Education

• Radford University, B.S., summa cum laude, 1992
• University of Virginia School of Law, 1997

Experience

• Representing businesses in state and federal courts and mediation proceedings involving banking, breach of contract, business disputes, computer/technology law, employment disputes, real estate disputes, taxation, and various collection matters
• Advising clients in bankruptcy proceedings and contested matters concerning debtor-in-possession financing, dischargeability of debts, executory contracts and leases, jurisdiction, plan confirmation, preference actions, officers’ and directors’ liability, and venue challenges
• Representing individuals in trust and estate disputes and complex family law disputes through litigation and Collaborative Law, which provides a supportive environment for clients to resolve their disputes out of court

Distinctions

• AV® Preeminent Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
• Named the Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” in the area of Litigation—Bankruptcy in Roanoke, VA., 2015, 2016, 2017
• Inducted as a Fellow, Virginia Law Foundation, Class of 2014
• Named Leader in the Law by Virginia Lawyers Weekly, 2012
• Named an Influential Woman of Virginia by Virginia Lawyers Weekly, 2010
• Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America in the areas of Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation—Bankruptcy, 2007 - present
• Selected as Virginia Business magazine’s “Legal Elite,” 2006 - present
• Recognized as a Virginia Super Lawyer by Law & Politics magazine, Bankruptcy: Business, 2010 - present
• Named to Top 50 Women Attorneys in Virginia by Virginia Super Lawyers, 2015 - present
• Featured in Richmond magazine’s “Super Lawyers Rising Stars,” 2007
• American Inns of Court, Ted Dalton Chapter, Master of the Bench, 2014 - present
• Graduate, Batten Leadership Institute at Hollins University, 2009
• Listed in the Blue Ridge Business Journal’s “20 Under 40” listing of the top young business leaders, 2006
• Named “Young Lawyer of the Year” by the Roanoke Bar Association, 2006

Admissions

• Virginia State Bar
• United States Bankruptcy Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia
• United States District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia
• United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
   
  

Memberships

• Virginia Bar Association: Board of Governors, 2006 - 2007, 2013 - 2017; Chair, Young Lawyers Division, 2006 - 2007
• Virginia State Bar: Professionalism Course Faculty Member, 2009 - 2011; Law School Professionalism Course Faculty Member, 2011 - 2016
• Roanoke Bar Association: President 2011 - 2012; Board of Directors, 2005 - 2013
• Virginia Women Attorneys Association: President, Roanoke Chapter; Board Member 1991 - 2001
• Roanoke Law Foundation: Chair, 2012 - 2013; Board of Trustees, 2010 - 2020
• Federal Bar Association: Roanoke Chapter Board of Directors, 2013 - 2015
• Virginia Poverty Law Center: Board of Directors, 2011 - 2018; President, 2013 - 2016
• Legal Aid Society of the Roanoke Valley Board of Directors, 2019 - present
• Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, 2013 - 2016
• American Bar Association
• American Bankruptcy Institute
• International Women’s Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation, 2013 - 2018
• International Academy of Collaborative Professionals; Virginia Collaborative Professionals; and Collaborative Divorce Professionals of Roanoke 2013 - present
   
  

Community Involvement

• Distinguished Service Award Recipient, Roanoke Bar Association and Roanoke Law Foundation, 2016
• Roger D. Groot Pro Bono Publico Service Award Honoree, Virginia Bar Association, 2015
• Professional Service Women of Achievement Award Recipient, DePaul Community Resources, 2015
• President’s Volunteer Service Award Recipient, President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation, 2006 - present
• Volunteer of the Year Honoree, Oak Grove Elementary School, 2014 - 2015 and Hidden Valley Middle School, 2013 - 2014
• Graduate, Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Roanoke Valley Program, 2003
• Blue Ridge Legal Services Pro Bono Award Honoree for highest contribution to pro bono service in Roanoke Valley, 2002

Personal Interests

• Pro bono services
• UVA sports
• Lacrosse