Brooklyn Law School Ranks 10th in the 2025 ABA Competitions Championship 

The performance of 2024-25 members of the Moot Court Honor Society and the Alternative Dispute Resolution Honor Society (pictured) earned the Law School 10th place nationally in the ABA Competitions Championship.

The American Bar Association (ABA) has ranked the school No. 10 nationally in the 2025 ABA Competitions Championship, an achievement that recognizes Brooklyn Law School’s flair for competition and its excellence in going above and beyond to help students prepare to practice law.

“Success in these competitions illustrates your school’s commitment to providing a well-rounded curriculum and preparing students to become highly skilled lawyers,” the ABA stated in announcing the honor. “We are proud that the ABA competitions are an important part of the hands-on learning experiences available to your students.”

The ABA Competitions Champion ranking is based on points awarded for participation, hosting, and awards earned across five different competition categories: Arbitration; Negotiation; Client Counseling; Representation in Mediation; and the National Appellate Advocacy Competition (NAAC). This year, over 1,100 students from 129 law schools participated in one or more of the competitions sponsored by the ABA’s Law Student Division.

“We are exceptionally honored to receive the placement and grateful for all of the effort our competitors and coaches put into their competitions last year,” said Brooklyn Law School Moot Court Honor Society President Alexander Becker ’26. “We are looking forward to both continuing and building upon our success.”

The ranking recognizes the hard work, skill, and dedication that resulted in some of the strongest performances by members of the Moot Court Appellate Division and members of Alternative Dispute Resolution, Becker said.

Madison Miraglia ’26, president of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Honor Society (ADRHS), noted that this past spring semester, ADRHS and Brooklyn Entertainment and Sports Law Society (BESLS) hosted the second annual Athlete Endorsement Negotiation Competition (AENC) competition at Brooklyn Law School, which brought together teams from across the country. The honor society also had 18 award-winning teams last academic year.

“This honor reflects the hard work and dedication of Moot Court and Alternative Dispute Resolution Honor Society competitors and coaches,” Miraglia said. “About 95 percent of legal disputes in the U.S. today are resolved through alternative dispute resolution strategies like negotiation, mediation, or arbitration rather than proceeding to litigation.”

ADRHS attempts to prepare its members to graduate with skill sets that will serve them in a wide range of post-graduate opportunities including public interest work, in-house roles, larger firm settings, and more, Miraglia said.

The student groups receive guidance as needed from Professor Jayne Ressler, who took the reins from Professor Stacy Caplow and became faculty adviser last year. But, Ressler said, the organizations are very much student-run, and the past year’s victory is theirs.