Rachael Patton Catalanotto

Rachael earned her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Louisiana State University in 2003. She earned her Juris Doctor from Loyola College of Law, New Orleans in 2007. 

During her law school career, she was a member of the Loyola Moot Court Executive Board and a Moot Court Teaching Assistant. She competed in the Vanderbilt University First Amendment Moot Court Competition as a team member in 2005. In 2006-2007, she coached both the First Amendment Team and the International Information, Technology and Privacy Law Team which competed at the John Marshal Law School. Both teams finished second overall out of 38 national teams and 28 international teams, respectively.  She was also selected as a member of The Order of Barristers, the St. Thomas More Inn of Court and Phi Delta Phi. Rachael is currently a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association, the 22nd JDC Bar Association, the Federal Bar Association and the American Bar Association. 

She is authorized to practice in the United States District Court for the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. 

Rachael's main areas of practice include defense of public entities in addition to general casualty defense, personal injury and famil law.