Areas Of Practice
- Bad Faith Litigation
- Corporate Formation and Business Law
- General Business Litigation
- Insurance Defense
- Medical Malpractice Defense
- Personal Injury
- Professional Liability Defense
Bar Admissions
- Louisiana, 2001
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
Education
- Tulane Law School, New Orleans, Louisiana
- J.D - 2001
- Smith College
- A.B. - 1998
- Honors: cum laude
- Major: Environmental Policy/Science
Classes/Seminars
- Practicing Law, The Early Years, LSBA, March 2008
- Personal Injury Trials: Getting the Most out of Your Evidence, NBI, April 29, 2009
- Handling Complex Auto Insurance Coverage Disputes, NBI, August 13, 2009
- Group Leader, Summer School for Lawyers/Judges, LSBA United States Supreme Court Opinions Project, June 2009
- Winning Your First Civil Trial, NBI, June 18, 2010
- Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Law in Louisiana, NBI, December 21, 2011
- Voir Dire and Jury Selection, NBI, Nov. 18, 2016
- Chair, CLE “Practicing Law: The Early Years,” March 2007
Honors and Awards
- Fellow, American Bar Association
- 2015 Pro Bono Publico Award
- 2011 Judge Joseph Keogh Memorial Award, Baton Rouge Bar Association
- Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2013, 2015-2016
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel
- Baton Rouge Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), Member
- Baton Rouge Association of Women Attorneys
- Dean McMahon Inn of Court
- Access to Justice Funding Subcommittee of the ATJ Commission, Member
- Louisiana Bar Foundation , President, 2017 to 2018
- Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board, Hearing Committee Officer, 2010 to 2016
- LSBA Young Lawyers Council, Chair, 2008 to 2009
- LSBA Board of Governors, 2008 to 2009
Pro Bono Activities
- Louisiana Bar Foundation Fellow, 2007
- Louisiana Bar Foundation Gala Committee, 2007
- Louisiana Bar Foundation Gala Co-Chair, 2008
- Louisiana Bar Foundation Board of Directors, 2009 to 2010
- Louisiana Bar Foundation Board of Directors, 2012 to Present
- Community Partnership Panel, Louisiana Bar Foundation, 2010 to 2011