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NewsIn the News May 3Dean John L. Carroll Another Great Year for Advocacy Competitions at Cumberland School of Law: A Recap of the 2012–13 Academic Year
BLSA Members inspire Local High School Students about Law School
2013 Distinguished Alumnus & Young Alumnus of the Year Awards, and the 2013 Friend of the Law School AwardBirmingham, Alabama: -- At the 2013 Reunion Weekend, John L. Carroll, dean and Ethel P. Malugen Professor of Law, announced the 2013 Distinguished Alumnus and Young Alumnus of the Year awards, and the 2013 Friend of the Law School award. Please join Cumberland School of Law to congratulate Rodney Max, Class of 1975, Jacob A. Reynolds beats Waller and continues to the National Top Gun Mock Trial Competition
Two Cumberland Teams are Top Eight in the Nation among the 320 competing Teams
2nd Cumberland Alumnus is President of the International Society of Barristers
Cumberland Places Third at the National Client Counseling Competition
Cumberland makes Top Eight at the South Texas Mock Trial Challenge
HOUSTON, Texas -- On March 20–24, Cumberland School of Law’s trial team of (pictured from left) Jackson Neal (second-year), Rebecca Hall (second-year), Cory Ricci (third-year) and Keith Knowlton (third-year) advanced to the quarterfinals at the 2nd Annual South Texas Mock Trial Challenge held at South Texas College of Law in Houston, Texas. Keith Knowlton was recognized as an Outstanding Advocate in the preliminary rounds. Cumberland’s team was one of eight among 44 national teams that participated to make the quarterfinals. Cumberland Dedicates the Hare, Wynn, Newell & Newton Advanced Advocacy Courtroom
Cumberland Competes at the National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition in New YorkWHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- 
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In June 2013, Jennifer Reynolds will represent the law school at the National Top Gun Mock Trial Competition in Waco, Texas, after a tough battle between the former third-year trial team members, Keith Knowlton, Cory Ricci and Chambers
Birmingham, Alabama: -- On Wednesday, April 17, 2013, six Cumberland School of Law students from the Black Law Students Association (BLSA) presented a mini-trial version of the United States v. Andre Clark case file to a group of area minority high school students. The event was part of the Minority Pre-Law Conference held at Birmingham Southern College. Marcus Maples with Sirote & Permutt invited the law students to participate in the event. 
The Top Gun National Mock Trial Competition is designed to provide a forum for recognition and competition among the nation’s best student advocates. Invited to this competition are 16 of the nation’s most successful trial advocacy school.
San Antonio, Texas: -- From April 4–6, two Cumberland School of Law trial teams competed at the National Trial Competition (NTC) in San Antonio, Texas.
On March 15, 2013, alumnus 
WACO, Texas -- The week of March 17, Cumberland School of Law’s National Client Counseling team of (pictured from left) Victoria Ebrahimi (third-year) and Kayla Schoen (second-year) advanced to the championship round of the American Bar Association’
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Samford University’s Cumberland School of Law dedicated its newly named Hare, Wynn, Newell & Newton Advanced Advocacy Courtroom on Monday, Feb. 18. A large group of judges, lawyers and students attended the ceremony. This partnership between Cumberland School of Law and law firm Hare, Wynn, Newell & Newton [Hare Wynn] ensures for years to come that the law school will continue to train students in one of the finest technologically advanced teaching courtrooms in the country.
During the weekend of Feb. 23, a team from Cumberland School of Law competed in the National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition [NELMCC] in White Plains, New York. The Cumberland team (pictured from left) of Meg Greer, Courtney Bailey, and Will Coffman participated with 72 other teams in the nation’s largest moot court competition hosted by Pace Law School. The Cumberland team was coached by Aaron McLeod (pictured far right) of Adams and Reese's Birmingham, Ala., office.