Category: Attorneys

Growing up in a household shaped by substance abuse and domestic violence, I witnessed firsthand how trauma impacts children and families. Those early experiences did more than influence my path to law—they ignited a lifelong instinct to protect the vulnerable. That instinct still drives me today, especially when I see children used as pawns or…

My interest in family law stems from my long history of child welfare advocacy. I began my career as a child protection trial attorney after graduating from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law in 2006. As an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Alaska and then Washington D.C., I engaged in daily…

I didn’t even meet a lawyer until I was in my mid 20s. Obviously, law is not my first profession, but I did start my career as an advocate. I worked with domestic violence and sexual assault victims at a shelter in interior Alaska, often seeing the same clients come back multiple times. I noted…

My role as a family law attorney means facilitating the closure of one chapter and helping people begin a new one. To navigate the difficult process of going through a divorce, I hope to keep people focused on the future.