I grew up in Massachusetts. My first job at age 15 was in a restaurant and I was a manager by the time I was 16. As a teenager I worked many hours and saved money to go to college. 

I obtained my undergraduate degree from the University of Massachusetts where I attended school full-time, worked full-time, and graduated summa cum laude in 1991. After college I worked in residences for the developmentally disabled and in shelters for homeless families and teenagers prior to entering law school. 

I received my Juris Doctor from Northeastern University School of Law in Boston in 1994. During law school I clerked for the domestic violence unit of the prosecutor's office, a civil rights law firm, an employment discrimination law firm, and a legal services office. I was admitted to the Massachusetts bar in December 1994. I first worked as a legal consultant to a foster care organization seeking to facilitate more children being placed in permanent homes. I later worked in financial services and for biotech corporations until I entered private practice and began focusing on assisting the disabled and the elderly with their legal needs.

I moved to South Carolina in 2012 and was admitted to practice law in South Carolina in May 2013. I opened the Wadsworth Law Firm in August 2013 in Conway, South Carolina and moved the firm to Myrtle Beach in October of 2014.

I love South Carolina and feel as if I have finally come home. I belong to Surfside Presbyterian Church. I support shelters that take care of homeless cats by donating legal services and providing financial support.