Specialist in child-welfare law, policy, and practice.Child-Welfare Practice Experience:Director, Georgia Office of the Child Advocate. Co-author of “The Guardian ad Litem in Dependency Proceedings: A Guide to Best Interest Advocacy.”State director of Georgia’s Court Improvement Program (2015-2021), responsible for policy and practice improvement in juvenile courts. Trainer in areas of child welfare law and practice for judges, attorneys, and other stakeholders. Frequent public speaker. Recent practice in private child-welfare cases, especially those involving novel or complex issues.Visiting Scholar, Barton Center Child Welfare Legal Academy, Emory School of Law Judicial Experience:Enotah Circuit Juvenile Court Judge: 2011-2015.Georgia Council of Juvenile Court Judges: Technology Committee (Committee Chair); Legislative Committee; Benchbook Committee.National Association of Juvenile and Family Court Judges.Prosecutorial Experience:Special Assistant Attorney General in several North Georgia counties, 2003-2011.Assistant District Attorney for Superior and Juvenile Courts, including work as special drug prosecutor, 1999-2003.General Practice Experience:General Trial practice, 1995-1999.Judicial Clerk Experience:Law Clerk to The Hon. Marvin Sorrells, Chief Judge, Alcovy Judicial Circuit, 1993-1995.