Experience

The Nest - Center for Women, Children & Families

• United States
• Individual and Family Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Attorney At Law

  • Apr 2023 - Present

  Attorney at the Nest-Center for Women, Children, and Families April 2023 - Present -Represents and advises survivors in Domestic Violence Order and Interpersonal Violence Order hearings. -Educates law enforcement and court advocates on Domestic Violence Order and Interpersonal Violence Order law. -Participates and leads community outreach programs. Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney, Office of the Fayette Commonwealth’s Attorney, Lexington, KY Dec. 2019 – April 2023 •Special Victims Unit specializing in crimes of strangulation and domestic violence •Leader of the Strangulation Case Review in Fayette County •Founder and leader of the Gun Violence Against Women Task Force in Fayette County •Training law enforcement in best practices investigating strangulation and domestic violence cases and trauma-informed investigation •Training medical personnel on indicators of strangulation •Trying cases and filing an array of motions and briefs •Internship Coordinator at the Office of the Fayette Commonwealth’s Attorney •Presented at the 2022 Prosecutorial Winter Conference on the Prosecution of Strangulation and Domestic Violence Cases •Panelist on Sexualized Violence and Race Panel at the University of Kentucky Law School •Speaker at the Domestic Violence Seminar and Training at the University of Kentucky Law School •Member of the Domestic Violence Fatality Board in Fayette County Show less



Office of the Fayette County Commonwealth's Attorney

• Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney

  • Dec 2019 - Apr 2023

  Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney, Office of the Fayette Commonwealth’s Attorney, Lexington, KY Dec. 2019 – Present •Special Victims Unit specializing in crimes of strangulation and domestic violence •Leader of the Strangulation Case Review in Fayette County •Founder and leader of the Gun Violence Against Women Task Force in Fayette County •Training law enforcement in best practices investigating strangulation and domestic violence cases and trauma-informed investigation •Training medical personnel on indicators of strangulation •Trying cases and filing an array of motions and briefs •Internship Coordinator at the Office of the Fayette Commonwealth’s Attorney •Presented at the 2022 Prosecutorial Winter Conference on the Prosecution of Strangulation and Domestic Violence Cases •Panelist on Sexualized Violence and Race Panel at the University of Kentucky Law School •Speaker at the Domestic Violence Seminar and Training at the University of Kentucky Law School •Member of the Domestic Violence Fatality Board in Fayette County Show less