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Whether you are accused of a crime or if you've been the victim of an injury or abuse, I can help.   For over twenty years I have done so in a caring and effective manner.  Your best interest is my only goal.   My experience has brought me to all regions of Louisiana, but I primarily spend my time in the greater Baton Rouge area, including West Baton Rouge, Ascension Parish, Livingston Parish and the Felicianas.

I currently handle both personal injury and criminal defense cases.  If you have a need for your family, in any area of law, please call me!  As an experienced attorney, the greatest gifts I can provide your family are my legal knowledge and the confidence you will have knowing that I care about your family.  A lawyer's role is to provide help without judging, and in me, I hope you will find an open heart for you when the world seems to collapse on you to go with a keen mind which will enable us to find a solution for you in the darkest of moments.. I began my legal career in 2000 after graduating from Tulane Law School.  I worked at three different law firms and concentrated in diverse civil law arenas.  After beginning a family and blessed to have two beautiful daughters, Catherine and Caroline, I focused my life on raising them as a stay-at-home mom.  Now that the girls are beginning to grow up and are performing well at St. George Catholic School, I have been able to renew my legal career at Manasseh, Gill, Knipe & Belanger.

Since receiving my law license in 2009, I have practiced criminal defense with the East Baton Rouge Parish Office of Public Defender as a misdemeanor and felony Assistant Public Defender. Throughout the course of my practice, have handled a multitude of criminal cases, including Second Degree Murder, Aggravated and Forcible Rape, Distribution Charges, and many more. Prior to working as an attorney with the Public Defender's Office, I had the opportunity to work with Hillar Moore, III as a legal assistant and with the law firm Moore, Walter, Thomas, Thompson, Papillion, and Cullens, LLC as a receptionist/"gopher". My experience with both helped me succeed in law school and prepared me for the actual practice of law. I received my law degree at Southern University Law Center in 2009 where I attended school while working full time. I received my Bachelors from Louisiana State University where I double majored in English Literature and Women's and Gender Studies. I attended high school at Lakeside High School in Lake Village, Arkansas.  Currently, I am now the Clinical Professor for Southern University Law Center's Criminal Clinic where I am able to use my experience from the Public Defender's Office to help third year law students trasition from the role of student to the hopeful role as a practicing attorney in the field of criminal defense.  Through the Criminal Clinic, I am able to provide representation to those indigent defendants that the Office of Public Defender is otherwise unable to represent.

In both federal and state court, I have built a reputation for successful and aggressive representation in complex cases in the areas of criminal defense. If you have been arrested or are under investigation, you need an advocate who understands the situation and knows the justice system.. No matter the scale of the charge, you need an attorney trained and experienced in the nuances of defending criminal cases to make sure your rights are fully protected.. I have over ten years of experience producing extraordinary results for my clients, and I can put that experience to work for you.

For over 20 years Palazzo Law Firm has been helping people in the New Orleans metropolitan area who are seriously injured or in need of aggressive legal representation.. The team at Palazzo Law Firm has the expertise in managing and litigating your claim.