Advocacy Center Events
The Advocacy Center hosts several events throughout the year. Collaboration among numerous programs with the Advocacy Center creates many opportunities for both annual and unique events. Each fall, the Advocacy Center hosts its Golf Classic, and each spring, the Center hosts the Fedoroff Lecture and celebrates student accomplishments at its Spring Banquet.
Internally, the Center hosts Lunch and Learns throughout the academic year where alumni present a topic of their choice to students in the renovated Advocacy Center located on the first floor of the law school library. The Center also provides support to the Louisiana Supreme Court when oral arguments are held at Loyola Law.
Every spring, the Advocacy Center gathers with students, faculty, friends, family, and practitioners to celebrate a successful year. The Advocacy Center Banquet recognizes the hard work of our programs' competitive teams and executive boards in a fun and festive atmosphere. Special awards are also given to outstanding students in the fields of alternative dispute resolution, appellate advocacy, and trial advocacy.
Loyola’s Annual Advocacy Center Golf Classic brings together practitioners, community members, and students for a day of relaxation and friendly sport. Teams of four compete in scramble format with a shotgun start. Food, beverages, a raffle, and various prizes are provided throughout the day.
See Pictures from the 2024 Golf Classic Here
The College of Law is pleased to sponsor the Judge Gerald P. Fedoroff Lecture Series. The lecture series is made possible through generous donations by friends and family of Judge Fedoroff, who presided over Division E of Orleans Parish Civil District Court for more than 30 years, where he also served as chief judge.
Judge Fedoroff was a life-long resident of New Orleans and attended Loyola's College of Law in the mid-1950s. He is well-known for a 1978 decision that declared Louisiana’s “head and master” scheme for community property unconstitutional. At the time, Louisiana law deemed the husband in a marriage to be the head of household with sole authority over the community property without his wife’s knowledge or consent. Judge Federoff’s decision struck down the law on grounds that it violated the Equal Protection Clause.
Lunch and Learn events are a way for students to meet practitioners and learn about the nuts and bolts of an advocacy practice. These events are held periodically throughout the fall and spring semesters and provide students with exposure to many different facets of practice.
We are so thankful to our practitioners for sharing their time and experience and are excited for our next round of Lunch and Learns this semester!