Resume

Education

  • B.A., Stetson University, summa cum laude, 1995
  • J.D., University of Florida School of Law, 1998, with honors

Professional Memberships

  • Commercial Real Estate Women
  • North Carolina Bar Association
  • North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys
  • Women Lawyers of Charlotte
  • American Bar Association

Bar/Professional Leadership Roles:

  • Mecklenburg Bar Foundation, President, 2019-2020
  • Mecklenburg Bar Foundation, Incoming President, 2018-2019
  • American Bar Association, 2017-present
  • Mecklenburg County Bar- Chair, Social & Networking Committee, 2012-2013; Centennial Events Task Force, 2011-2012
  • Mecklenburg County Bar, Bar Leadership Institute Committee 2013-2016
  • Commercial Real Estate Women (“CREW”), 2018-present
  • Justice Initiatives- Board Member, 2010-2013
  • Women Lawyers of Charlotte, 2017-present
  • Mecklenburg Bar Foundation Board of Directors, 2013-present
  • North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys- Vice Chair, Government Liability Practice Group, 2009 – 2011; Chair, Government Liability Practice Group, 2012-2013
  • Ayscue Professionalism Award Committee, 2016-present
  • Women’s Business Sorority, 2016-present

Pro Bono/Community Service:

  • Live Loud Collective  (Women’s Entrepreneurial Group)- Content Editor, 2017- Present
  • Duke Energy “Girl Power” Event Speaker, 2015
  • Northside City Church- Sunday School Teacher, 2018
  • Selwyn Child Development Center- Board of Directors, 2013-2015
  • Garinger High School Moot Court Trial Team Coach, 2011
  • Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein Community Service Committee- Chair, 2009-2012
  • Northside City Church, Leadership Summit, Speaker, 2015

Special Licenses/Certifications:

  • Certified Mediator 2018-present
  • City of Charlotte Women Business Enterprise, 2018-Present
  • City of Charlotte Small Business Enterprise, 2018- Present    
  • North Carolina Historically Underutilized Business, 2018-present    

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

  • Presenter, “The Power of Point of View,” Metrolina Paralegal Association’s Annual CLE Seminar, February 24, , 2017
  • Presenter, Premises Liability Issues for Business Owners, 2012
  • Presenter, Premises Liability Issues Associated with the Democratic National Convention, Mecklenburg County Bar, 2012
  • Presenter, Managing the Risks Associates With Event Planning, International Special Events Society- Charlotte Chapter, 2012
  • Presenter, Preparing for the DNC- Premises Liability and Insurance Considerations, American Society Of International Security- Charlotte Chapter, 2012
  • Presenter, Cover Your Assets, International Special Events Society- Charlotte Chapter, 2014
  • Presenter, Local Government and the Law- Legal Issues Involving Local Governments, National Business Institute, 2012
  • Presenter, Legal Issues in Security Management: A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words, ADS Technology Showcase Seminar, 2014
  • Author, “A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words: New North Carolina Law Offers Guidance on the Disclosure of Body and Dash Camera Footage”, The Resource, 2016
  • Author, “Up in the Air: The Effect of Estate of Armstrong Ex. Rel. Armstrong v. Vill. Of Pinehurst on Future Taser Usage in the Fourth Circuit”, The Resource, 2016

Recognitions

  • Honored as one of the “Leaders in the Law” by North Carolina Lawyers Weekly, 2018
  • Named one of the “50 Most Influential Women” by the Mecklenburg Times, 2016
  • Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© in the areas of Municipal Law, Municipal Litigation, Commercial Litigation and Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants, 2020
  • Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© in the areas of Municipal Law and Municipal Litigation, 2018-2019
  • Martindale-Hubbell AV® Preeminent™ in Litigation, 2015-2019
  • Business North Carolina magazine’s “Legal Elite” in Litigation, 2016-2019
  • North Carolina Super Lawyers® in Litigation, 2018-2019
  • North Carolina Super Lawyers® Rising Star in Products Liability, 2009, 2011-2013
  • Phi Beta Kappa
  • Order of the Coif
  • University of Florida Law Review- Notes and Comments Editor

Community Involvement

  • Live Loud Collective (Women’s Entrepreneurial Group), Content Editor, 2017-present
  • Women’s Business Sorority, 2016-present
  • Northside City Church, Sunday School Teacher, 2017-present
  • Northside City Church, Vacation Bible School Coordinator, 2017-present
  • Duke Energy “Girl Power” Event, Speaker, October 2015
  • Selwyn Presbyterian Child Development Center Board of Directors, 2013-2015
  • Garinger High School Mock Court Trial Team Coach, 2011

Presentations

  • “The Power of Point of View,” February 24, 2017, Metrolina Paralegal Association’s Annual CLE Seminar
  • “Legal Issues in Security Management:  A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words,” November 2014, Advanced Digital Solutions’ Technology Showcase Seminar
  • “Cover Your Assets,” April 2014, International Special Events Society (“ISES”)- Charlotte Chapter
  • Local Government and the Law, December 2012, Legal Issues Involving Local Governments, National Business Institute
  • “Managing the Risks Associated with Event Planning,” November 2012, ISES– Charlotte Chapter
  • “Preparing for the DNC- Premises Liability and Insurance Considerations,” August 2012,
    American Society of International Security– Charlotte Chapter
  • “Premises Liability Issues and Prevention of Accidents and Response Thereto in Relation to the DNC,” March 2012, Mecklenburg County Bar Luncheon Series
  • “Premises Liability Issus for Business Owners,” January 2012, Treadstone Group Presentation

Publications

  • The Resource, “A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words: New North Carolina Law Offers Guidance on the Disclosure of Body and Dash Camera Footage.” July 2016
  • The Resource, “Up in the Air: The Effect of Estate of Armstrong Ex. Rel. Armstrong v. Vill.of Pinehurst on Future Taser Usage in the Fourth Circuit.” July 2016
  • Recent Developments in Insurance Coverage Litigation: Leading Lawyers on Analyzing Risks, Interpreting Policy Language, and Developing a Litigation Strategy, “Business Interruption Coverage in the Wake of the Gulf Coast Oil Spill:  The Devil is in the Details”
  • Florida Law Review, “What Is Really Rotten in the Food Lion Case,” 49 Fla. L. Rev. 111 (1997)