I have defended asbestos, products liability, premises liability, and toxic tort cases for over twenty years and have represented a wide variety of corporate and insurance clients in Missouri (St. Louis and Kansas City) and Illinois (Madison County, St. Clair County, and McLean County). I enjoy the challenge of taking complicated and seemingly overwhelming problems and large caseloads and making them manageable. I never stop searching for new and innovative ways to meet my clients’ needs in the most efficient, cost-effective, and favorable manner. I recognize that my clients have varying and unique goals. I value and respect those individual needs and find the best path for each client to reach a successful outcome. Outside of my role as a litigator, I have been incredibly proud to serve as co-chair of our firm's Women Attorney's Forum and help to guide our firm to our first Mansfield Plus Certification, to implement important changes in our firm's family leave policy, and to push for more diverse representation at higher ranks in the firm. I am also proud to chair our firm's paralegal management team and work with some of the industry's finest paralegals to provide exceptional legal services.When I'm not busy fighting the good fight, I can usually be found helping my 16 year old navigate high school drama, creating fabulous, new outfits for Barbie with my 7 year old, or catching up on my favorite Bravo shows.