Experience
Staff Attorney
Council for Children's Rights Charlotte, NC 2013 - 2014 Senior Counsel Higgins & Owens, PLLC Charlotte, NC 2012 Guardian Ad Litem for Seniors & Persons with Disabilities Charlotte, NC 2010 - 2011 Attorney Law Office of Leigh B. Altman Charlotte, NC 2010 - 2011 Attorney Gary Leshaw & Associates Atlanta, GA 2003 - 2009 Assistant Attorney General Office of the Attorney General of Georgia Atlanta, GA 1997 - 2003
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Education
Juris Doctorate, With Honors
Florida State University College of Law 1997 Licenses
Licensed to practice law in North Carolina and Georgia
Community Roles
Officer
Democratic Women of Mecklenburg County 2017 - Present Chair, Precinct 9 Mecklenburg County Democratic Party 2017 - Present Juvenile Defense Attorney Representative Mecklenburg County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council 2019 Recognitions
Won the largest judgment in the history of the Georgia Governor’s Office of Consumer Affairs, a $1.8 million jury verdict and an additional $20 million in civil penalties, 2000.
Featured in “On the Rise: 15 to Watch” as one of Georgia’s top lawyers under 40, The Daily Report, 2007. Recognized on Legal Services of Southern Piedmont’s Pro Bono Honor Roll, 2011. |