I grew up in Puyallup, Washington, and attended Western Washington University from 1986 to 1990. After graduating with Honors from Western Washington University in 1990, I accepted an offer of admission from the Northwestern School of Law at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon.
My legal career started when I was granted status by the Washington State Bar to represent people in District Court proceedings while just in my third year of law school. After earning my Juris Doctorate from Lewis & Clark College in June of 1993, I was admitted to the Washington State Bar in November 1993 and began my practice in Vancouver, Washington. While working first for small firm and then in a partnership, my practice was very broad. I served in a number of public capacities including legal counsel for indigent persons, as prosecuting attorney for the cities of Battle Ground, La Center, and Ridgefield, Washington and as a Judge Pro Tempore for both the District and Superior Court of Washington in Clark County. Eventually, I hit my stride representing clients in family law cases and I opened my solo practice in 2018 and the rest, they say, is history. This body of work gave me vast experience in courtroom evidence and procedure which continues to serve me and my clients to this day.
