Robin Penzato Arnold

BLUE WILLIAMS

If it were inherently easy, it wouldn’t be meaningful. The key is deep investment in what matters most to maintain a balance. Robin Penzato Arnold is a businesswoman, mom, and lawyer in our community. Maintaining a thriving family law practice is only one side of the coin. She’s also a mother to Eleanor, Cecilia, Luke, Henry, Vivian, and Claire, making her hands full both in her work life and her personal life.

“It is done with a lot of help, professional courtesy, and in partnership with my husband. When you work hard, and you also are respectful to those you work with or even… against… it makes your practice and the ability to juggle things a lot easier.”

Robin is truly passionate about what she does because she definitely considers herself “a family person.” Her family law practice centers on complex issues of community property partitions, spousal and child support, and custody. Being assertive yet empathetic has proven valuable for her maintaining her practice as well as the responsibilities of motherhood.

“When you’re working for people rather than corporations and institutions, you get to see your clients’ lives change right before your eyes. It can be truly inspiring.”

Arnold has been in the law field since 2008. She spent her first two years clerking for a New Orleans Civil District Judge and has been in private practice ever since. “Working within the court system provided a great foundation of actual application of the law, not just the theoretical. It also solidified my relationships with other family law attorneys, which helps me meet my clients’ needs. The family law niche is small; those professional relationships really matter.”

Robin considers her biggest inspiration to be her mother. “My mother was an attorney before she became a judge. That was time when women–especially in the law–weren’t able to have strong careers while also devoting themselves to their family. Women can now do both.”

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