Since 1994, I have had a general practice with a focus on family law on Capitol Hill. I probate estates, draft wills and trusts, and litigate real estate matters such as landlord/tenant cases and quiet title actions. In addition, I advise small businesses on corporate matters. I am licensed in Maryland and the District of Columbia.

I am appointed by the Superior Court of the District of Columbia to serve as successor personal representative in estate administration cases and as guardian and conservator for incapacitated individuals. I am also a member of the Teamsters Local 639 Legal Trust Panel of Attorneys. I have served on the panel of Reduced Fee Attorneys for the AARP/Legal Counsel for the Elderly since 1996.

Between 1992 and 1994, I was associated with the law firm of Holland & Knight (formally known as Dunnells & Duvall). While working for this firm, I handled many different types of commercial litigation: complex landlord/tenant disputes, investigations of financial institution mismanagement, defense of professional malpractice, bankruptcy matters, contract and collection cases, and I defended white collar cases.

Before joining Dunnells & Duvall, I was an Assistant Public Defender in Montgomery County. As the Public Defender's office I tried numerous misdemeanor cases. Approximately one-third of these were alcohol-related traffic offenses.

I graduated magna cum laude from Georgetown University Law Center. In my last year of law school, I defended an indigent client in a felony criminal jury trial. After law school, I clerked for one year for the Honorable John H. Pratt of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.

My publications include the Mail and Wire Fraud Section of the Fifth Survey of White Collar Crime, 25 Am. Crim. L. Rev., 931-54 (1989), Maryland Courts Limit Lender Liability, Corridor Real Estate Journal, August 28, 1992 and Legal Tips for Gay Partners, The Hill Rag, May 15, 1995.

My civic activities include pro bono activities through the DC Bar, and involvement with my local civic organizations. I am counsel to the Association to Preserve Historic Congressional Cemetery, and a member of the Board of Endowment, St. Marks Episcopal Church. I previously served on the board of directors of CHAMPS (Capitol Hill Area Merchants and Professionals Association).