15 years of courtroom experience in the areas of family law and criminal defense.  2004 graduate of Florida State University College of Law, with high honors.  Oxford University educated, Oxford, England, 2001 - Legal Studies, with high honors.  1995 graduate of Florida State University with a Bachelor of Science in English Education, with high honors.  2014 Outstanding Pro Bono service award winner.  Member of American Inns of Court, Tallahassee Bar Association, Jefferson County Bar Association, Tallahassee Women Lawyers, Florida Association of Women Lawyers, Florida Family Law Section of the Florida Bar, Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and National Association of Female Professionals. Board Member for Capital City Youth Services - Tallahassee, Florida.  Certified and trained as a Collaborative Divorce attorney and as a Guardian Ad Litem for the second judicial circuit. Supreme Court Certified Family Law Mediator. Recently named Top Ten DIvorce Attorneys in Tallahassee, Florida.