She has been a faculty member of Georgetown since 1993. Her courses include Advanced Legal Writing in Practice, Legal Research & Writing, and United States Legal Discourse. Before teaching, she was a criminal defense attorney representing the indigent in the District of Columbia; a Prettyman Fellow, teaching students trial skills and supervising them in court; and a law clerk to Judge George H. Revercomb of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. The author would like to thank the following people for their help and support in researching and creating this article: Kim Riker, Kelly Lacey, Pamela Dayanim, Keith Donahoe, Chris Roberto, Sara Suchman, Marybeth Donahoe, and Professor Richard Chused.