1997: State Attorney’s Office Employee of the Year
1999 – 2002: Board member for Shelter for Abused Women Collier County. President of Board from 2001 – 2002. Helped to oversee building of new Shelter during Presidency
2002: Collier County Women’s Bar Association Woman Lawyer of the Year
2003: Selected as a 40 Under 40 recognition by Gulfshore Business magazine
2004: Featured in Why Women Succeed article by Gulfshore Business magazine
2011: Awarded AV Preeminent Rating by Martindale Hubbell peer review system. Highest Possible Rating in Both Legal Ability & Ethical Standards
2011: Featured in Gulfshore Life Magazine’s Top Lawyers
2011 – Cambridge Who’s Who Professional of the Year recognition in Criminal and Family Law
2012 – 2013: Member of the Partnering for Results Lee County Department of Human Services Review Panel (appointed by Lee County Commission)
2014 – Rising Star Award Fort Myers Downtown Rotary Club
2012 – 2015: Florida Bar 20th Circuit Grievance Committee (chairperson in 2015)
2014 – present: Appointed by Governor Rick Scott as Commissioner on the Judicial Nominating Commission for the 20th Circuit
State vs. Mesac Damas – 1 st Degree Murder of six victims – Death Penalty case
State vs. David Hubbard – 1st Degree Murder - Death Penalty case
State vs. Adam Chilmonik – 1st Degree Murder - Death Penalty case
State vs. David Snipes – 1st Degree Murder - Death Penalty case
State vs. Royle Kipp – 1st Degree Murder -double homicide – Death Penalty case
State vs. Bradley Sizer- 1st Degree Murder – Death Penalty case
State vs. Donald Renye – 1 st Degree Murder
State vs. Jonathan Shortridge – 1 st Degree Murder
State vs. Schyler Morris – 1st Degree Murder
State vs. William Jude Miller – Sexual Battery. Serial Rapist. 3 separate trials with 3 violent habitual offender life sentences
State vs. Armando Martinez – 2nd Degree Murder
State vs. Jorge Giniebra – 2nd Degree Murder
State vs. George Cavanaugh – Capital Sexual Battery
State vs. Craig Sprouse – Sexual Battery and Kidnapping (defendant was Clewiston police officer)
State vs. Kenneth Roop – 2nd Degree Murder
State vs. Michael Perez – 2nd Degree Murder
United States vs. Michael Ronga – Civil Rights Violation, Obstruction of Justice (defendant was Lee County deputy) (cross sworn as an Assistant United States Attorney)
Chief Assistant State Attorney Since 2014
Assistant State Attorney for 18 years including serving as office head of Hendry, Glades and Collier counties.
AV Preeminent Rating from Martindale-Hubbell, its highest rating awarded by measuring client satisfaction and peer review for legal ability and the highest ethical standards
Small Business Owner – Managing Partner at Her Own Law Firm
Serves on the Judicial Nominating Commission for the 20th Judicial Circuit
Event leader for City of Palms Relay for Life for American Cancer Society