Fall 2026

Mock Trial

Teaches basic trial skills and competition practice to prepare students for mock trial competition.

offering recorded1–4 credits
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Kim PetersonMatthew Van Keulen

Summary

Lectures are small, with a median of 5 enrolled students in the recorded sections.

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Prerequisites

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Declared in Law JD

  • Declared in Law JD
LAW 853

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  • Declared in Law JD

Professors

Fall 2026
Historical instructors & teaching patterns

KIM PETERSON is recorded teaching in Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

MATTHEW VAN KEULEN is recorded teaching in Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Calendar & sections

Fall 2026

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction24 / 300
LEC 002Classroom Instruction6 / 100
LEC 003Classroom Instruction4 / 100
LEC 004Classroom Instruction3 / 100

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Student experience

the class

Basic trial skills and competition practice that vary by topic; may include combination of traditional lectures, classroom demonstrations, and weekly sessions where you work closely with faculty members, lawyers, and judges. Prepare for mock trial competition.

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Topics

  • Trial skills and competition topics
  • Lectures, demonstrations, and weekly sessions

Skills

  • Trial skills and competition practice
  • Mock trial preparation

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Sources & history

UW–Madison

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Selected offering source records
LAW 853 · Fall 2026

Mock Trial

Recorded 2026-09-07
LAW 853 · Fall 2026

Mock Trial: Trial Advocacy

Recorded 2026-09-07
LAW 853 · Fall 2026

Mock Trial: E-Board

Recorded 2026-09-07
LAW 853 · Fall 2026

Mock Trial: Buffalo Niagara

Recorded 2026-09-07
LAW 853 · Fall 2026

Mock Trial: Nat'l Competition

Recorded 2026-09-07
Raw records
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-09-07

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Model outputs & technical records
nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4
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Model & dataset provenance
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