By the Numbers

30

Research institutes and centers

15

Clinics offering hands-on learning

41

Student-initiated legal services projects

90%

Students engaged in pro bono work

26,600

Pro Bono hours logged by the Class of 2025

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Congratulations to all participants in the 2026 James Patterson McBaine Honors Moot Court Competition! This highly-esteemed competition is Berkeley Law’s advanced-level appellate competition. Beyond a mere contest, McBaine is designed to both test and hone students’ written and oral advocacy skills as they independently prepare an appellate brief and deliver at least two oral arguments. The competition is modeled after United States Supreme Court practice. Champion: Maria Milekhina | For the Petitioner, Leila Green Little Finalist: Victoria Shahnazary | For the Respondent, Llano County 2025 - 2026 Crowell and Moring Best Brief Winners: For Petitioner, Madilyn Abbe; For Respondent, Taylor Hitchan The following final round judges presided over the competition: The Honorable Karen N. Moore, United States Court of Appeals For the Sixth Circuit The Honorable Harris L. Hartz, United States Court of Appeals For the Tenth Circuit The Honorable Jennifer Sung, United States Court of Appeals For the Ninth Circuit A huge round of applause for all competitors: For Petitioner: Madilyn Abbe** Sarah DiMagno Aya Harel* Sienna Horvath* Sameer Kazim Maria Milekhina*** Aaron Moss Nick Porsborg Johanna Richter Zak Turner For Respondent: Katie Chin John Hale Annika Hansen Natalie Heller** Taylor Hitchan* Laurel McGrane Ravi Patel Victoria Shahnazary*** Ben Shipman* *** finalist ** semifinalist *quarterfinalist #BerkeleyLaw #MootCourt #LawSchool 📷: @bryson.snapped

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Congratulations to all participants in the 2026 James Patterson McBaine Honors Moot Court Competition! This highly-esteemed competition is Berkeley Law’s advanced-level appellate competition. Beyond a mere contest, McBaine is designed to both test and hone students’ written and oral advocacy skills as they independently prepare an appellate brief and deliver at least two oral arguments. The competition is modeled after …

Congratulations to all participants in the 2026 James Patterson McBaine Honors Moot Court Competition! This highly-esteemed competition is Berkeley Law’s advanced-level appellate competition. Beyond a mere contest, McBaine is designed to both test and hone students’ written and oral advocacy skills as they independently prepare an appellate brief and deliver at least two oral arguments. The competition is modeled after United States Supreme Court practice.

Champion: Maria Milekhina | For the Petitioner, Leila Green Little
Finalist: Victoria Shahnazary | For the Respondent, Llano County
2025 - 2026 Crowell and Moring Best Brief Winners: For Petitioner, Madilyn Abbe; For Respondent, Taylor Hitchan

The following final round judges presided over the competition:
The Honorable Karen N. Moore, United States Court of Appeals For the Sixth Circuit
The Honorable Harris L. Hartz, United States Court of Appeals For the Tenth Circuit
The Honorable Jennifer Sung, United States Court of Appeals For the Ninth Circuit

A huge round of applause for all competitors:
For Petitioner: Madilyn Abbe** Sarah DiMagno Aya Harel* Sienna Horvath* Sameer Kazim Maria Milekhina*** Aaron Moss Nick Porsborg Johanna Richter Zak Turner
For Respondent: Katie Chin John Hale Annika Hansen Natalie Heller** Taylor Hitchan* Laurel McGrane Ravi Patel Victoria Shahnazary*** Ben Shipman*
*** finalist ** semifinalist *quarterfinalist

#BerkeleyLaw #MootCourt #LawSchool

📷: @bryson.snapped

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Can cities create protest-free, no-go zones around government buildings? #ItstheLaw #BerkeleyLaw

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Can cities create protest-free, no-go zones around government buildings?
#ItstheLaw #BerkeleyLaw

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Facing a challenging federal landscape and an increasingly urgent climate crisis, Berkeley Law’s Center for Law, Energy & the Environment (CLEE) strengthened its capacity to deliver effective and equitable policy solutions by welcoming three highly-respected leaders — Dan Adler, Craig Segall, and Alexis Pelosi ’00 — as new affiliate advisers. With deep expertise in areas spanning climate finance, electric vehicle policy, and equitable housing, they will help CLEE continue to turn research into action, ensuring that California’s pioneering work serves as an actionable model for states across the U.S. Tap the link in bio to learn more about each expert. #BerkeleyLaw

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Facing a challenging federal landscape and an increasingly urgent climate crisis, Berkeley Law’s Center for Law, Energy & the Environment (CLEE) strengthened its capacity to deliver effective and equitable policy solutions by welcoming three highly-respected leaders — Dan Adler, Craig Segall, and Alexis Pelosi ’00 — as new affiliate advisers. With deep expertise in areas spanning climate finance, electric vehicle …

Facing a challenging federal landscape and an increasingly urgent climate crisis, Berkeley Law’s Center for Law, Energy & the Environment (CLEE) strengthened its capacity to deliver effective and equitable policy solutions by welcoming three highly-respected leaders — Dan Adler, Craig Segall, and Alexis Pelosi ’00 — as new affiliate advisers.

With deep expertise in areas spanning climate finance, electric vehicle policy, and equitable housing, they will help CLEE continue to turn research into action, ensuring that California’s pioneering work serves as an actionable model for states across the U.S.

Tap the link in bio to learn more about each expert.

#BerkeleyLaw

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