2026 Bales 1L Trial Competition @UCBerkeleySchoolofLaw
2026 Bales 1L Trial Competition  @UCBerkeleySchoolofLaw
Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 5 hours ago
The 2026 Bales Trial Competition Final Round on February 21, 2026, at Berkeley Law
Presiding Judge: Carmela Caramagno, Owner, Law Offices of Carmela Caramagno
Scoring Judges: Dario Maciel, Deputy Public Defender, San Francisco County | Former Trial Team Student Director & Spencer Pahlke, Shareholder, Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger | Trial Team Head Coach

Plaintiff: Ashley Bremner & Kate Kuli
Witness: Elaine Musgrave

Defense: Jacqueline Lee & Katrina Starbird
Witness: Max Seifert
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