When you need someone to help you stand up for yourself and your children, I am here to guide you through the legal process with the professionalism and compassion you deserve.

Experience 

• Solo Law Practice on Hawaiʻi Island focused primarily on family court litigation, 2011-2020, 2024-present

• The Children's Law Project of Hawaiʻi, Co-Founder and Managing Attorney 

• West Hawaiʻi Mediation Center, Volunteer Mediator

• Legal Aid Society of Hawaiʻi, Staff Attorney 

• Crudele & De Lima, Associate 

• University of Hawaiʻi Law Review, Executive Editor for Research 

• County of Hawaiʻi Corporation Counsel, Law Clerk 

• Professor David Callies, Research Assistant 

• Office of the Public Defender, Intern 

Bar Admissions 

• State Bar of Hawaiʻi, 2009

• Federal District Court, 2010

Education 

• J.D., summa cum laude, University of Hawaiʻi, William S. Richardson School of Law, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi 2009. 

• B.A., cum laude, Columbia University, Columbia College, New York, New York 2000, Astronomy & English. 

Honors and Distinctions 

• Hawaiʻi Women's Legal Foundation Rhoda Lewis Award co-recipient for outstanding public service, 2022

• Hawaiʻi State Bar Association Leadership Institute, 2018

• Child Welfare Law Specialist, Certified by the National Association of Counsel for Children*

• Environmental Law Certificate 

• CALI Awards for the Highest Grade: Criminal Procedure, Real Property I, Real Property II, Trusts & Estates, Federal Income Taxation, Comparative Takings, Legal Practice 

• Frank D. Gibson Jr. Scholarship 

• McCorriston Miller Mukai MacKinnon Scholarship 

• Rush Moore Craven Sutton Morry & Beh Award 

• Advocates for Public Interest Law Grant

* The Supreme Court of Hawaiʻi grants Hawaiʻi certification only to lawyers in good standing who have successfully completed a specialty program accredited by the American Bar Association.