New York Law School Black Law Students Association (BLSA) members Kirk Burkhalter (chapter president), Summer Lee, and Jennifer Romeo earned honors for the Best Respondent Brief during the Northeast Regional Round of the National Frederick Douglass Moot Court Competition sponsored by the National Black Law Students Association (NBLSA). 

The team was recognized during the NBLSA Northeast Regional Convention at the Brooklyn Marriott at the end of February 2004. The New York Law School team was one of 33 teams to participate in the Frederick Douglas Moot Court Competition.

The Frederick Douglass Moot Court is one of the largest and most prestigious moot court competitions in the country, and typically draws between 100 and 150 teams. The National FDMCC Rounds, held in March 2004, consist of the top three winners from each of the six Regional FDMCC Competitions.