Rachel Thyre Vogeltanz graduated second in her law school class at the University of California at Davis. After passing the California bar exam, she started out in a boutique bankruptcy firm where she learned on the job, doing both consumer and commercial work. She soon returned to her home state of Louisiana, where she first worked as a criminal law clerk at the Louisiana Supreme Court, and since then has primarily represented bankruptcy clients. Board-certified in consumer bankruptcy by the Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization and the American Board of Certification, she is a member of the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys and the National Association of Consumer Advocates. Rachel is a solo practitioner in Covington.