Juris Doctor (JD)
Capital University Law School
1992
I could cite a number of legal and educational accomplishments, such as graduating with honors from law school, receiving various awards, etc., but the accomplishments I am most proud of (other than my own my children, of course) are when clients tell me how much I've helped them and then refer their friends and family to me.

Ohio State Bar Association
Columbus Bar Association
I have received advanced training in all areas related to family law, as well as mediation, collaborative law and alternative dispute resolution.
Family Law Committee, Columbus Bar Association
Collaborative Divorce Professionals, Inc., Program Chair, Past President
International Academy of Collaborative Professionals
Association of Family and Conciliatory Courts
Ohio Mediation Association

November 9 1992
0059347
OH
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I feel very passionately about helping people navigate their legal issues in the most personalized and cost effective way possible.
Being an attorney is a second career for me. I graduated from Miami University with a degree in English and spent ten years in the communications, advertising and public relations fields. Believing that I could make a greater impact on my little corner of the world by serving people as an attorney, I went back to school and quickly gravitated to areas of law that served the needs of families.
Galloway v. Khan, which solidified a divorced parent's right to travel internationally with his children absent an affirmative showing that the travel was not in the children's best interests.

When I was 19, my nephew was kidnapped to Germany by his father during the middle of an extremely ugly divorce from my sister. I have had many other life circumstances that have touched my family and loved ones, and I know first-hand the pain that families endure, especially children. To my clients I offer the compassion and empathy that only personal experience can bring, while at the same time remaining objective so that I can provide realistic counsel on the potential outcomes of their cases. It is always my goal to present all of the options to my clients so that they can make the best decisions for their own lives.
I would answer this by saying that any client is an ideal client as long as he or she does not want to fight simply for the sake of fighting.
With three adopted children from China, I don't have much time for hobbies. We are an active family, with swimming, soccer, horseback riding and other classes and activities going on daily. To de-stress, I like to jog, swim, lift weights, read and travel.
Many of my charitable activities revolve around international adoption. I have also been involved in various pro bono projects of the bar associations to which I belong, such as representing children in cases of wrongful social security disability termination. Most recently, I have enrolled to receive additional training so that I can provide pro bono services to families who are victims of predatory mortgage lending practices and foreclosures.

Free 15 minute telephone consultation; $150 office initial consultation fee.
I assess each case individually and base my retainer fees on the type of case and the client's circumstances.

$175 per hour.