Graduated from Centre College with a double major in English and Spanish, and continued on to receive her Juris Doctorate from the University of Kentucky, College of Law.
Kentucky U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky
U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
Personal Injury
Nursing Home Abuse
Medical Negligence
Kentucky Association for Justice, president
Board of Governors, member
Kentucky Bar Association Young Lawyers Section, chair
Million Dollar Advocates Forum, member
Alzheimer's Association of Lexington, board member
Co-chair annual Memory Walk United Way of the Bluegrass Volunteer Center, board member

Fayette County Bar Association Outstanding Young Lawyer, 1998
AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell, 2011
The American Trial Lawyers Association, Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Kentucky
Selected for inclusion in 2009 Kentucky Super Lawyers®
Selected for inclusion in 2010 Kentucky Super Lawyers
Named 2011 Top Attorney in Kentucky
Selected for inclusion in the 2011-2012 edition of Who's Who in American Law