Civil Rights Division - Investigations Manager

• Apr 2017 - Present

Staff Attorney

• May 2013 - Jan 2017

Disabled Parents Rights is a small legal services organization dedicated to combating discrimination that impacts parenting for parents with disabilities. Disabled parents experience discrimination in a variety of arenas. From a subsidized housing provider that refuses to allow a child to live with her parent, to a court that refuses custody due to a parent’s disability, disabled parents frequently experience insidious discrimination. This discrimination has a detrimental affect on… Show more Disabled Parents Rights is a small legal services organization dedicated to combating discrimination that impacts parenting for parents with disabilities. Disabled parents experience discrimination in a variety of arenas. From a subsidized housing provider that refuses to allow a child to live with her parent, to a court that refuses custody due to a parent’s disability, disabled parents frequently experience insidious discrimination. This discrimination has a detrimental affect on families, ultimately victimizing both parents and their children. At DPR, I primarily represent parents with disabilities in juvenile court dependency and neglect proceedings in Denver and Morgan county. I also work on domestic relations cases, cases involving the Americans with Disabilities Act and Fair Housing Act cases. Show less Disabled Parents Rights is a small legal services organization dedicated to combating discrimination that impacts parenting for parents with disabilities. Disabled parents experience discrimination in a variety of arenas. From a subsidized housing provider that refuses to allow a child to live with her parent, to a court that refuses custody due to a parent’s disability, disabled parents frequently experience insidious discrimination. This discrimination has a detrimental affect on… Show more Disabled Parents Rights is a small legal services organization dedicated to combating discrimination that impacts parenting for parents with disabilities. Disabled parents experience discrimination in a variety of arenas. From a subsidized housing provider that refuses to allow a child to live with her parent, to a court that refuses custody due to a parent’s disability, disabled parents frequently experience insidious discrimination. This discrimination has a detrimental affect on families, ultimately victimizing both parents and their children. At DPR, I primarily represent parents with disabilities in juvenile court dependency and neglect proceedings in Denver and Morgan county. I also work on domestic relations cases, cases involving the Americans with Disabilities Act and Fair Housing Act cases. Show less

Contract Attorney for Promontory Financial Group

• 2011 - Jan 2013

Document review; analyze financial and mortgage documents; train new employees. Document review; analyze financial and mortgage documents; train new employees.

Law Clerk

• Jun 2009 - May 2010

Legal research; draft motions; attend hearings; client interviews; calendar and file management; animal welfare advocacy. Legal research; draft motions; attend hearings; client interviews; calendar and file management; animal welfare advocacy.