Cumberland Alternative Dispute Resolution Board

This past weekend, the Cumberland National Arbitration Team competed in the ABA Regional Arbitration Competition hosted by Texas Tech School of Law in Lubbock, Texas. We are so proud of this team and all the hard work they put in over the last weeks!

Over the last weekend, Cumberland's National Negotiation Team competed in the 2024 ABA Regional Negotiation Competition. Annabelle Holliday and Will Taylor won both of their preliminary rounds, and Zane Mitchell and Bethany Lee advanced to the final round. We are so proud of our advocates!

The 2024-25 ADR Executive Board Members

President - Zane Mitchell
Vice President - Keeton Cross
Director of Arbitration - Elley Smith
Director of Client Counseling - Lucas Harris-Miller
Director of Mediation - Kaitlyn Fowler
Director of Negotiation - William Taylor II

We are honored that the ABA ranked Cumberland's ADR and Moot Court programs so highly in our first year of consideration! This debut ranking is a testament to all the hard work and dedication our advocates have put in over the last year, and we look forward to continuing this incredible legacy over the next year.

Cumberland School of Law has been ranked 8th in the nation in the American Bar Association (ABA) Law Student Division's top 10 law school competition teams in arbitration, negotiation, client counseling, mediation and appellate advocacy.

“We challenged ourselves at the start of the 2023-24 school year to work towards breaking into the ABA ranking,” said Sara Williams, JD ’06, visiting director of advocacy programs. “In true Cumberland fashion, the students and coaches who lead our ADR and moot court teams exceeded my expectations by premiering in the No. 8 position. I am thankful for the time and commitment of our students and volunteer coaches who were dedicated to continuing to expand Cumberland's advocacy footprint.”

Read more: https://www.samford.edu/law/news/2024/Cumberland-School-of-Law-Ranked-8th-in-the-Nation-for-Alternative-Dispute-Resolution-and-Moot-Court-Training-by-the-American-Bar-Association

🚨: Cumberland’s National Negotiation Team is Nationals Bound!

Last semester, our National Negotiation Team competed in the American Bar Association’s Regional Negotiation Competition.

Two team members advanced to the final round as the #2 seed, were named co-champions of the region, and will advance to the ABA’s National Negotiation Competition in Chicago, Illinois this coming February.

The team consists of third-year students Jackson Herring, Asia Oden and Elisabeth McDonald, and second-year students Zane Mitchell, William Taylor II and Riley Reynolds.

From the team, McDonald and Mitchell participated in the finals and were named co-champions of the regional competition.

We are SO proud of this team — please join us in wishing them well as they prepare to compete at Nationals in February!

Please join us in congratulating the members of the 2023-2024 National Mediation Team!

These individuals were extremely poised and professional during their tryout process, and we are excited to see them develop into amazing advocates over the next year!

Please join us in congratulating Cumberland’s National Negotiation Team for a job well done!

Last weekend, the negotiation team competed in the Esports Competition hosted by Villanova Law.

Team members Ford Waters, Elley Smith, Zane Mitchell, and Lucas Harris-Miller were coached by Dylan Martin and were runners-up after a very narrow loss to Penn State.

The team of Connor Chase, Jalen Williams, Savannah Aldridge, and Beth Logan were coached by Thomas Thorneycroft. While not advancing past the preliminary rounds, the team had strong showings in all their rounds, narrowly failing to make the semifinal round.

We are so proud of each of our advocates and the way they conducted themselves throughout the entire competition! Congratulations to all of our advocates on a job well done, and thank you to our coaches for developing such amazing advocates!

Please join us in congratulating the winner and finalists of the 2023 2L/3L Mediation Competition!

Our coach and judges were blown away by the sheer talent displayed this weekend.

Well done to all who participated!

🚨REMINDER🚨

Sign ups for the National Mediation Team interviews & 2L/3L Competition close TOMORROW (Oct. 5th)!

You do not have to apply for the mediation team to participate in the competition and vice versa. However, if you are applying or thinking about applying for a spot on the team, participation and performance in the Mediation Competition will be considered during the application process.

Link In Bio to sign up!

Please join us in congratulating the members of the 2023-2024 National Negotiation Team!

We are so excited to see what they will accomplish this upcoming school year!

Please Join us in congratulating the 2023-2024 National Arbitration Team!

We are excited to see this team of advocates represent Cumberland over the next year!

That’s a wrap on the 2023 Strickland Negotiation Competition!

Please join us in congratulating the Finalists and the Winners of the Strickland!

This weekend was a great demonstration of advocacy and professionalism as 8 teams competed - all teams performed extremely well and the scores were very tight!

We are so proud of everyone 👏