• Estate Planning
• Trust Administration
• Probate
• Conservatorships

Biography

My approach to estate planning is laid back and “accessible.” Too often estate planning is dismissed as something that is strictly for the ultra-wealthy. No matter if you have a net worth of $100,000 or 10 million dollars, you deserve a quality estate plan that was drafted just for you. I pride myself on breaking down the walls that have left the average person out of the estate planning conversation and making a welcoming space for everyone no matter where they are on their estate planning journey. Planning for your loved ones after you are gone is a sensitive matter and I do not take my clients’ trust in me to handle their estate for granted. I am honored to be the light for my clients as they move through some of the darkest and most difficult moments of their lives.

I grew up in a working-class family in New Jersey and Delaware; my father is a retired disabled Army veteran (Purple Heart recipient) and my mother worked in administrative and retail roles before retiring. I am the youngest of 4 siblings (2 brothers and 1 sister) and the fun aunt to 7 nibblings and a fur niece.

Growing up I didn’t know much about estate planning; the only thing I knew about trusts was what I learned about trust funds from watching Saved by the Bell and The Nanny. As I got older, I experienced firsthand what poor planning can do to a family. I watched my family struggle to make plans for a loved one and distribute their estate because everyone had a different idea as to what they believed the person wanted. I discovered a few documents can ease the burden on a grieving family.

In my free time I enjoy volunteering with organizations that provide legal assistance to the indigent and disenfranchised communities. When I am not working or volunteering, I enjoy baking – I love adapting traditional recipes into plant-based goodies (lemon bars and Hummingbird cake are my specialties).

Education

Thomas Jefferson School of Law: San Diego, CA

• JD – 2016
• Honors: Cum Laude

Full Sail University: Winter Park, FL

• MBA in Project and Team Management – 2010

University of Delaware: Newark, DE

• BA – 2007
• Honors: Dean’s List

Bar Admission

• California – 2018

Honors

• SDVLP Downtown DV Clinic Standout Award – 2018
• SDVLP Distinguished Service Award – 2018

Professional Associations

• San Diego County Bar Association
  • Chair of the Estate Planning, Trust, and Probate Committee
  • Executive Committee of the DEI Division
• Earl B. Gilliam Bar Association
• Probate Attorneys of San Diego
• San Diego Black Chamber of Commerce