Published on February 21, 2018 by Morgan Black  
Mediation Team and Coaches

Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Cumberland School of Law mediation team won the American Bar Association (ABA) Representation in Mediation regional competition held recently at Stetson Â鶹ÊÓƵ College of Law, DeLand, Florida.  

Ranse Hare and Ryan Hawks, both third year students, won the tournament sweeping the votes of all judges in each round. Second year student Ty Smith and third year student Paige Caraway also competed in the weekend competition. The Cumberland team faced other mediation teams from Emory Â鶹ÊÓƵ School of Law, Tulane Â鶹ÊÓƵ Law School and the Â鶹ÊÓƵ of Mississippi School of Law. 

The competition is intended to familiarize the students with advocacy skills in mediation. Students are judged on criteria designed to reward the use of a combination of advocacy skills and problem-solving approaches. 

“The teams were effective and confident and did Cumberland proud,” Head Coach Krista Cowley said.  

The team will compete in the National Mediation Competition in Washington, D.C., in early April. 

 
Located in the Homewood suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, Samford is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Samford enrolls 6,324 students from 44 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Samford is widely recognized as having one of the most beautiful campuses in America, featuring rolling hills, meticulously maintained grounds and Georgian-Colonial architecture. Samford fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and boasts one of the highest scores in the nation for its 97% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.