Rachel M. Yazbeck
Top rated Criminal Defense attorney in New Orleans, Louisiana
Shah, Yazbeck, and Almerico, LLP
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI-DWI, White Collar Crimes; view more
Licensed in Louisiana since: 2007
Education: Mississippi College School of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2022 - 2025 
Selected to Rising Stars: 2019 - 2021 Call today:
504-552-8749
Shah, Yazbeck, and Almerico, LLP
336 Lafayette St.Suite 301
New Orleans, LA 70130 Visit website
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From the law office of Shah, Yazbeck, and Almerico, LLP, in New Orleans, Louisiana, Rachel M. Yazbeck has provided efficacious legal representation to her clients in their harrowing criminal defense matters. Whether her clients face serious felony charges that seek to upend certain freedoms or misdemeanors that could reflect permanently on their record, she fights tooth and nail to get them relief so they can move forward and far from their legal woes. In addition, she is well-equipped to handle personal injury matters such as motor vehicle accidents, dog bites, wrongful death, products liability and many more.
Ms. Yazbeck completed her undergraduate studies in 2003, graduating with her Bachelor of Science degree in business from Louisiana State University. She then attended the Mississippi College School of Law, where she honed her legal talents and acumen, which have helped shape her into the steadfast advocate she is for her clients today. She received her Juris Doctor in 2007, and in the same year, she obtained her license to practice law in Louisiana.
With a sincere work ethic and dedication to her clients, Ms. Yazbeck has gained the adulation of her peers, and she has been recognized by many prestigious legal organizations, including being included in the Top 100 Trial Lawyers and Top 40 Under 40 lists by the National Trial Lawyers Association, and holding a rating of “Good” on Avvo.
Within her legal community, Ms. Yazbeck maintains close affiliations with legal organizations such as the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the Federal Bar Association, the Louisiana State Bar Association, the 22nd Judicial District Bar Association (Criminal Law chair) and The St. Thomas More – Loyola Law American Inn of Court (Executive Committee member).
Practice areas
Criminal Defense, Criminal Defense: DUI/DWI, Criminal Defense: White Collar, Personal Injury - General: PlaintiffFocus areas
Animal Bites, Arrest & Arraignment, Assault, Assault & Battery, Brain Injury, Construction Accident, Criminal Domestic Violence, Criminal Fraud, Criminal Law, Criminal Law - Federal, DUI/DWI, Debt, Dram Shop Laws, Drug & Alcohol Violations, Expungement, Failure to Pay Child Support, False Accusations, Felony, Juvenile Delinquency, Misdemeanor, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Motor Vehicle Offenses, Murder, Overdrawn Bank Account, Parole, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Probation, Prosecution, Sex Offenses, Sexual Abuse - Plaintiff, Slip and Fall, Tax Evasion, Theft, Toxic Mold, Traffic Violations, Trucking Accidents, White Collar Crime, Wrongful Death
- 70% Criminal Defense
- 10% Criminal Defense: DUI/DWI
- 10% Criminal Defense: White Collar
- 10% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
First Admitted: 2007, Louisiana
Professional Webpage: https://syalegal.com/rachel-yazbeck/
- Executive Committee Member, St. Thomas Moore Inn of Court
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
- Louisiana
- Member, Better Business Bureau
- Member, Louisiana State Bar Association
- Criminal Law Chair, 22nd Judicial District Bar Association
- Member, Federal Bar Association
- Member, Louisiana Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
- Member, National Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
- Directed verdict granted during Possession of Cocaine trial in State v. Andrew Smith in the 22nd Judicial District in St. Tammany Parish. (Case no. 444315)
- Forcible Rape charges dismissed, State v. Leekiba Gholar in the 22nd Judicial District Court for the Parish of Washington (Case No. 17-CR10-134049)
- Aggravated Rape Dismissed, State of Louisiana v. Thomas Turner in the 21st Judicial District Court in the Parish of Tangipahoa
- Aggravate Burglary reduced to Simple Criminal Trespass, State of Louisiana v. Claude Hulin in the 22nd Judicial District Court in the Parish of St. Tammany (Case No. 599178)
- Distribution of Schedule III Dismissed, State v. Sheldon Lewis in the 22nd Judicial District Court in the Parish of St. Tammany. (Case No. 500222)
- Not Guilty of Forcible Rape, State v. Jeremy Savell in the 22nd Judicial District Court in St. Tammany Parish (Case No. 554391)
- Not Guilty of all Counts: Attempted Murder, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Discharge of a Firearm During a Violent Crime, and Aggravated Assault with a Firearm, State v. Devin Garrison in the Criminal District Court for the Parish of Orleans. (Case No. 522363)
- Not Guilty of Aggravated Rape, State v. Adrian Cottman in the 22nd Judicial District Court in St. Tammany Parish (Case No. 538058)
- Not Guilty of Simple Burglary, State v. Christopher Tyson in the 22nd Judicial District Court in St. Tammany Parish (Case no. 536808)
- Not Guilty of Distribution of Cocaine in State v. Therone Magee in the 22nd Judicial District Court in St. Tammany Parish (Case no. 512674)
- Guilty of Simple Battery lesser verdict of Second Degree Battery in State v. Murel Rainey, Jr. in the 22nd Judicial District Court in St. Tammany Parish (Case no. 530993)
- Not Guilty of Possession of Cocaine in State v. April Rester in the 22nd Judicial District Court in St. Tammany Parish. (Case no. 524608)
- Not Guilty of Possession of Cocaine in State v. Warren Patterson in the 22nd Judicial District Court in St. Tammany Parish (Case no. 513267)
- Not Guilty of Aggravated Rape in State v. Raymond Taylor in the 22nd Judicial District in St. Tammany Parish. (Case no. 503796)
- Post-conviction relief granted in Armed Robbery case in State v. Larry Legania in Orleans Parish Criminal District Court. (Case No. 404717)
- Not guilty of Second Degree Murder in State v. Joshua Reinhardt in the 22nd Judicial District in Washington Parish. (Case no. 07-CR3-096856)
- Member, Top 100 Trial Lawyers of The National Trial Lawyers Association
- Mississippi College School of Law, John M. Collette Scholarship, 2007
- Mississippi College School of Law, Advocacy Award, 2006
- Mississippi College School of Law, American Jurisprudence (best paper) Award in Louisiana Civil Procedure
- Mississippi College School of Law, Law School Deans List, Spring 2006, Fall 2006
- Member, Super Lawyers Rising Star
- Member, Top 40 under 40 Trial Lawyers of The National Trial Lawyers Association
- Louisiana State University
Office location for Rachel M. Yazbeck
336 Lafayette St.
Suite 301
New Orleans, LA 70130
Phone: 504-552-8749
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2022 - 2025
- Rising Stars: 2019 - 2021
