The Pasadena Senior Center is hosting a free virtual zoom event with Paul Bergman, Professor of Law Emeritus at the UCLA School of Law, to showcase the truth and trickery behind courtroom movies.
If you’ve ever thought these movies are a little too unrealistic, now is your chance to really understand what really happens in the courtroom, and what’s just Hollywood magic.
In this live Zoom event, from 2 to 3:30 p.m., Professor Bergman will show entertaining clips from courtroom movies and help sort fact from fiction.
Bergman joined Professor David Binder in pioneering the School of Law’s Clinical Program in 1970. Since he became an Emeritus Professor, he primarily teaches Evidence. Before retiring, he regularly taught courses such as Trial Advocacy, Film and the Law, and Street Law, a seminar in legal communication in which students taught legal concepts to high school students.
Professor Bergman is regularly invited to give film clip-based presentations to groups of lawyers and judges all over the country. He has received the UCLA’s Distinguished Teaching Award and an award from the American Trial Lawyers Association for Excellence in Teaching Trial Advocacy. He was also awarded the Dickson Emeritus Professorship Award from UCLA Emeriti Relations for outstanding research, scholarly work, teaching and service since retirement.
Professor Bergman likes to play tennis, and often commutes by bicycle from Pasadena to UCLA. As a law student, he felt it his duty to keep levity in the classroom, a practice he continues as a teacher, earning him the gratitude of his students.
To register for the free event, visit www.pasadenaseniorcenter.org/
For more information, call (626) 795-4331.
