Areas of Practice

• Adoption
• Children's Law
• Child Custody / Guardianship
• Dependency / Termination of Parental Rights

Bar Admissions

• Florida, 1995
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, 1998

Education

• Suffolk University Law School, Boston, Massachusetts, 1995
  J.D.
  
  
• Union College, Schenectady, New York
  Major: Political Science
  
  

Honors and Awards

• National Recipient, Child Advocacy, American Bar Association / Young Lawyer's Division, 2000
• Finalist, Unsung Hero Award, Stetson University School of Law, Child and Family Law Association, 1999

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Children's AIDS Foundation, 2007 - Present
  Board of Directors
  
  
• Guardian ad Litem Statewide Association, 2003 - 2007
  Board of Directors, Vice President and Founding Member
  
  
• Sylvia Thomas Center for Adoptive and Foster Families, Inc., 2006 - Present
  Technical Advisor for the Board of Directors
  
  
• Florida Adoption Counsel, 2006 - Present
  
  
• Suncoast Foster Parent Association, 2006 - 2007
  Advisor to the Board of Directors
  
  
• Florida Bar Family Law Committee on Adoption, Paternity and Dependency, 2006 - 2007
  
  
• Florida Bar Committee on Juvenile Rules, 1997 - 2006
  
  
• Thirteenth Judicial Circuit, Office of the State Courts Administrator, 1999 - 2004
  Dependency Court Liaison
  
  
• Committee on Juvenile Law and Special Needs of Children, 1996-1999 and 2002-2003
  Appointed Member
  
  
• Hillsborough County Bar Association, 1997 - Present
  
  

Past Employment Positions

• Hillsborough Kids Inc., COO/ Senior Vice President, 2003 - 2006
• Hillsborough Kids Inc., Director of Operations and Legal Affairs, 2002 - 2003
• Administrative Office of the Court, Senior Deputy Court Administrator/Drug Court Coordinator, 2001 - 2002
• Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Guardian ad Litem Program, Program Director, 1998 - 2001
• Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Guardian ad Litem Program, Program Attorney, 1998
• Office of the Attorney General, Attorney, 1997 - 1998
• State of Florida, Department of Children and Families, Attorney, 1995 - 1997