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

• Lead attorney for Georgia's Commission on Equal Opportunity
• Lead attorney for Georgia's Governor's Office of Consumer Affairs

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.