Welcome! I’m glad you’re here.

I'm the founder of Human First Mitigation & Advocacy, and a Licensed Graduate Social Worker, (LGSW) with a Master of Social Work degree.

I built this practice because I believe criminal defense mitigation matters in ways that go far beyond a single case. Most of the time when I sit with a new client to hear their story, they’ve never told it in its entirety.

I help clients connect the dots between their past and their present, to begin to understand how they arrived here, so they can start to make new choices and begin to work toward something different. That is the part of this work that has the power to change not just a sentence, but a life. I then bring that understanding into the courtroom in service of the person sitting at that table.

I bring nearly four years of dedicated mitigation experience, and more than a decade of direct service to individuals navigating some of the hardest moments of their lives. Before founding Human First Mitigation & Advocacy I spent ten years in school-based community mental health, working alongside youth with significant mental health and behavioral challenges.

My research and deepest passion has centered on understanding grief and loss experiences of youth impacted by parental incarceration, foster care, death, divorce, and parental deployment, how generational cycles are built, and what happens within a family when a loved one disappears into the system. I'm not afraid of conflict or discomfort. I know how to sit with someone in grief and help them begin to make meaning and find a way forward. That understanding walks into every interview with me.

I believe all human beings deserve to be truly seen.

This work is an honor.

If you're an attorney, I'd love to be part of your team. If you're a client, I want you to know I'm in your corner. If you're a community partner, let's talk.

I wish you well!