
University of Iowa Mock Trial
Washington University Mock Trial

2F
Cal Mock Trial
Wesleyan University Mock Trial
Cornell College Mock Trial
Cornell University Mock Trial Association
Washington University Mock Trial
Dickinson College Mock Trial

2G
Dartmouth Mock Trial Society
Macalester College Mock Trial
GW Mock Trial
University of Colorado Mock Trial
New York University Mock Trial
SUNY Albany Mock Trial

2H
Georgetown Mock Trial
Cal Mock Trial
Rutgers Mock Trial
Dartmouth Mock Trial Society
Bowdoin College Mock Trial
Hamline University Mock Trial

Congrats on ! 🏆

🏆🎉 Congratulations to the bid winners from this past weekend's first 2021 season AMTA Regional tournaments!

1A
Hillsdale College Mock Trial
UTC Mock Trial
Rhodes College Mock Trial
Liberty University Mock Trial
Texas Mock Trial

1B
GW Mock Trial
American University Mock Trial Program
Harvard Mock Trial Association
UF Mock Trial - LitiGators
Pitt Mock Trial

1C
Texas Mock Trial
Maryland Mock Trial
UF Mock Trial - LitiGators
Hamilton College Mock Trial
BU Mock Trial
University of Chicago Mock Trial

1D
NYU Mock Trial
Wheaton College Mock Trial
Illinois State Mock Trial Team
University of Alabama Mock Trial
St. Bonaventure University Mock Trial
University of Chicago Mock Trial

1E
Brown Mock Trial
Michigan Mock Trial
Scripps College Mock Trial
Penn State University Mock Trial
Mizzou Mock Trial Association

1F
Michigan Mock Trial
Stanford Mock Trial Team
Baylor Undergraduate Mock Trial
Cornell University Mock Trial Association (alma mater of book author Emily Miller!) 🐻
Cal Poly Mock Trial

1G
Tufts Mock Trial (alma mater of book author Brian Pilchik!) 🐘
Mizzou Mock Trial Association
Duke Mock Trial
Emory University Mock Trial
UNL Mock Trial

1H
Creighton Mock Trial
Patrick Henry College - Forensics
Washington University Mock Trial
Xavier University Mock Trial
UNL Mock Trial
..good luck at ORCS! We (obviously) hope you keep on, well, !

⛄☕🛷 Congrats to all the students out there who just finished the semester! Enjoy the well-deserved break, and, for college mockers, the exciting new 🎉 case changes! 🎉

And to all of the incredible college programs who've been choosing to add our book to your prep materials for the coming AMTA season, thank you -- you've totally made our holidays! 💕 We've been so humbled to get connected to so many incredible programs! ⚡

Special thanks to some of our newest team connections this year, including: UCI Mock Trial, Penn State University Mock Trial, Patrick Henry College - Forensics, Dillard University's Mock Trial, Furman Mock Trial, Hamilton College Mock Trial, Virginia Mock Trial - Mock Trial at UVA, Kennesaw State University: Mock Trial, and Northwood Mock Trial. 🎓👩‍🏫 It's been wonderful working with you -- and happy mocking in the coming new year!

Thanks so much, American Mock Trial Association! (We can't wait to see those case changes... 🤞)

Winter break is the perfect time to master the Rules of Evidence — and what better way to do that than with Winning Objections, the new book from former AMTA national championship competitors turned coaches Brian Pilchik (Tufts Mock Trial), Amanda Mundell (Mock Trial at UCLA) and Emily Miller (Cornell University Mock Trial Association).

We're so proud that our AMTA alumni have created such an incredible resource! Already adopted by university bookstores and top college mock trial programs, the book has been called "the equivalent of two to three more years of mock trial experience" (Drew Evans of Haverford Mock Trial) and "the perfect way to make sure all of our members—no matter their level of experience—can read about the rules of evidence" (Bennet Demsky of Tufts Mock Trial). Plus, their objection-themed laptop stickers are pretty hilarious!

Take a peek inside the book at www.winningobjections.com. If you're looking to take your objections to the next level before Regionals, now is the chance you've been waiting for!

🐘 What an incredible tournament this weekend at Tufts Mock Trial's Mumbo Jumbo Invitational! Thanks for inviting us to judge -- and a huge congrats to Rhodes College Mock Trial (1st), NYU Mock Trial (2nd), Amanda's own Mock Trial at UCLA (3rd), Cal Mock Trial (4th), and Stanford Mock Trial Team (5th) on amazing finishes at an extremely competitive tournament! 🏆

We can't think of anything scarier than missing an objection. Happy Halloween to all the mockers competing this weekend! 🎃👻🦇

👩‍⚖️👩‍⚖️👩‍⚖️ We had SUCH a fun time presiding over trials this weekend at college tournaments at Mock Trial at The Ohio State University and GW Mock Trial, and the Bulldog high school tournament at Yale Mock Trial! We saw some *amazing* uses of the online format, and, of course, some very creative objections to keep up with them! Watch out for these high schoolers, folks -- many of them are very AMTA-ready!

Schools are back in session -- can you tell? 😅 Packing up your orders as fast as we can!