I am a criminal defense and family law attorney serving all of Mississippi. I grew up in Kansas City, Missouri and then lived in Grand Junction, Colorado for five years where I studied English Literature at Colorado Mesa University. I began my legal career as a paralegal with Hollis Law Firm in Prairie Village, Kansas, where I worked on the Xarelto, GranuFlo, Benicar, and Viagra Multi-District Litigation.
At Mississippi College School of Law I served as President of the Women's Student Bar Association, and I was a member of the Moot Court Board and Law Review. I worked as a Teaching Assistant for the Legal Analysis and Communication Department, Torts I and II, and Trial Practice. I was nominated for Ms. MC Law and received the 2020 Alumni Award. The highlight of my law school career came in April of 2020 when my article, 23andPleaseDoNotDenyMe: The Insurance Coverage Backlash Consumers Suffer When Human Identity Becomes a Commodity, was selected for publication in the 39th Volume of the Mississippi College Law Review.
In my practice, I have represented clients in a community center gymnasium in the Mississippi Delta and in the Federal Court in downtown Jackson, and just about everywhere else in the state. I have experience trying violent felony cases in Circuit Court, various family law matters in Chancery Court, and misdemeanors in Justice and Municipal Courts. I have had success negotiating satisfactory settlements in criminal and civil matters. Whether you need assistance with a misdemeanor or uncontested divorce, or you have a complex custody dispute or a felony indictment, I am available to help you to a just resolution of your case. I am grateful for every person who has trusted me with their legal matters - I know the choice of an attorney is a deeply personal decision in a very difficult season of life.
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes
- Family Law
- Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
- Divorce
- Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
- DUI & DWI
- Juvenile Law
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Mississippi
- The Mississippi Bar
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Public Defender
- Rankin County Public Defender's Office
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- Representing individuals accused of felonies in Rankin County Circuit Court and individuals defending termination of parental rights and alcohol/drug commitments in Rankin County Chancery Court.
- Associate Attorney
- Vic Carmody Jr., P.A.
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- Law Clerk
- Vic Carmody, Jr., P.A.
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- Paralegal
- Hollis Law Firm
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- Colorado Mesa University
- B.A.
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- Mississippi College School of Law
- J.D. (2020)
- Honors: Cum Laude
- Activities: Women's Student Bar Association President, Law Review Published Author, Moot Court Board Member, Teaching Assistant, Phi Delta Phi Legal Honor Society Member
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- Alumni Award
- Mississippi College School of Law
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Member
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- Mississippi Public Defender Association
- Member
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- Rankin County Bar Association
- Member
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- The Mississippi Bar
- Member
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- 23andPleaseDoNotDenyMe: The Insurance Coverage Backlash Consumers Suffer When Human Identity Becomes a Commodity
- Mississippi College Law Review
- Jones v. Mississippi: MC Law Graduate Argues Case Regarding Mandatory Juvenile Life Sentences Before Supreme Court
- Mississippi College Law Review
- Guardian ad Litem
- Mississippi Judicial College
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- Mississippi Judicial College
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- Mississippi Judicial College
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- Mississippi Judicial College
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- Mississippi Judicial College
