Allyson M. Billeaud, Associate
Contact Info
ABilleaud@PerrierLacoste.com
Direct Phone: (504) 620-0277
Direct Fax: (504) 620-0278
Allyson Marie Billeaud was born and raised in Lafayette, Louisiana. In 2013, she graduated from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette with the highest honors before going on to attend the University of Minnesota Law School where she graduated with a Juris Doctor and Concentrations in Criminal Justice and Human Rights Law.
In law school, she was Editor-in-Chief of Minnesota Journal of International Law and organized a symposium to celebrate the Journal’s 25th anniversary, with guest speakers invited to speak from around the world to discuss the rule of law. She was also in the Human Rights Clinic, where her team partnered up with other global players to present reasons to the United Nations as to why certain human rights violations in Sri Lanka needed urgent international attention. She and her team also worked with the International Criminal Court to include sex crimes as a crime against humanity, making it an international crime that could be prosecuted at that tribunal. In 2016, she was also published in the Journal of Race, Gender and Poverty for her article, “Why America Retains the Death Penalty: Americans’ Detachment from Their Criminal Justice System.”
Before returning to Louisiana, she was granted a fellowship by the United Nations to work in Tanzania for the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. While there, she assisted the Prosecutor in closing the remaining cases being prosecuted for the Rwanda genocide in 1994. The main purpose was to ensure that any other major perpetrators of the genocide by transferred to the local court systems to be tried and to complete sentencing on those who had been tried by the international court.
Ms. Billeaud then returned to her home state of Louisiana and was admitted to the Louisiana State Bar in May 2017.
Ms. Billeaud initially clerked for Judge Laurie White at the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court before joining Regan Law, PLC, where she practiced criminal defense in the New Orleans area and surrounding parishes, gaining experiencing in trial preparation, litigation, and appellate practice. She then ran her own criminal defense firm for the next several years before deciding to join Perrier Lacoste!
She is also a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association, the Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and the New Orleans Bar Association. Ms. Billeaud was ranked “Top 10 Under 40 Criminal Defense Attorneys” in the nation, ranked “Top 40 Under 40” in Louisiana by the National Trial Lawyers, and was also selected as one of the “10 Best Attorneys” in the state by the American Institute of Criminal Law Attorneys.
Ally was born in Lafayette, LA, but currently lives in New Orleans. She has one adorable dog she adores, and her pastimes include painting, pottery, and paddleboarding.
Education
University of Minnesota Law School, Juris Doctorate, Concentrations in Human Rights and Criminal Justice
University of Louisiana at Lafayette, summa cum laude
Bar Admissions
Louisiana State Bar
United State District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
Professional Affiliations
Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Louisiana State Bar Association
New Orleans Bar Association
Themis Advocates Group