Nalin Patel is an associate in the New Orleans office. His practice includes insurance defense in the areas of personal injury, insurance coverage, premises liability, and bad faith/extra contractual cases.

Originally from Fiji, Nalin grew up in New Zealand and the San Francisco Bay Area before making his way to the vibrant city of New Orleans, where he currently resides.

Prior to joining LBBS, Nalin spent a year practicing insurance defense at a local New Orleans firm.

Nalin earned his Juris Doctorate from Loyola University College of Law in 2023. During his time at Loyola, he served as a student practitioner at the Stuart H. Smith Law Clinic, gaining valuable experience in the Criminal Defense Clinic.

Nalin is licensed to practice in all Louisiana State Courts and all Louisiana federal courts, including the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Admissions

• State Bar Admissions
  • Louisiana
• United States District Courts
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
  • United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
  • United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
• United States Courts of Appeals
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Associations

• Louisiana State Bar Association, 
• New Orleans State Bar Association
• New Orleans Chapter of the Federal Bar Association         
• Louisiana Association for Defense Counsel

Awards & Honors

• Title XX Student Practitioner, Dean's List 
• Member of Students for the Prevention and Education of Substance Abuse
• Member of Men of Social Work

Education

Loyola University New Orleans College of Law

Juris Doctor, Civil Law Division, May 2023

Southern University at New Orleans

Bachelor of Social Work (BSW), Magna Cum Laude, May 2020