Education
- Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, J.D., Civil Law, cum laude
- Louisiana State University, B.A., Mass Communications, magna cum laude
Bar Admissions
- Louisiana
- U.S. District Courts for the Eastern, Middle, & Western Districts of Louisiana
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Chelsea measures her success based on her relationships with others. To her, an important part of her job is to create lasting, meaningful connections with her clients that help her to advocate for them and their business. Growing up in a family of attorneys, graduating undergraduate school magna cum laude, excelling in journalism before law school as a web producer and content writer, and completing law school cum laude with a multitude of accomplishments, Chelsea has an overwhelming amount of knowledge and experience to offer her clients. Having a healthy fear of failure, Chelsea is a hard working attorney when under pressure, and she enjoys the complexity of each case and the opportunity to create individual, unique solutions for them. A talented writer, a thorough analyst, and a lover of travel, Chelsea is the highly experienced and deeply compassionate lawyer that every case needs.
Professional Recognition
News & Knowledge
- August 21, 2023
45 FormanWatkins Attorneys Recognized as Best Lawyers® Award Recipients
Read More - August 18, 2022
FormanWatkins Attorneys Included in 2023 Best Lawyers® List
Read More - August 19, 2021
FormanWatkins Attorneys Recognized in 2022 Edition of Best Lawyers®
Read More - July 8, 2021
FormanWatkins Holds Lunch-and-learn on DRI Women in the Law Seminar
Read More - December 28, 2020
2021 Louisiana Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Announced
Read More - February 5, 2020
FormanWatkins Attorneys Attend DRI 2020 Women in the Law Seminar
Read More - March 9, 2018
Charles Abbott and Chelsea Gaudin Guest Lecture at LSU Law School
Read More - August 30, 2017
Welcome New Attorneys in Jackson and New Orleans Offices
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Professional Recognition
- The Best Lawyers in America®: Ones to Watch, since 2022: Litigation: Labor & Employment; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Selected to Louisiana Rising Stars (2020-2021)
Publications
- “Debt Buyers’ Abuse of Louisiana Courts Creates Problems for Consumers,” Louisiana Bar Journal, Co-author (February/March 2016)
Pro Bono & Community Service
- Louisiana Appleseed
- Loyola University New Orleans Alumni Board
- Member of Young Leadership Council
Law School Honors & Awards
- Law Review
- Dean’s Scholarship Recipient
- Phi Delta Phi International Legal Honor Society
- International Law Society
- Highest Grade in Lawyering I (Legal Research and Writing)
- Highest Grade in Sales and Leases
- Highest Grade in Insurance Law
Previous Experience
- Student Practitioner, Children’s Rights Clinic, Stuart H. Smith Law Clinic and Center for Social Justice at Loyola University New Orleans College of Law (August 2016 – May 2017)
- Summer Associate, Forman Watkins & Krutz LLP (Summer 2016)
- Extern, Louisiana Appleseed, New Orleans, Louisiana (June 2015 – August 2015)