Blake Alphonso
Blake joined Rabalais Unland, LLP in 2013 after having graduated from law school at Loyola University New Orleans in 2012. His primary focus is on insurance defense with an emphasis on the Louisiana worker’s compensation and the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act.
During law school, Blake was a proud member of the Loyola Law Review and a Teaching Assistant for the Loyola Legal Research and Writing Department. Over Summer and Fall breaks, he clerked at more than 10 prominent defense firms throughout the Greater New Orleans Metropolitan Area, as well as for Justice Jeanette Knoll of the Louisiana Supreme Court. During the school year, he worked full time as a law clerk for Entergy Legal Services, while attending law school at night.
A lifelong resident of South Louisiana, Blake attended high school at Andrew Jackson and Archbishop Hannan in his hometown of St. Bernard Parish. Thereafter he obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Louisiana State University .
Blake is admitted to the Louisiana Bar Association and United States District Courts for the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of Louisiana. He is an active member of the American Bar Association and New Orleans Bar Association.