EDUCATION: University of Alabama School of Law – Juris Doctorate; Auburn University, Bachelor of Arts; McGill-Toolen Catholic High School.
PRACTICE OF LAW: Served as Juvenile Court Referee from December 2010 until December 2022; Served as Assistant District Attorney, Mobile County District Attorney’s Office prosecuting criminal cases on all levels including Circuit Court, District Court, and Grand Jury; Special Child Abuse Prosecutor; United States Criminal Justice Panel Attorney; Maintained Private Practice Law of Mobile, AL, focusing on criminal, juvenile, and family law, and certified Guardian ad Litem; Associate attorney of General Practice of Law with Collins, Galloway and Smith.
CIVIC SERVICE: Founder and previous coordinator of Mobile County Juvenile Court Girls Leadership Program designed for low to medium risk girls on probation. This program focuses on positive future goals with the assistance of qualified female volunteer mentors. Previous judicial officer in charge of the Juvenile Sex Trafficking Task force (JUST) overseeing court involved youth who were victims of sex trafficking.
PRESENT MEMBER: Alabama Bar Association, Mobile Bar Association, Impact 100 Mobile County, Paul Brock Chapter Inns of Court; Alabama District Judges Association; Alabama Juvenile Judges Association.
PAST MEMBER: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Alabama Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, St. Mary School Advisory Board, Mobile County Department of Human Resources Quality Assurance Committee, Leadership Mobile, Family Counseling Center Board, and St. Mary’s Parish Council.