Renee L. Swanson

Renee L. Swanson is a solo practitioner at Renee Swanson, LLC, Attorney & Counselor at Law in Gretna, Louisiana. Swanson focuses primarily on complex and highly contested family law litigation in Jefferson, Plaquemines, and Orleans Parishes. Her practice includes divorce, child custody, child support, spousal support, community property partitions, and appellate matters. She also represents injured clients in personal injury cases when litigation is needed to protect their rights.

Swanson earned her Juris Doctor from Loyola University College of Law in 2010. During law school, she worked as a full-time law clerk for Leo J. Palazzo at the Palazzo Law Firm and participated in Loyola Law School’s Criminal Defense Clinic and Tulane Law School’s Legislative Law Clinic. She also served as an editor on the Loyola Journal of Public Interest Law, where her article on dog-sniff searches was published.

Swanson has built her practice through courtroom work, appellate advocacy, and practical litigation experience. After law school, she continued at the Palazzo Law Firm as an associate attorney focused on personal injury litigation and served as second chair in several jury trials. Her current work includes contested family disputes that require negotiation, trial preparation, and careful attention to each client’s rights, property, and long-term family concerns.

Renee L. Swanson is recognized for a litigation-focused practice and for guiding clients through serious and emotionally difficult legal matters. She has served on the Family Law Council of the Louisiana State Bar Association for 4 years and is currently Vice Chair. Swanson is also a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association, Jefferson Bar Association, and New Orleans Bar Association, reflecting her continued involvement in the legal community.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Renee Swanson LLC
• Member, Louisiana State Bar Association
• Member, New Orleans Bar Association
• Member, Jefferson Bar Association

Licensed State

• Louisiana

Education

• Loyola University College of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Florida Gulf Coast University
  Bachelor of Science (BS)

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