Catherine Bernard is a Brookhaven attorney specializing in indigent defense and constitutional advocacy. She was born in Virginia and moved to Georgia in 1999 to attend Emory University. After graduating with a degree in philosophy and political science, she attended law school at the University of Virginia and returned to her home in Georgia to practice civil litigation at Rogers & Hardin in downtown Atlanta.

In 2013, Catherine found her new home in Ashford Park, Brookhaven along with her husband Eric. A passionate advocate for protecting constitutional rights and ensuring government accountability, she immediately became active in local community outreach throughout DeKalb County that continues to this day.

Catherine Bernard is devoted to helping victims of law enforcement violence and government overreach with strong, competent trial representation and community/media relations. She believes in the power of juries to find the truth, and works to shift power towards them instead of prosecutors and other government officials.

​Catherine has been extensively involved in working to improve civic life in her community and across the state. In 2014, Catherine chaired a successful effort to defeat the Redevelopment Powers Law referendum – a legislative initiative that would have allowed city officials to take on massive debt without voter approval – in her home of Brookhaven.

She served as President of the Brookhaven Community Police Academy and has been a frequent panelist and commentator on public safety and criminal justice issues across the state. She has been a candidate for state representative and a delegate to the Republican National Convention.

Catherine also is the founder of Spartacus Legal, a non-profit organization devoted to vindicating the rights of victims of government abuses and overreach.

​She resides in Brookhaven with her husband Eric, and enjoys yoga, reading, and hiking.