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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 2025 Advocacy Center Banquet presented by Alvendia, Kelly, & Demarest and The Glorioso Law Firm

Come and toast our Advocacy Center to a fantastic year and send our 3Ls off with a bang!

2024 Advocacy Center Program

Wednesday, May 7, 2025
6pm to 9pm

The MISI by Messina's
600 Decatur Street
Level 3 Suite 350
New Orleans, LA 70130

Sponsorship Packages Can Be Purchased Here

Individual Tickets Can Be Purchased Here

Advocacy Center Student Tickets Can Be Purchased Here

Non-Advocacy Center Student Tickets Can Be Purchased Here

Sponsorship Levels

  • Presenting Sponsorship - A sponsorship of $5,000 entitles the patron to be recognized as a presenting sponsor at the banquet. A presenting sponsor will also be featured on the banquet program cover, and receive two premium reserved tables, sixteen (16) tickets to the banquet, and sixteen (16) complimentary raffle tickets. Only one available.
  • Gold Sponsorship - A sponsorship of $2,000 entitles the patron to recognition by the chairperson at the banquet, prominent recognition in the banquet program, a reserved table, eight (8) tickets to the banquet, and eight (8) complimentary raffle tickets.
  • Silver Sponsorship - A sponsorship of $1,000 entitles the patron to featured recognition in the banquet program, half of a reserved table, four (4) tickets to the banquet, and four (4) complimentary raffle tickets.
  • Bronze Sponsorship - A sponsorship of $500 entitles the sponsor to recognition in the program, two (2) tickets to the banquet, and two (2) complimentary raffle tickets.

2025 Banquet Sponsors

Presenting sponsors

Alvendia, Kelly, & Demarest

The Glorioso Law Firm

Gold Sponsors

EL ABOGADO – Casey Cowley Attorneys

Favret, Demarest, Russo, Lutkewitte & Schaumburg, APLC

Silver Sponsors

Dugan Law Firm

Bronze Sponsors

Cypress Property Management, LLC

Winston Bergeron, LLP

Team Partner

Fishman Haygood, LLP

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 Order of Barristers
2024 Order of Barristers Inductees

 

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

2023 Order of Barristers Inductees with Judge Mary Hotard Becnel

 

 

2019 ac banquet 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.

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.

SAVE THE DATE! OUR 2025 ADVOCACY CENTER GOLF CLASSIC WILL BE FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2025 AT THE GOLF CLUB AT AUDUBON PARK. SEE YOU THERE!

2024 Advocacy Center Golf Classic

See Pictures from the 2024 Golf Classic Here!

The 2024 Advocacy Center Golf Classic was a huge success! Thanks to all our golfers and sponsors.

2024 Golf Classic Sponsors

Silver Sponsors

Alvendia, Kelly and Demarest

Bronze Sponsors

Candy Fleet, LLC

Donovan & Lawler

The Dugan Law Firm, LLC

EL ABOGADO – Casey Cowley Attorneys

Favret Demarest Russo Lutkewitte & Schaumburg

The Javier Law Firm, LLC

Tony Chachere’s Creole Foods

Zoo2U

Hole Sponsors

Branch Law

D’Arcy Vicknair, LLC

Genesis Information Services, Inc.

Law Office of Craig Leydecker

Phelps Dunbar, LLP

The Real Dick and Jane

Winston Bergeron, LLP

Raffle Sponsors

Aline Prints and Design

Barre3

The Chloe

Cooter Brown's

Crepe Rendezvous Cafe

Dat Dog

Dean Scanlan Farms, LLC

The Dickie Brennan Company

F45 Garden District

Goodbird

Grand Bear Golf Course

Kendra Scott

Lucy Boone

Mignon Faget

Natco

The National World War II Museum

Nothing Bundt Cake

Q Clothier

Skeeta Hawk Brewery

Tony Chachere’s Creole Foods

Food and Beverage Partners and Sponsors

Bayou Nights Craft Cocktail Syrups

Chick-fil-A

The Ruby Slipper

Urban South

Swag Sponsor

Perry Dampf

2023 Advocacy Center Golf Classic

Our Third Annual Advocacy Center Golf Classic was a huge success! Thanks to all our golfers and sponsors.

See pictures from the 2023 Golf Classic here!

2023 Golf Classic Sponsors

Welcome Cocktail Sponsors

King & Jurgens, LLC

Bronze Sponsors

Adams and Reese, LLP

Alvendia, Kelly, & Demarest

Candy Fleet Boats

EL ABOGADO – Casey Cowley Attorneys

Hahn Enterprises, Inc.

Irwin Fritchie Urquhart Moore & Daniels, LLP

The Javier Law Firm, LLC

Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn, LLP

Hole Sponsors

Alvendia, Kelly, & Demarest

Batture, LLC

Flanagan Partners, LLP

Law Offices of Scott G. Jones, LLC

Jefferson Parish Sheriff Joseph Lopinto

Judge Trudy M White, Retired

Riess LeMieux, LLC

Robein, Urann, Spencer, Picard and Cangemi, APLC

Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC

Winston Bergeron, LLP

Raffle Sponsors

Hilton New Orleans Riverside

InSkin 101

Italian Gold and Diamond

Kendra Scott

The National World War II Museum

New Orleans Steamboat Company

Nothing Bundt Cakes

Parlay's

Food and Beverage Partners and Sponsors

Empanola

Faubourg Brewing Company

Favret, Demarest, Russo, Lutkewitte & Schaumburg, APLC

Natco Food Services

PJ's Coffee

Ye Olde College Inn

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.

Federoff Lecture

phil lorio lunch and learn 2019

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.

In previous events, students learned from alums Philip D. Lorio, IV (2012), Roderick "Rico" Alvendia (1998), and Michael S. Brandner, Jr. (2003) who spoke respectively on "Taking a Case from Start to Finish"; "Legal Career Pathways: Defense or Plaintff?"; and "Starting Your Own Firm in a Modern Time".

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! 

fall 2019 debate

As a first time event, the Advocacy Center hosted a debate for the candidates seeking to be elected in Louisiana’s 91st and 98th State Representative Districts on Thursday, September 26, 2019.

Promoting legislative advocacy by hosting a debate with candidates who sought to represent our school, our students, and our neighbors proved to be very exciting! Our hope is that these debates will encourage everyone to be more engaged in the democratic process.

A very special thanks to Walter J. Leger III, the termed-out House District 91 representative, and Neil C. Abramsom, the termed-out House District 98 representative, who did an incredible job as moderators. We honor all of the candidates for their time and dedication to their constituants and our great state, and congratulate Mandie Landry and Aimee Freeman who were elected to represent House District 91 and 98 respectively.

The Advocacy Center is looking forward to continuing these debates for elections in the future.

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      Please contact Program Director Evan J. Bergeron at evan.bergeron@loyno.edu or 504-861-5580 for giving opportunities.