Advocacy Competitions Success

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Mercer Law's Advocacy teams are consistently ranked among the best in the Nation in Trial Advocacy, Moot Court, Client Counseling, Negotiations, and Arbitration competitions.

Mercer Law Advocacy teams have a long history of success in national competitions due to the hard work and diligence of students, coaches, and faculty members. With real lawyers teaching and coaching, Mercer Law Advocacy students are well-equipped to succeed in competitions and in their future careers.

View the wins for the Mercer Law Advocacy teams successes from 2019-present.

NOTABLE WINS

 

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2025 National Trial Advocacy Competition

 

Orange Mercer pennant clip artBEST ADVOCATE
2023 National Trial Competition

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2022 ABA Negotiations & ABA Client Counseling Competition

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2023 National Moot Court Competition

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SEMIFINALIST TEAM
2023 National Trial Competition

 

Orange hand clip artNATIONAL BEST ORALIST
2023 National Moot Court Competition
Trial Advocacy Competition Results

National Trial Competition

  • Semifinalists, 2025
  • Best Opening Statement Award, 2025
  • Regional Finalists, 2024
  • Regional Best Advocate Award, 2024
  • National Semifinalists, 2023
  • National Best Advocate Award, 2023
  • Regional Co-Champion, 2023
  • Regional Co-Champion, 2022
  • Regional Semifinalists, 2021

Allstar Mock Trial Competition

  • Outstanding Advocate, 2025
  • National Champions, 2022
  • Best Advocate in Final Round, 2022
  • Regional Champion, 2022
  • Best Advocate, 2021

American Association for Justice Student Trial Advocacy Competition

  • National Quarterfinalists, 2026
  • Regional Co-Champion, 2026
  • Regional Co-Champion, 2025
  • Regional Semifinalist, 2024
  • National Quarterfinalists, 2023
  • Regional Co-Champion, 2023

Georgia Law Students Closing Competition

  • Champion, 2022

Trials and Tribulations

  • Finalist, 2026
  • Best Advocate Award, 2026
  • Finalist, 2025
  • Best Advocate Award, 2025
  • Finalist, 2024
  • Best Advocate Award, 2024
  • Semifinalist, 2023
  • Best Advocate Award, 2022

South Texas Mock Trial Challenge

  • Finalist, 2026
  • Best Advocate Award, 2026
  • Outstanding Brief Award, 2026
  • Semifinalist, 2025
  • Best Advocate Award, 2025
  • Outstanding Advocate Award, 2025
  • Best Brief Award, 2025
  • Octofinalists, 2024
  • Outstanding Advocate Award, 2024
  • Octofinalists, 2023
  • Most Professional Advocate Award, 2023
  • Finalist, 2022

William Daniel Mock Trial Competition

  • Champions, 2025
  • Semifinalists, 2024
  • Champions, 2023
  • Best Advocate Award, 2023
  • Most Professional Team Award, 2023
  • Most Professional Team Award, 2022
  • Most Professional Team Award, 2021

Syracuse National Trial Competition

  • Best Cross Examination Award, 2021

BLSA Mock Trial Competition

  • Best Advocate Award, 2022
  • National Semifinalists, 2022
  • Regional Finalists, 2022

National Ethics Trial Competition

  • Quarterfinalist, 2024
  • Best Opening Statement Award, 2024
  • Best Direct Examination Award, 2024
  • Semifinalists, 2019

Costello National Criminal Law Trial Competition

  • Semifinalist, 2021

Tournament of Champions

  • Semifinalists, 2025
  • Finalist, 2024
  • Best Advocate Award, 2024
  • Semifinalist, 2023
  • Best Advocate Award, 2023
  • Best Cross Examiner Award, 2023

Top Gun National Mock Trial Competition

  • Finalist, 2024

Summit Cup Mock Trial Invitational

  • Semifinalists, 2024
  • Semifinalist, 2023
  • Juror’s Best Advocate, 2023

UCLA Online Mock Trial Competition

  • Best Advocate Award, 2024

Case Classic Mock Trial Competition

  • Semifinalist, 2023
  • Best Advocate Award, 2023
  • Finalist, 2022

National Trial Advocacy Competition

  • Champions, 2025
  • Finalists, 2024
  • Semifinalists, 2022

Hofstra Medical-Legal Mock Trial Competition

  • Best Advocate Award, 2025
  • Semifinalists, 2024
  • Best Advocate Award, 2024
  • Quarterfinalists, 2023

National Pre-Trial Competition

  • Best Advocate Award, 2024

Premiere

  • Champions, 2025
  • Outstanding Advocate Award, 2025

Amicus Cup Mock Trial Competition

  • Best Objections Award, 2024

Shark Beach Showdown

  • Champions, 2026
  • Best Advocate Award, 2026
  • Semifinalists, 2025

Capitol City Challenge

  • Semifinalists, 2025
  • Best Direct Examination Award, 2025

First Chair Trial Competition

  • Top 6 Advocate Award, 2025

Fordham Kelly Invitational Trial Competition

  • Semifinalists, 2025
  • Best Direct Examination Award, 2025
Moot Court Competition Results

National Moot Court Competition

  • National Quarterfinalist, 2025-2026
  • Regional Finalists, 2025-2026
  • Best Brief Award, 2025-2026
  • National Champions, 2022-2023
  • Regional Co-Champion, 2022-2023
  • National Best Oralist Award, 2022-2023
  • National Runner-Up Best Oralist Award, 2022-2023
  • National Best Brief Runner-Up Award, 2022-2023
  • Regional Best Brief Award, 2022-2023
  • National Octofinalists, 2021-2022
  • Regional Champions, 2021-2022
  • Regional Best Brief Award, 2021-2022
  • Regional Best Oralist Award, 2021-2022
  • Regional Quarterfinalists, 2020-2021

American Bar Association Moot Court Competition

  • National Quarterfinalists, 2026
  • Best Advocate in the Nation Award, 2026
  • National Top 10 Advocate Award, 2026
  • National Top 4 Advocate Award, 2026
  • National Top 4 Best Brief Award, 2026
  • Regional Co-Champion, 2026
  • Regional Top 10 Advocate Award, 2026
  • Regional Top 5 Best Brief Award, 2026
  • Regional Quarterfinalists, 2025
  • Regional 3rd Best Brief Award, 2025
  • Regional Finalist, 2023
  • Regional Octofinalists, 2022
  • Regional Top Ten Brief Award, 2022
  • Regional Top Ten Oralist Award, 2022
  • Regional Octofinalists, 2021
  • Regional Top Ten Brief Award, 2021
  • Regional Top Ten Oralist Award, 2021
  • Regional Co-Champion, 2020
  • Regional Top Ten Oralist, 2020

National BLSA Moot Court

  • National Quarterfinalists, 2024
  • Regional Champion, 2024
  • Regional Semifinalist, 2023
  • Regional Champion, 2023
  • Regional Best Respondent Brief Award, 2022
  • National 5th Place, 2022
  • National Quarterfinals, 2021
  • Regional Champions, 2021
  • Regional Champions, 2019

Emory Civil Liberties and Rights Competition

  • Quarterfinalist, 2025
  • Top Ten Brief Award, 2025
  • Quarterfinalist, 2024
  • Top Ten Brief, 2022
  • Octofinalist, 2021
  • Top Ten Oralist Award, 2021
  • Top Ten Brief Award, 2021

Weschler First Amendment Moot Court Competition

  • Quarterfinalists, 2021

Weschler National Criminal Moot Court Competition

  • Semifinalists, 2025
  • 3rd Best Brief Award, 2025

Intrastate Moot Court Competition

  • Finalist, 2024
  • Best Oralist Award, 2024
  • Semifinalists, 2023
  • Semifinalists, Best Oralist, 2021
  • Finalists, 2019

Wagner Moot Court Competition

  • Quarterfinalist, 2026
  • Octofinalist, 2025

Elon Moot Court Competition

  • Quarterfinalists, 2024
  • Best Brief Award, 2024
Alternative Dispute Resolution Competition Results

International Client Counseling Competition

  • Finalist, 2022

ABA Client Counseling Competition

  • National Semifinalist, 2025
  • Regional Finalists, 2025
  • National Champion, 2022
  • Regional Champion, 2022
  • National Finalist, 2021
  • Regional Champion, 2021

ABA Negotiations Competition

  • National Semifinalist, 2025
  • Nationals Quarterfinalist, 2023
  • Regional Champion, 2023
  • Nationals Champion, 2022
  • Regional Champion, 2022

ABA Mediation Competition

  • Regional Champion, 2025

ABA Arbitration Competition

  • Regional Finalists, 2025
  • National 5th Place, 2022
  • Regional Finalists, 2022
  • Regional Finalists, 2021

William & Mary Negotiation Competition

  • Semifinalists, 2025
  • Champion, 2022