Adoption, Alimony & Spousal Support, Child Support, Custody & Visitation, Dissolution, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Father's Rights, Juvenile Law, Marital Property, Mediation & Collaborative Law, Name Change, Prenuptial Agreements, Same Sex...
Licensed since: 2001
Law school: University of Baltimore School of Law
Education: Washington College, B.A. in Sociology, Minor in Political Science, Honors: Cum Laude, G.P.A. Cumulative 3.43, Beneficial Hodson Scholarship, Dean's List Junior Fellows Society, Delegate David Valderrama Scholarship, Louis B. Goldstein Dealers' Association Scholarship, Pi Alpha Sigma (Political Science Honor Society)
Certifications: Family Law Arbitrator, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 2013 - Present
Professional activity: Pennsylvania, 2001; Maryland, 1999; Associate Member, Philadelphia County Bar Association; Baltimore City Bar Association; Member, Maryland Bar Association; Montgomery Bar Association, Community Outreach Committee, Co-Chair, 2012 - Present; Supreme Court of Pennsylvania; Member, American Bar Association, 1996; Supreme Court of New Jersey; Montgomery Bar Association, Member, Nominating Committee, 2015, 2016; U.S. District Court, District of Maryland, 2000; Montgomery Bar Association, President’s Award Recipient, 2014; Montgomery Bar Association, Children and the Law Committee, Member, 2004-present; Family Justice Advisory Board of Montgomery County, Chairperson, 2020-present; Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 2014-present; Montgomery Bar Association -Family Law Section: Chair, 2015 Vice-Chair, 2014 Secretary, 2013 Treasurer, 2012 Member, Practicum Committee, 2004 – 2005 Chair, Custody Committee, 2006, 2011 Chair, Equitable Distribution/Alimony Committee, 2009; Montgomery Bar Association - Member, Diversity Committee, 2014 - Present; Montgomery Bar Association - Member, Community Network Committee; Vice-Chair 2012 – present; Montgomery Bar Association - Member, Leadership Academy, 2014 – 2015; Montgomery Bar Association - Member, Women in Law Committee; Co-Chair 2011; Montgomery Bar Association - Member, Children and Youth Committee; Pennsylvania Bar Association, Family Law Section, Member, 2001-present, 1st Vice Chair, 2022, Second Vice Chair, 20221, Secretary, 2020, Treasurer, 2019, Council Member, 2007 – 2010, 2011 – 2014, Membership Committee, Co-Chair, 2014 – 2019, Custody Local Rules Committee, Chair, 2011, Program Committee, Member, 2009 – 2012, Executive Committee, 2013 – 2014, 2019-2026, Women in the Profession, Member, 2010-present, Membership Development Committee, Member, 2018, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Fellow, 2014-present, Montgomery County Commission on Women & Families, 2016-2020, AAML Foundation, Fellow, 2016 – present, AAML Pennsylvania Chapter, Board of Governors, 2017-present, Montgomery County Child Advocacy Project, Board of Directors, 2015 – present, Volunteer Attorney, 2011 – present, Montgomery Bar Association, Law and Liberty Civics Program, Educator to 6th grade students in Norristown, PA, 2011 – present, Legal Aid of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Volunteer Attorney, 2008 – present, ACLAMO, Faces of Hope Fundraiser, Table Captain, 2013, Advocates for Child & Youth – Baltimore, MD, Volunteer, September 1997 – May 1998, Psycho-Oncology Department, Georgetown University Hospital – Cheryl M. Ruane Memorial Golf Tournament, Fundraiser, 1992-1996, University of Baltimore Students for Public Interest, President and Auction Chair, May 1998-May 1999; Montgomery Bar Association Board of Directors 2012 - 2014 Executive Committee, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015; Montgomery Bar Association - Member, Judiciary Committee, 2016 – 2018; Montgomery Bar Association - Member, Law Reporter Committee, 2011-2013; Secretary 2011; Treasurer 2012; Chair 2013; Montgomery Bar Association - Member, Long Range Planning Committee, 2016 – 2019