Caitlin R. Valdez

Associate
New Orleans, LA

Phone: 504-527-0107
Fax: 504-527-0686
Email: cvaldez@garrisonyount.com

Caitlin is an associate in the New Orleans office of Garrison, Yount, Forte & Mulcahy, LLC. Caitlin was admitted to the Louisiana Bar in 2025. Prior to practice, Caitlin earned her Bachelor of Arts in Sociology (concentration in Criminology) and a minor in Psychology from Louisiana State University in 2021. She then attended Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, earning her Juris Doctor in 2025.

While in law school, Caitlin gained extensive courtroom and case management experience through hands-on clinical training as a Rule XX student practitioner in the Criminal Defense Clinic at the Stuart H. Smith Law Clinic where she represented clients facing serious felony charges in Orleans Parish Criminal District Court. Before joining the firm, Caitlin served as a senior law clerk with Gaynell Williams, LLC, where she assisted in achieving favorable outcomes for clients in criminal and civil matters in both state and federal court.

Caitlin is originally from Lafayette, Louisiana. In her free time, she enjoys traveling, spending time with her friends and family, and exploring all the city of New Orleans has to offer.