Adoption, Assault, Brain Injury, Custody & Visitation, Employment Law - Employee, Estate Planning, Guardianships & Conservatorships, Living Wills, Name Change, Paternity, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Power of Attorney, Premises Liability -...
Licensed since: 1988
Law school: University of Virginia School of Law
Education: College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA, USA, B.A., in English/Philosophy, Honors: Treasurer, Mortar Board, Interdisciplinary Honors Program, 1985
Certifications: Certified Guardian ad Litem in Virginia, 1993
Professional activity: Richmond Women's Business Consortium (RWBC), Chairman, 2010 - 2012; Virginia Family Law Coalition; Board of the Girl Scouts of the Commonwealth of Virginia, Treasurer 2019 to present; Elected Fellow of the Virginia Law Foundation; Board of the Virginia Law Foundation, VIce-President 2022; Legislative Support Sub-Committee, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (VTLA), 2006 - 2008; No Bills Night Statewide Coordinator, Virginia State Bar, 1988 - 1991; American Academy of Adoption Attorneys, 1995 - Present; John Marshall Inn of Court, 2008 - Present; Co-Chair, Diversity Committee, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (VTLA), 2003 – 2004; Admitted by Va Supreme Court and to all courts in Virginia; Chairperson, Membership & Membership Committee, American Academy of Assisted Reproductive Technology Attorneys, "AAARTA", 2009 - Present; Foundation Board & Immediate Past-President, National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), 2012 - 2013; Program Chair, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (VTLA), Employment Law/Civil Rights Section, 1998 - 2001; U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit; May Tort Law Chairperson & Moderator, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (VTLA), May 2010; Fellow and Founder, American Academy of Assisted Reproductive Technology Attorneys, 2009 - 2014; Chairperson, Birth Parent Rights Committee, American Academy of Adoption Attorneys, 1999 - 2003; National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), Richmond Chapter, 2002 – Present; Board of Trustees, Virginia Academy of Adoption Law; Treasurer, Metropolitan Richmond Women's Bar Association, 2008 - 2010; Richmond Women's Business Consortium (RWBC), 2006 - Present; Insurance Committee, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (VTLA), 2008 - Present; Docket Call Editor, Virginia State Bar, 1991 - 1993; Board Member, National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), 2009 - Present; President-Elect, Metropolitan Richmond Women's Bar Association, 2012 - 2013; Convention Committee, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (VTLA), 2000 - 2004; Membership Director, American Academy of Assisted Reproductive Technology Attorneys, 2009 - 2015; Assisted Reproductive Technology (ARTs) Task Force, American Academy of Adoption Attorneys, 2008 - Present; Employment, Virginia State Bar, 1996 - 2002; Chairman, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (VTLA), Employment Law/Civil Rights Section, 1999 - 2001; U.S. District Court Western District of Virginia; Co-Chair, Pro-Bono Committee, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (VTLA), 2010 - 2011; Board Member, Metropolitan Richmond Women's Bar Association, 2005 - Present; Annual Convention Chairperson, American Academy of Adoption Attorneys, 2007; Amicus Committee, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (VTLA), 2007 - Present; President-Elect, American Academy of Adoption Attorneys, 2015-16; Secretary, Metropolitan Richmond Women's Bar Association, 2010 - 2011; Vice-President, President-Elect, President, Past-President, National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), 2010 - 2014; Litigation Support Committee, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (VTLA), 2006 - Present; Board of Governors, Young Lawyers Conference, Virginia State Bar, 1993 - 1995; Metropolitan Richmond Women's Bar Association (MRWBA), 1993 - Present; May Tort Law Chairperson & Moderator, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (VTLA), May 2005; Richmond Women's Business Consortium (RWBC), Vice Chairman, 2008 - 2010; Board of Trustees, American Academy of Adoption Attorneys, 2006 - 2010, 2014-present; Member, CLE Faculty Member, Virginia State Bar; Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (VTLA), Employment Law/Civil Rights Section, 1996 - 2002; U.S. District Court Eastern District of Virginia; Co-Chair, Employment Law Committee, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (VTLA), 2012 - 2013; Co-Chair, Public Relations Committee, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (VTLA), 2011 - 2012; ARTs Committee, American Academy of Adoption Attorneys, 2000 - Present; CLE Committee, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (VTLA), 2003 - Present; Executive Council, American Academy of Assisted Reproductive Technology Attorneys, 2011 - Present; Vice-President, Metropolitan Richmond Women's Bar Association, 2011 - 2012; President, National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), 2011 - 2012; Executive Dialogue, National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), 2009 - 2010; Chairperson of Judicial Candidate Endorsement Committee, Metropolitan Richmond Women's Bar Association, 2005 - 2008