We are proud to congratulate of counsel attorney Monica Hof Wallace on being recognized by the Louisiana Bar Foundation (LBF) as its 2025 Distinguished Professor. The LBF Distinguished Professor Award is a prestigious annual honor recognizing a Louisiana law educator who has achieved high distinction in their career and brought honor to the legal profession. It highlights excellence in teaching, professional activity, and service. Professor Wallace serves as the Dean Marcel Garsaud, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Law at Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, where she has made a lasting impact through her teaching, scholarship, and leadership.
Professor Wallace's areas of expertise include Louisiana civil law, family law, successions, donations, and leadership in law. She is the author of the Louisiana Civil Law Treatise on Successions and Donations and is a co-author of the first-ever Louisiana Family Law Treatise, published earlier this year. She designed, developed, and served as the first director of the Loyola University Advocacy Center, which consists of five experiential programs that prepare students for all aspects of the practice of law: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Danny and Mary Becnel Trial Advocacy, International Law, Legal Research and Writing, and Moot Court. As Professor Wallace has said, "Shaping legal minds is truly an honor for me, as the ability of lawyers to exact change in our community is powerful.”
We congratulate Monica on this well-deserved honor recognizing her continued contributions to the legal profession, legal education, and her clients.
