The Prince George's County Circuit Court

Associate Judge, December, 2003 to present
Master for the Family Division, March, 2001 - December, 2003

Private practice, Oxon Hill, Maryland, - emphasis on family law, custody, child support, divorce, domestic violence, adoptions, guardianship, mental health law, CINA; also, criminal, medical malpractice, education law, juvenile law, not-for profit law, and general civil litigation; 1987-2001;

Information Protection and Advocacy Center for Handicapped Individuals, Washington, D.C., representation and establishment of protection and advocacy system for mentally ill residents of the District of Columbia 1986 - 1987;

U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C.; Legislative assistant, 1985-1986;
Kresky, Sinawski & Hollenberg, New York, New York; Partner; General Practice- civil and criminal litigation; primary concentration- family law, civil rights, housing, 1981-1984;

dvocates for Children, New York, New York, representation of individuals and classes of individuals seeking educational entitlements; 1980-1981;

Court of Appeals Standing Committee on Pro Bono Legal Services, 2002 present;
Maryland Access to Justice Commission; Critical Barriers Subcommittee, Chair, 2008 present;

Maryland Judicial Conference Committee on Family Law, Chair, 2006 present;

Coordinating judge, Family Division, Circuit Court for Prince George’s County, 2009 present;

Advanced Science and Technology Adjudication Resource Fellow;

National Association of Women Judges, District Director, 2007 2009; president, Maryland chapter, 2005 2007,

Maryland Women’s Bar Association, Prince George’s County chapter, president, 2003 2004, statewide Pro Bono Committee chair, 2007 2008;

Prince George’s County Bar Association, Board of Directors, 2001 2008;

Law Foundation/Community Legal Services, Inc., president, 1998 2001, board of directors, 1994 present;

Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland, president, 2004 2006; board of directors, 2001 2008;
International Judicial Academy Sir Richard May Seminar, 2008;

Brandeis University International Center for Ethics, Justice and Public Life, North American Judicial Colloquium, 2008;

Hague Convention on Civil Aspects of Child Abduction presenter, Ankara, Turkey, 2007; Chilean and Costa Rican judiciaries in 2009; Panamanian and Columbian judiciaries, 2010; Maryland Judicial Institute, Hague Convention on Civil Aspects of Child Abduction faculty, April, 2006, Domestic Violence faculty, October, 2007; Maryland State Bar Association Professionalism Course, faculty, 2003;

Judicial Liaison Council on International Family Abduction, member, 2007;

Maryland Judicial Conference Problem Solving Courts Committee, Truancy Subcommittee, 2007;

Maryland Legal Services Partnership Conference, co chair, 2003 & 2004;

Prince George’s County Circuit Court Task Force on Circuit Court Accessibility for the Latino Community, Co chair, 2002;

Prince George’s County, Maryland, Local Pro Bono Committee, 2003 present;

Prince George’s County Community Task Force on Police Accountability, 2000 2001;

International Association of Women Judges, 2004 present;

J. Franklyn Bourne Bar Association, 2000–present;

Maryland State Bar Association, 1990 present;

Prince George’s County High School Moot Court Competition, judge, 2003 present;

Maryland Bar Fellow, 2002 present;

Law Foundation Fellow, 2000 – present;

Maryland Bar Association Campaign Against Hunger, Network captain, 1991 2000

Maryland Pro Bono Resource Center, 2005 Pro Bono Honoree

ACLU PG Chapter, Advocate for Justice Award, June, 2004;

Women’s Bar Association of Maryland, Pro Bono Award, 2004;

Distinguished Service Award, Prince George’s County Bar Association, 2003;

Leadership in Law Award, Daily Record, 2002;

Law Foundation of Prince George’s County, outstanding leadership commendation, 2001;

Maryland Pro Bono Service Award, Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland, 2000;

Board of Education, Prince George’s County, Maryland, Doctor/Lawyer Education Partnership, 1994;

International Electoral Commission, election monitor, South Africa’s first nonracial election, 1994