Areas of Practice
Tort Defense • Commercial Litigation • Employment Law

Bar Admission
Illinois, 2003 • Northern District of Illinois, 2004

Employment
Greene and Letts, Chicago, Illinois, 2005 to present • Hinshaw & Culbertson, Rockford, Illinois, 2003 to 2005

Experience
Researches and drafts memoranda regarding legal issues including tort litigation defense, employment law, and civil procedure • Drafts briefs, motions, petitions, and other documents requiring formulated legal analysis • Drafts Federal and State Appellate Briefs • Attends and participates in witness depositions • Attends and participates in court hearings

Education
Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois, J.D., 2003 • Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Indiana, B.A., Communication, 2000

Seminars and Presentations
Co-presenter, “Update on Medical Malpractice Issues in Illinois”, Breakfast Seminar Series sponsored by Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, Rockford, IL, 2005 • Co-presenter, “Medical Malpractice Crisis”, Winnebago County Board Meeting, Rockford, IL, 2005 • Co-presenter, “Medical Malpractice Crisis”, Rockford Health System's Department of Medical Education's Scientific Session, Rockford, IL, 2005

Publications
“Shaming Penalties and the Sexual Offender:  A Dangerous Combination,” 23 Northern Illinois University Law Review, Fall, 2002 • “The Rights of Sexual Offenders on Probation: Conditions Must Rationally Relate to the Goals of Probation,” DuPage County Bar Association, April, 2002

Awards and Honors
Women's Bar Foundation Award, Fall 2002

Memberships
Chicago Bar Association, 2006 to present • Cook County Bar Association, 2005 to present • Black Women Lawyers’ Association of Greater Chicago, Inc., 2006 to present, ISBA 2007 to present

Professional Activities
Adjunct professor at Rockford Business College, 2005

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