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Spencer Pahlke has been the Director of Berkeley Law's External Trial Competition Program since graduating from Berkeley Law in 2007.
UC Berkeley SOL Boalt Hall; Berkeley CA
Columns
| Title | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
| The future of litigation training: AI-powered, human-driven | Technology, Law Practice | Sep. 24, 2025 |
| Stepping into the light at the end of the tunnel | Law Practice, Civil Litigation | Jun. 13, 2024 |
| The rise of law school flash trials are replacing their slower counterparts | Legal Education | Aug. 25, 2023 |
| Berkeley law competition puts students in the hot seat | Legal Education | Sep. 1, 2022 |
| A playbook for arbitration agreements that could cost companies arbitration altogether | Litigation & Arbitration | May 12, 2022 |
| SB 447: Brings California in line with national norm on pre-death pain and suffering damages | Torts/Personal Injury, Law Practice | Jan. 5, 2022 |
Verdicts & Settlements
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merrill Beth Ferguson v. City and County of San Francisco, and Does 1 through 100 | Personal Injury | Plaintiff | Jun. 30, 2023 |
| Lucille Sullivan v. City and County of San Francisco, San Francisco Unified School District, and Does 1 through 100 | Personal Injury | Plaintiff | Feb. 1, 2019 |
| Daniel Stadulis v. Theresa Au, and Does 1 through 100, Inclusive | Personal Injury | Plaintiff | Aug. 22, 2015 |
| Alma Del Bosque v. City and County of San Francisco | Personal Injury | Plaintiff | Feb. 12, 2011 |
| James Kelly v. City and County of San Francisco, San Francisco Municipal Railway | Personal Injury | Plaintiff | Jan. 30, 2010 |
| Alison Chu by and through her Guardian ad Litem v. Bay Area Community Services Inc. | Personal Injury | Plaintiff | Aug. 16, 2008 |
| Title | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
| The future of litigation training: AI-powered, human-driven | Technology, Law Practice | Sep. 24, 2025 |
| Stepping into the light at the end of the tunnel | Law Practice, Civil Litigation | Jun. 13, 2024 |
| The rise of law school flash trials are replacing their slower counterparts | Legal Education | Aug. 25, 2023 |
| Berkeley law competition puts students in the hot seat | Legal Education | Sep. 1, 2022 |
| A playbook for arbitration agreements that could cost companies arbitration altogether | Litigation & Arbitration | May 12, 2022 |
| SB 447: Brings California in line with national norm on pre-death pain and suffering damages | Torts/Personal Injury, Law Practice | Jan. 5, 2022 |
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merrill Beth Ferguson v. City and County of San Francisco, and Does 1 through 100 | Personal Injury | Plaintiff | Jun. 30, 2023 |
| Lucille Sullivan v. City and County of San Francisco, San Francisco Unified School District, and Does 1 through 100 | Personal Injury | Plaintiff | Feb. 1, 2019 |
| Daniel Stadulis v. Theresa Au, and Does 1 through 100, Inclusive | Personal Injury | Plaintiff | Aug. 22, 2015 |
| Alma Del Bosque v. City and County of San Francisco | Personal Injury | Plaintiff | Feb. 12, 2011 |
| James Kelly v. City and County of San Francisco, San Francisco Municipal Railway | Personal Injury | Plaintiff | Jan. 30, 2010 |
| Alison Chu by and through her Guardian ad Litem v. Bay Area Community Services Inc. | Personal Injury | Plaintiff | Aug. 16, 2008 |