Evan J. Bergeron
Advocacy Center Director and Professor of Practice
Education
J.D., Loyola University New Orleans, 2011
B.A., Louisiana State University, 2007
Assumption High School, 2003
Departments
- College of Law
- Law
Bio
Professor Bergeron joined the Advocacy Center in 2020 as its teams coordinator before being elevated to Director in 2021. He manages the Advocacy Center generally and oversees its constituent programs, including Alternative Dispute Resolution, International Advocacy, Moot Court, and Trial Advocacy. Professor Bergeron is responsible for the overall mission of the Advocacy Center, including event planning, development, marketing, and team success. Professor Bergeron’s teaching focus is advanced appellate advocacy and procedure.
Professor Bergeron has also been designated a Board Certified Appellate Practice Specialist by the Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization. He practices law with the law firm of Winston Bergeron, LLP, where is a founding partner. He has handled over twenty-five appellate matters and delivered more than ten oral arguments to Louisiana courts of appeal and the U.S. Fifth Circuit. He has likewise tried three jury and fifteen bench trials to verdict.
A 2021 cum laude graduate of Loyola New Orleans College of Law, Professor Bergeron was an active member of Moot Court. He competed on Loyola's First Amendment Moot Court Team and was a national semifinalist. He also served as a member of the Moot Court Board and coached two teams to great success.
Prior to joining the Loyola community, Professor Bergeron worked at the law firms of Deutsch Kerrigan, LLP in New Orleans and Hailey, McNamara, Hall, Larmann, & Papale, LLP in Metairie.
Admissions to Practice
The Supreme Court of the United States
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
The United States District Courts for the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of Louisiana
The State of Louisiana
Affiliations
Member, Louisiana State Bar Association House of Delegates, 2017—Present
Member, New Orleans Bar Association
Member, Francophone Section of Louisiana State Bar Association
Member, Louisiana State Board of Social Work Examiners and Chair of the Committee on Rules, 2018—2025
Member, New Orleans Bar Association LGBTQ+ Committee