After earning her Bachelor of Arts at Louisiana State University, Bonnie Kendrick was awarded a private academic scholarship to attend Loyola University New Orleans College of Law where she earned her Juris Doctor in 2008. As a law student in New Orleans, Bonnie was chosen to serve as a legal intern with the Orleans Parish District Attorney's Office in the Appellate Division. Each of the arguments Bonnie composed on behalf of the State were found to be persuasive, resulting in the affirmation of the defendants' sentences. Following law school, Bonnie has practiced primarily in the areas of medical device and pharmaceutical litigation, criminal defense, contractual disputes, personal injury, domestic law and maritime law. She has litigated cases throughout Louisiana, including in St. Tammany Parish, Washington Parish, Tangipahoa Parish, Livingston Parish, Orleans Civil District Court, Orleans Parish Criminal Court, Jefferson Parish and St. John the Baptist Parish. She is a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association, the Covington Bar Association, and the 22nd Judicial District Court Inn of Court for St. Tammany Parish.