About my practice:
I am dedicated to you, the client. At all stages of the legal process I will honor your legal, personal, economic needs . At all stages I will collaborate with you so that your needs are met and your experience with the legal system is an empowering one.

My law office serves Bend and Redmond as well as the surrounding communities of Central and Eastern Oregon.

About me:
I was born and raised in Central and Eastern Oregon.  This part of the country will always be my first home.  I feel lucky to have a great family and consider my husband, my parents, my two brothers and my sister amongst my best friends. 

After graduating from high school I spent a number of years studying, traveling and working.  I have worked as a bartender/waitress, a security guard, a Peace Corps volunteer, a newspaper deliverer and a web designer, to name just a few of my past jobs.  But it is in the law that I have found my true calling.  As a criminal defense attorney I get to do the things which matter most to me: help people in meaningful and tangible ways and rise to varied and interesting challenges.

When I am not working I love to play in the out of doors!  I spend my free time climbing, rafting, trail running, reading or gardening with my husband Kevin.

Areas of Practice

• Criminal Defense
• Criminal Law
• Criminal Fraud
• DUI/DWI
• Drug Violations
• Felonies
• Misdemeanor
• Parole & Probation
• Sex Offenses

Bar Admissions

• Oregon, 2008

Education

• University of Washington School of Law, Seattle, Washington, 2007
  J.D.
  Honors: With Distinction
  
  
• University of California, San Diego, California, 2000
  B.A.
  Honors: Cum Laude
  Honors: Provost's Honors
  Major: Biological Anthropology
  
  

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 2008 - Present
  Member
  
  
• Deschutes County Bar, 2008 - Present
  Member