My Story

I spent my childhood enjoying all the privileges that this town affords - biking around town, shopping Downtown, visiting beaches, enjoying the Festival of Arts, Christmas Walks, and moving through the public school system.  Marblehead is such an important place to me that my husband and I decided to move back to raise our family after living in Washington, D.C., Seattle, South Boston and Reading.  In fact, Patrick and I are raising our three children Connor (13), Caroline (12) and Grady (9) on the same street that I grew up on, just up the hill from their grandparents.  

As a trial and appellate attorney, I work with some of the state’s most vulnerable families through the Children and Family Law private bar panel.  I represent children and parents in cases that come before Juvenile Court, such as care and protection matters, child requiring-assistance cases, and school-based truancy petitions.  I also practice special education law as a part of my client representation.  Prior to this I worked as a trial attorney practicing civil litigation and criminal law.

Like so many Marblehead parents, I am an active PTO volunteer.  Currently, I am coordinating enrichment programing at the Joseph and Lucretia Brown school.  In 2018-2019, I Co-Chaired the Vote Yes for MHD Kids ballot initiative campaign to ensure the construction of the new Lucretia and Joseph Brown school that is currently being built with $14 million in state School Building Assistance money.  I have also volunteered as a youth soccer coach in town for several seasons.  

Volunteering and public service are in my blood.  My parents raised my sister and me to give back to wherever we call home.  After graduating from Boston College, I worked at the U.S. Department of Justice in the Antitrust Division through the Outstanding Scholars’ Paralegal program.  While attending George Mason University School of Law, I was a law clerk in the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Consumer Litigation and interned at the U.S. Attorney’s Office District of Massachusetts.  After graduating from George Mason University School of Law, I served in Americorps as the Bridges Program Coordinator at Pioneer Human Services, providing child advocacy and long-term case management services to youth in crisis.  Additionally, after returning to Boston from Seattle, I volunteered with Mass Advocates for Children providing help-line advice and referrals for parents of children with disabilities on rights, services, and accommodations under various state and federal regulations.

What I Value: Inclusivity, open-mindedness, and tolerance within our town, respectful debate, a strong public school system, economic growth, effective government with strong public participation, a sense of community, protecting our natural resources and environment, government transparency, and collaboration.