I graduated from the Univ. of Houston Law School. I obtained mediation training from Utah Dispute Resolution and Family-Divorce-Child Custody Mediation training from Manousso Mediation Training. I completed Mentorship training with Velvet Rodriguez, Tamara Fackrell, and Megan Castleton. I spent 20 years in various types of practice in family law, criminal defense, hospital law, in house for a Fortune 500 company, and in house counsel in a non-profit. I then spent 22 years defending class actions and prosecuting child welfare cases for the State of Utah. I am board certified in child welfare law.