About Rachel M.
Rachel M. Noorthoek earned her undergraduate degree in English from Indiana University Bloomington in 2003 and completed her law degree at DePaul College of Law in 2006. Those years framed her early academic development. They also set the stage for a career spent largely in courtroom practice across multiple states and federal districts.
She is licensed to practice in Illinois, North Carolina and South Carolina. She also holds admissions to several federal courts, including the U.S. District Courts for the Northern District of Illinois, the Middle and Western Districts of North Carolina, the Eastern District of North Carolina and federal courts in South Carolina. Those credentials allow her to appear on behalf of clients in trial courts across a broad geographic area.
Noorthoek serves as a lawyer at The Law Offices of Jason E. Taylor, P.C. Her work there involves litigating matters in both state and federal forums. She has experience shepherding cases from early investigation through motions practice and trial. That day-to-day courtroom work has required regular contact with judges, opposing counsel and clients, and it has shaped her practical approach to case preparation and courtroom presentation.
Outside the courtroom she maintains active professional affiliations. She is a member of the North Carolina Bar Association and the Mecklenburg County Bar Association. She also belongs to the North Carolina Advocates for Justice, the South Carolina Bar Association, the South Carolina Association for Justice and the American Association for Justice. Those memberships keep her plugged into regional and national developments in procedure and litigation practice.
Colleagues describe Noorthoek as methodical and steady in litigation settings. Her training in English adds a habit of careful drafting to her courtroom work. She moves between jurisdictions in the Carolinas and Illinois, handling filings and hearings in multiple federal districts and state courts. She represents clients through discovery, dispositive motions and trial preparation. She practices at The Law Offices of Jason E. Taylor, P.C., where she represents clients in state and federal courts across North and South Carolina and Illinois.
