Barristers' Council
For more than seventy years, the Barristers’ Council has been providing students at Georgetown University Law Center with opportunities to hone their advocacy skills. Students who are interested in joining the Council do so through the Appellate Advocacy, Trial Advocacy, and ADR Advocacy divisions, which sponsor a number of interscholastic competitions every year. Students chosen to join Barristers’ Council begin intensive training to represent Georgetown Law at national and international advocacy competitions.
The Trial Advocacy Division was ranked 2nd Nationwide by Fordham University School of Law, the Alternative Dispute Resolution Division was ranked 24th nationwide by US News and World Report, and the Appellate Advocacy Division has historically ranked in the top 20 nationwide by the University of Houston’s Law Center.
Executive Board 2025-2026
Dianna Chang, Executive Director
Ryan McCurry, Managing Director
Mihir Randive, Senior Finance Director
Skylar Wu, Senior Alumni & Communications Director
Jen Fridman & Reem Hamaida, Co-Directors of Appellate Advocacy
Eshaan Kajani & Katiana Thompson, Co-Directors of Alternative Dispute Resolution
Alejandro Ponce & Annie DeRoussel, Co-Directors of Trial Advocacy
Lisa Curtis, Advisor