Areas of Experience

Personal injury, family law, employment, medical malpractice, contracts, general commercial, real estate, product liability, professional liability, trusts and estates.

Professional Experience

• Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 1988-2009.
• Presiding Judge, Probate Division and Tax Division, 1996-2000.
• Deputy Presiding Judge, Probate Division and Tax Division, 1994-1995.
• Trial Judge: Civil I and Civil II; Domestic Relations I and Domestic Relations II.
• Chair, Probate Rules Committee.
• Chair, Tax Rules Committee.
• Director, Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia.
• Trial Attorney, Enforcement Section, Division of Land and Natural Resources, United States Department of Justice.
• Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Columbia – Civil Division, Superior Court Division, and United States District Court Division.

Affiliations

• Member Emerita, Board of Visitors, Georgetown University Law Center.
• Member, Dispute Resolution Section, American Bar Association.
• Fellow, American Bar Association Foundation.
• Member, Washington Bar Association.
• Member, District of Columbia Bar.
• Recipient, Georgetown University Law Center Paul R. Dean Award, 2009.

Education

• Georgetown University Law Center, J.D.
• Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, B.S.F.S.