Belinda Belk

Belinda founded Blue Gardenia Events in 2014 and just launched her new venture The Dinner Party Experience over the summer. Belinda is a graduate of Rhodes College and the John Marshall Law School, she also studied theatre at the Oxford School of Drama, and now resides in New Orleans.

Prior to founding Blue Gardenia Events, Belinda practiced law for seven years, focusing on business and labor law litigation. She also volunteered to help criminal defendants navigating the appeals process, interned for a Federal judge, worked against voter suppression in Wisconsin, and interned for the United States District Attorney’s Office in Chicago. Belinda has second-chaired three jury trials, argued before the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals on two occasions, and has practiced law in Illinois, Wisconsin, and Louisiana.

Prior to becoming an attorney, Belinda was an event planner in Chicago, where she planned events large and small, grand to intimate, for over five years. Also, during this time in Chicago, Belinda pursued her other passion, the theatre, performing professionally and working in theatre design. Whether on stage, in the courtroom, or designing a fabulous event, Belinda loves to set the scene and create an unforgettable experience for her clients.