Family Law and Estate Planning Attorney
Masters in Social Work
Honors and Awards
In the end, it will always come back to the family – the family you are born into and the family you create for yourself. Your family comprises the people you wake up for day in and day out for, they are who you fight for, and they are the reason you push to create a better, more secure future. Often times, the law is necessary to bring resolutions to fruition, and that is when I am available to help make those resolutions reality.
My journey in becoming an attorney has been a full circle. I recall saying I wanted to be a lawyer at a very young age. Throughout the years that wish morphed into a few different goals, yet at the center of any goal was always the desire to help others.
As the oldest child of a single-parent divorced household, I saw the additional worries my mother endured while making sure my brother and I needed for nothing. I also saw and felt how important it was to have a supportive community around us while we continued moving toward our goals. Having that supportive community showed me that having a safe, thriving family is not something one does alone.
After attending Northern Illinois University, I relocated and attended the University of South Carolina and entered their dual-degree program in Law and Social Work. Once I entered the dual-degree program, I quickly determined the scheduled coursework did not fit my needs and my goals. After repeatedly being told “no,” I was able to create a unique path that was more suited for my needs and desires. In the process, I helped produce additional paths of study for future students of the dual-degree program.
During my studies and as a counselor to abuse victims, the law was not simply theoretical or something to have philosophical debates over. For years I saw and heard first-hand accounts of how the law could have real, immeasurable impacts on the lives of people and their families. Seeing and hearing about the immediate impacts that legal resolutions had on families is what brought me back to my initial goal I began saying to myself as a young child.
As the first attorney in my family, the first graduate of the JD/MSW program at University of South Carolina in over 15 years, a collegiate gymnast, and the product of a long list of individuals who made my journey possible, I combined my unique skill set to becoming a Family Law Attorney. I utilize all the skills imparted to me on this journey to bring about the best legal resolutions for each client’s unique situation. Whether you need the law to assist as you create your family, to help protect the family you have, or to secure your family’s future for generations to come, I am ready and willing to work with you as we bring your family needed resolutions.
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Legal representation in family law matters involves more than the black-and-white letter of the law. Our Modern Legal team can help you navigate the legal system when the law and your family collide.
We help turn confusion into confidence, helplessness into empowerment, and frustration into action.
