Our Attorneys

Year Joined Organization

• 2004

Areas of Practice

• Family Law

Bar Admissions

• Minnesota, 2006
• U.S. District Court District of Minnesota, 2008

Education

• University of St. Thomas School of Law, Minneapolis, Minnesota, May, 2005
  Juris Doctorate
  Honors: Dean's Scholarship Recipient
  Honors: Dean's List 2003
  Honors: Recipient of Dean's Award for Client Interviewing and Counseling 2004
  Honors: Founder, Family Justice Society-Student Organization
  
  
• Minnesota School of Professional Psychology, Minneapolis, Minnesota, September, 2001
  Masters of Arts
  Honors: Magna Cum Laude
  Major: Clinical Psychology
  
  
• Ohio University: Honors Tutorial College, Athens, Ohio, June, 1993
  Bachelor of Arts
  Honors: Summa Cum Laude
  Major: Psychology
  
  

Published Works

• Minnesota's New Child Support Law: An Overview, Hennepin Lawyer, a publication of the Hennepin County Bar Association, May/June, 2007
• Minnesota's New Child Support Law: The Basics, Hearsay, a publication of the Minnesota State Bar Association New Lawyers Section, Winter, 2007

Classes/Seminars Taught

• I Have a Family Law Client, Now What? A one-hour presentation for new family lawyers, 2008 Family Law Institute

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Minnesota State Bar Association, 2006 - Present
  Member
  
  
• Hennepin County Bar Association, 2006 - Present
  Member
  
  
• Minnesota Women Lawyers, 2006 - Present
  Member
  
  
• Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, 2008 - Present
  Member
  
  
• Minnesota Indian Women's Resource Center, 2003
  Volunteer Law Clerk
  
  
• Chrysalis, 2002 - 2004
  Volunteer LAW Clinic Assistant
  
  
• Courage Center, 1998 - 1999
  Intern
  
  
• Crisis Connection, 1995 - 1996
  Volunteer Crisis Counselor
  
  
• Institute for Mental Health Initiatives, 1993 - 1994
  Intern
  
  
• Hennepin County Bar Association
  Member, Board of Advisory Overseer Committee
  
  

Past Employment Positions

• Hennepin County Family Court Self-Help Center, Law Clerk, 2003 - 2004
• United Health Group, Information and Referral Specialist, 2000 - 2001
• National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Research Fellow, 1994 - 1995

Pro Bono Activities

• Pro Bono Attorney for Children's Law Center
• Volunteer Family Law Attorney for Volunteer Lawyers Network (VLN) Legal Advice Clinics
• Volunteer Family Law Attorney for Chrysalis: A Center for Women, Legal Advice Clinics and Divorce Information Sessions