Her law practice focuses on litigation to enforce federal environmental and historic preservation laws, transportation advocacy, tax exempt organizations, enforcement of local zoning and land use ordinances, and trail and greenway planning. She has lectured frequently on historic preservation law and serves as General Counsel to the Rails to Trails Conservancy. She received her B.A. from Sarah Lawrence College in 1979 and her J.D. from the George Washington University National Law Center in 1984.