JUDICIAL BIOGRAPHY
Year elected to the bench: 2012
ASSIGNMENTS
Unified Family Court, Protective Injunctions, Division G - July 2013
County Civil, Division U - July 2013
Civil Traffic, Division N - January 2013 – July 2013
County Civil, Division H - January 2013 – July 2013
EDUCATION
Florida State University, Juris Doctorate 1999
University of South Florida, B.A. from the College of Business Administration 1996
Florida State University, B.A. from the College of Criminology and Criminal Justice 1994
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES (Past and Present)
The Florida Bar
Hillsborough County Bar Association
Florida Bar Standing Committee on Professionalism
Herbert Goldberg/Ronald Cacciatore Criminal Law Inn of Court
Hillsborough Association for Women Lawyers
Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Florida Prosecuting Attorneys Association
Hillsborough County Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Technology Committee
Florida Bar Board Certified Criminal Trial Lawyer
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT (Past and Present)
DUI Counterattack Hillsborough, Inc. – Board of Directors, Current Vice President
Pepin Heart Hospital Community Advisory Board
Hillsborough County Bar Association Law Week Committee
Hillsborough County Schools – Mentor
St. Joseph Catholic Church
Fox Ask-A-Lawyer
American Cancer Society – Davis Islands Relay for Life
Teen Court Volunteer
Pan American University Women
Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Attorney Ad Litem
Hillsborough Association for Women Lawyers Mentor
Florida State University College of Criminology Mentor
AWARDS, ACHIEVEMENTS AND PUBLICATIONS
Italian American Woman of Excellence, Government/Public Service
Guest speaker on Otis Anthony radio show
Guest legal commentator on Tampa Bay Fox 13 News
Legal opinions provided for publication to Tampa Tribune and Tampa Bay Times
“Law Week, Making the Difference in the Life of a Child,” The Lawyer Magazine, February 2007
COURT ADMISSIONS
Florida State Courts
United States District Court, Middle District of Florida
PREVIOUS POSITIONS
Tison Law Group
Taracks,Gomez & Rickman
Assistant State Attorney, Thirteenth Judicial Circuit