About Rachael Patton
Rachael Patton Catalanotto took a continuous path into law. She finished a Bachelor of Arts in political science at Louisiana State University – University of New Orleans in 2003 and earned her J.D. from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law in 2007. Those formative years formed a tradition grounded in state and federal process.
She is admitted to practice in Louisiana and earlier than the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Her expert career has been anchored at Broussard, David & Moroux, the place she has handled a range of legal proceedings and household regulation things. Colleagues describe her as practical and thorough. Her dossier work displays thoroughness and steady courtroom presence.
Catalanotto has taken roles beyond client representation. From 2018 to 2020 she served at the Louisiana Disciplinary Board Hearing Committee, a role that exposed her to the disciplinary framework that governs lawyer conduct. More recently, she joined the Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization Family Law Advisory Committee for the 2024–2025 term. That appointment connects her to the requirements and processes used to assess family regulation experts within the state.
Her expert memberships are nearby and civic. She is a member of the twenty second Judicial District Court Bar Association. She additionally helped discovered the Safe Haven Foundation, an organization targeted on community wants. Those affiliations maintain her engaged with each peers and the public.
In practice, Catalanotto handles contested household law matters, the place contested custody and help disputes are common. She works on instances that pass through trial courts and sometimes involve appeals, given her Fifth Circuit admission. She is familiar with procedural approach in each state and federal settings and with the practical demands of court preparation.
Her tenure at Broussard, David & Moroux has included courtroom appearances and client counseling across a spectrum of family-regulation problems. She has balanced work within the office with committee service and community involvement. That aggregate has formed her strategy to instances and expert obligations.
Clients and colleagues see her as methodical and continuous in legal proceedings. She continues to practice at Broussard, David & Moroux, representing clients in family law and associated legal proceedings things.
