Moot Court National Team Advances to Semifinals in Regional Competition

Loyola's Moot Court National Team advanced to the semifinal round of the Region 7 Competition at the University of Mississippi, falling to the competition's eventual winners by less than 1.5 points. The team's exceptional oral arguments and brief carried them through the competition, even receiving a perfect oral argument score in one of their rounds. Team members are Conor McGowan (competitor), Ashley White (competitor and brief writer), Emily McCrory (competitor), and Bobby Sanders (coach). Professor Rob Garda was the team's faculty advisor, and Professor Evan Bergeron coached the team and accompanied them to the competition. The team will be immortalized at Loyola Law on the Moot Court National Team Wall of Honor in a ceremony in January.

ADR Cardozo CINEMA Team Wins Spirit Award

Loyola's Alternative Dispute Resolution Team took home the 2024 Spirit Award at the Cardozo Invitational Negotiation on Entertainment, Music, and Art (CINEMA) Competition. The Spirit Award is given to the team that excels in professionalism, congeniality, client advocacy, and social media presence. (Follow us on Instagram at @luadvocacycenter!) Team members are Brittanie McCain (negotiator), Paige Bahnsen (coach), and Eduardo Nicolas (negotiator). Professor Evan Bergeron accompanied the team to their competition.

Advocacy Center Students Post 91% Pass Rate on La. Bar Exam

Loyola's Class of 2024 Advocacy Center students passed the July Louisiana Bar Exam at a astounding rate of 91%. Advocacy Center students' scores likewise exceeded the median score of all test takers by 33 points on average. Advocacy Center Director Professor Evan Bergeron gushed about the results: "This just confirms what we already know—our Advocacy Center students are the best prepared from the classroom to the conference room and the courtroom. I had no doubt we'd continue this tradition of excellence with the July Bar Exam."

First Amendment Team Wins National Runner-Up, Best Brief

Loyola's First Amendment Moot Court Team was named National Runner-Up and took home Best Respondent Brief honors at the 2024 Wechsler First Amendment Moot Court Competition in Washington, DC. Team members are Avery Norwood, Grace Schaumburg, and Katty Schaumburg (coach). Professor Rob Garda is the team's faculty advisor and Professor Evan Bergeron is the team's practitioner coach.

Battle of the Law Schools Trial Ad Team Wins State Runner-Up

Loyola's Battle of the Law Schools Trial Advocacy Team was named State Runner-Up at their 2024 competition in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Team members are Anna Gilbert, Jesse Logan, Bikhari Reyes, and John Schmidt. Dean Madeleine Landrieu and Dean Blaine LeCesne advise the Becnel Trial Advocacy Program. Professor Evan Bergeron also helped the team prepare for competition.

John Schmidt Named Best Advocate

Congratulations to 3L John Schmidt, who was named Best Advocate at the 2024 Battle of the Law Schools Trial Advocacy Competition! John beat out fifteen other students to take home top honors. John is a civil law student and an active member of the Advocacy Center and Becnel Trial Advocacy Program.

Moot Court Program Names Intramural Competition Winners

Loyola's Moot Court Program named its 2024 Intramural Competition winners at the competition's final round. Pictured above are the Final Four: Jimmy Chilimigras (Fourth Place), Jack Donovan (Runner-Up), Grace Schaumburg (Third Place), and Grace Babin (Champion). Distinguished criminal law practitioners from the United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana judged the finals. Our Final Four came out on top from a pool of 200 competitors.