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

Florida State College of Law | Tallahassee, FL
J.D. with Honors, May 1997

New College of Florida | Sarasota, FL
B.A. in Social Sciences, May 1994

Licenses

Licensed to practice law in North Carolina and Georgia

Community Roles

Officer and Board Member
Democratic Women of Mecklenburg County
2017 - 2019

Chair, Precinct 9
Mecklenburg County Democratic Party
2017 - 2020

Juvenile Defense Attorney Representative 
Mecklenburg County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council  
2019 - 2020

Neighborhood Revitalization Committee Member
Habitat for Humanity Charlotte
​2019 - Present

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.