Professional achievements
• Lead counsel in multiple successful litigations addressing the constitutional propriety of state legislation and licensing decisions.
• Service as special counsel to the Arkansas Bureau of Legislative Research and Arkansas Board of Corrections.
• Successful appeals before the 8th and 5th Circuit Courts of Appeal, including in precedent-setting decision involving the employment status of certain drug court probationers.
Community involvement
Treasurer, Leadership Foundation for Women; adviser, Oscar & Patricia Fendler Charitable Legal Assistance Fund; former secretary, Arkansas Repertory Theatre board.
Career dream as a child
“I was the prosecutor in ‘Miracle on 34th Street’ in the fifth grade and I got to stash my lines in a briefcase. Since then, I’ve had the bug.”
Advice for your 18-year-old self
“Don’t worry so much about fitting in. Keep your head down and trust that being curious, kind and unapologetically yourself will take you farther than trying to follow a script.”
Making Arkansas more attractive to young professionals
“A well-funded public education system with affordable child care options.”
