Her litigation and administrative law practice seeks systemic change in laws and policies impacting foster care, homeless, immigrant, and other at-risk youth. She joined CLS in 2013. Prior to joining CLS, she represented over five hundred youth in the foster care, juvenile justice, family law, and children in need of services court systems. Her practice experience also includes large firm complex administrative law and litigation, and domestic and sexual violence criminal prosecution. She is a 1988 graduate of The University of Texas School of Law.