There is no passion to be found playing small — in settling for a life that is less than you are capable of living.” — Nelson Mandela.

Barbara has been licensed to practice law since 2001. She is currently licensed in three states: California (2002), Georgia (2010), and Nevada (2001). Her passion for intellectual property dates back to the mid-90s when she returned from living in Dublin, Ireland to work for a Boston-based venture capital firm, investing in life sciences and technology companies. Attending law school in Washington, D.C. at Washington College of Law, American University from 1998-2001, Barbara’s legal training focused on federal law – of which trademark, copyright, and patent are a significant part.

Since 2001, Barbara has practiced in the private, government, and non-profit sectors, always with the goal of improving the communities in which she lived.

Barbara currently serves as:

• Co-Chair of the Leadership Council for Year Up Atlanta, an organization dedicated to providing low-income young adults in the Atlanta area, ages 18-24, with a combination of hands-on skill development, college credits, and corporate internships through an intensive one-year training program;