She has been in private practice and was a member of the CJA Panel for the Middle District of Florida for more than 20 years. She has represented hundreds of CJA clients in district and appellate courts and argued before the United States Supreme Court. She regularly consults with panel attorneys, defender offices, and court staff about CJA resource issues and serves as faculty for the Defender Services Office training division conferences. She is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley and holds a J.D. from Stanford Law School.