Two decades in the courtroom. A practice built for appeals.

Susan Ciaravella, Attorney at Law

Born and raised in Louisiana, Susan has over twenty-two years of combined criminal and civil litigation experience. She has worked as a state criminal prosecutor, a private criminal defense attorney, a public defender, and a family lawyer. Today, Susan focuses her practice exclusively on criminal appeals.

She brings extensive experience handling complex criminal cases ranging in severity from misdemeanors to complex violent offenses – including armed robberies, homicides, and capital murder.

While in law school, Susan began her courtroom training through the Loyola Law Clinic, where she represented clients charged with violent felony offenses in the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court. She won her first jury trial.

Susan is licensed to practice law in the States of Louisiana and North Carolina.