Member, Punitive Damages Work Group, Maryland House of Delegates, 2016-17.
Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, August 2, 1963. University of Virginia, B.A. (government), 1985; Washington College of Law, American University, J.D., 1988, Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1988; District of Columbia Bar, 1990. Associate, Gartrell & Alexander, 1988-89; Donovan, O'Connell & Broderick, 1989-93. Managing Attorney, Allstate Insurance, 2005-17 (counsel & senior trial attorney, 1993-98; lead counsel, 1999-2005). Member, Maryland State Bar Association; Montgomery County Bar Association (personal injury section); District of Columbia Bar Association, 1990-; J. Franklyn Bourne Bar Association, 2007- (co-chair, montgomery county committee, 2015-); Montgomery County Chapter, Women's Bar Association of Maryland; Association of Corporate Counsel; National Association of Women Lawyers, 2015-. Member, Dean's Diversity Council, Washington College of Law, 2001-. Barrister, American Inns of Court, Montgomery County, 2016-. Volunteer teacher, Street Law, Inc., 2005-17. Election judge, Montgomery County, Board of Elections, 2008-10 (chief judge, 2010-). Outstanding Black Student Leader Award, University of Virginia, 1984. Individual Service Award, Allstate Litigation Services, 1997. Joseph Hairston Distinguished Alumni Award, Washington College of Law, American University, 2005. Allstate Distinguished Leadership Award, 2007, 2008, 2009. North Star Award, Washington College of Law, American University, 2013. Parishioner, St. Jane Frances de Chantal Catholic Church, Bethesda, Maryland, 1970-.
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