"Born on the Bayou" in Houma, Louisiana, Ralph T. Rabalais received his Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, Louisiana in 1986, and his Juris Doctorate from Loyola School of Law in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1989, where he was a member of the Loyola Law Review. Upon graduation, Mr. Rabalais clerked for two years with the Honorable Morris A. Lottinger, Jr. of the Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal. Mr. Rabalais is a litigator, admitted to all state and federal courts in Louisiana, and is a member of the Louisiana State, Orleans and Jefferson Parish Bar Associations. His areas of practice include insurance defense, medical malpractice, products liability, premises liability, general tort liability, and appellate advocacy. In addition to being a 32nd Degree Mason and Shriner, Mr. Rabalais is an avid fisherman, and serves on the State Board of Directors of the Louisiana Coastal Conservation Association.