She graduated Order of the Coif from the University of California Davis School of Law. She was Executive Editor of the UC Davis Law Review and received awards for academic excellence in Policing, Professional Responsibility, Torts, and Intellectual Property. Throughout law school, she participated in the Prison Law Clinic and interned for the Yolo County Public Defender’s Office. Before joining LDA, Nathalie clerked for Associate Chief Justice Ronald Nehring at the Utah Supreme Court.