ExperienceStaff 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
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
Commissioner Appointments
BOCC Economic Development Committee, Member BOCC Environmental Stewardship, Committee Member BOCC Performance Review, Chair Metropolitan Transit Commission, Member Centralina Economic Development Commission, Member Planning Coordinating Committee, Member 2020 - Present Metropolitan Transit Commission, Chair Alliance Health Board, Member 2022- Present Neighborhood Revitalization Committee Member Habitat for Humanity Charlotte 2019 - 2022 Juvenile Defense Attorney Representative Mecklenburg County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council 2019 - 2020 Chair, Precinct 9 Mecklenburg County Democratic Party 2017 - 2020 Officer and Board Member Democratic Women of Mecklenburg County 2017 - 2019 Recognitions
Named One of Charlotte Media Group’s 50 Most Dynamic Women of 2021.
Recognized on Legal Services of Southern Piedmont’s Pro Bono Honor Roll, 2011. Featured in “On the Rise: 15 to Watch” as one of Georgia’s top lawyers under 40, The Daily Report, 2007. 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. |