About Rachael
Rachael Callahan earned her law degrees at the University of San Diego School of Law. She received her J.D. in 2009 and later added an M.S. in Taxation in 2011. Those years on campus gave her both doctrinal training and technical grounding in tax matters.
She is licensed to practice in California. After completing her studies she moved into practice that has centered on landlord-tenant and eviction-related work. In 2015 she was named managing lawyer at San Diego Evictions, a role she has held since then.
Her work centers on eviction matters and the range of disputes that arise between landlords and tenants. She handles pleadings, motions and hearings in state court and appears in administrative venues when cases touch on local housing programs. She also deals with contract issues and statutory questions that commonly surface in possession cases.
Colleagues describe her as someone who approaches each file with an eye for procedure and detail. She balances client demands for prompt action against the slow, deliberate pace of court calendars. The files often require quick decisions on service, notice periods and emergency relief. Those decisions, she has said in public remarks, are shaped by a combination of case law, statutory text and practical timelines.
Outside the courtroom she has overseen case management practices at her firm, helping to set internal workflows and deadlines. That managerial work grew out of the steady caseload the office handles and the need to coordinate multiple dockets across different courts. The role also includes training newer attorneys and paralegals on filing requirements and local rules.
Callahan has stayed connected to continuing legal education tied to landlord-tenant law and related procedural topics. She has maintained professional memberships that keep her current on rule changes and emerging issues in eviction practice.
She currently serves as managing lawyer at San Diego Evictions, where her practice focuses on eviction-related matters and landlord-tenant disputes.
