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.
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 Law School 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.
This years lecture will take place Friday, January 31, 2025 at the law school in Room 308 starting at 10 am.
No registration is needed & lunch following the presentation in room 343.
Check back for more info on the 2025 AC Banquet which will take place on Wednesday, May 7, 2025.
2024 Advocacy Center Banquet
The Advocacy Center held its 2024 Banquet on Wednesday, May 8, 2024 from 6pm to 9pm at The Rooftop on Basin, 501 Basin Street, New Orleans, Louisiana. The Advocacy Center congratulated its 2023-2024 board members, team members, and award winners.
2024 Banquet Sponsors
Gold Sponsors
Alvendia, Kelly & Demarest
EL ABOGADO – Casey Cowley Attorneys
Law Offices of Scott G. Jones, LLC
Silver Sponsors
Frischhertz & Impastato
Bronze Sponsors
Adams & Reese
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC
Cannon & Livermore, LLC
Garrison, Yount, Forte & Mulcahy
Javier Law Firm
Scott Vicknair Injury Attorneys
Winston Bergeron, LLP
2023 Order of Barristers Inductees with Judge Mary Hotard Becnel
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.
This year's banquet will take place on Wednesday, May 7, 2025. Location TBD
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.