Honors and Awards:

• Awarded to the top forty community leaders in the Richmond area under the age of forty., Richmond's Top 40 Under Forty, Inside Business magazine, 1999
• The Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute’s Angels in Adoption™ Program provides Members of Congress the opportunity to honor an individual, couple, or organization from their district that have made an extraordinary contribution on behalf of children in need of homes. These heroes hail from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico and represent the wide spectrum of individuals involved in the adoption and foster care process. , Angel in Adoption, Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute, nominated by Congressman Eric Cantor, 2008
• One of the top three finalists for the "Rising Star" award presented by Richmond NAWBO as part of their Enterprising Women of Excellence Awards for growth, service, innovation and leadership., Finalist for the Altria Rising Star Award, Richmond NAWBO Enterprising Women of Excellence Awards, 2009
• Awarded for leadership in the law in the areas of adoption and surrogacy and women's personal injury issues as well as community service., Leader in the Law, Virginia Lawyers Weekly, 2009
• Awarded first in 2005 and again in 2010 for being recognized as one of the "Legal Elite" in the area of domestic relations law for adoption and surrogacy., Legal Elite, Richmond Business magazine, 2010
• The Richmond YWCA Outstanding Woman Award is given based on the recipient's impact on the Greater Richmond Community, leadership skills, high level of personal and professional achievement, and commitment to the YWCA of Richmond's mission to empower women, elevate children and embrace diversity and equality., Outstanding Woman in Law & Government, Richmond YWCA, 2011

Special Licenses/Certifications:

• Certified Guardian ad Litem in Virginia, 1993

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Virginia State Bar: Member, CLE faculty member and program moderator from 1997 to the present in adoption, 1996 to 2002 in employment; Young Lawyers Conference (YLC) 1988 – 1995, YLC Board of Governors (1993-1995), Docket Call Editor (1991-1993), No Bills Night Statewide Coordinator (1988 – 1991), 1988
• Metropolitan Richmond Women’s Bar Association (MRWBA): 1993 - present; Board Member (2005 – present), Secretary (present), Treasurer (2008 – 2010), Chairperson of Judicial Candidate Endorsement Committee (2005 - 2008), 1993
• American Academy of Adoption Attorneys: 1995 – present, Board of Trustees (2006 – 2010), Assisted Reproductive Technology  (ARTs) Task Force (2008 – present),  ARTs Committee (2000 – present), Annual Convention Chairperson (2007), Birth Parent Rights Committee Chairperson (1999 – 2003), Author: 2003 “Representing Birth Parents” Handbook, 1995
• Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (VTLA): Pro-Bono Committee Co-Chairperson (present), May Tort Law Chairperson & Moderator (May 2010, 2 locations), CLE Committee (2003 - present), Amicus Committee (2007 - present), Litigation Support Committee (2006 – present), Insurance Committee (2008 – present), Legislative Support Sub-Commitee (2006 – 08), May Tort Law Chairperson & Moderator (May 2005, 4 locations), Convention Committee (2000-04), Diversity Committee Co-Chair (2003-04) and Employment Law/Civil Rights Section 1996 – 2002 (Chairman, 1999 – 2001, Program Chair, 1998 - 2001), 1996
• National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), Richmond Chapter (2002- present), Vice-President & President-Elect (2010 to 2011), Board member (2009 to present), Executive Dialogue (2009 & 2010), Enterprising Women of Excellence Awards Co-Chair (2010-2011), Finalist Altria Rising Star Award – Enterprising Women of Excellence Awards, June 2009, 2002
• Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America, 2006
• Richmond Women’s Business Consortium (RWBC): 2006 - present; Vice Chairman (2008 to 2010), Chairman beginning in 2011, 2006
• John Marshall Inn of Court, 2008
• Fellow and Co-Founder, American Academy of Assisted Reproductive Technology Attorneys, “AAARTA” (2009), Membership & Membership Committee Chairperson (2009 – present), 2009
• Virginia Academy of Adoption Law, Fellow and Board of Trustees, 2010

Pro bono/Community Service:

• YWCA: Advisory Committee (1996 – 2007), President (1993-1995), Board member (1989 – 1995), Personnel Committee Chairperson (1992 – 1996), Outstanding Women’s Awards Selection Committee (1993 – 1995), , 1989
• Henrico County Chapter NAACP Board of Directors, 1991
• Quinn Law Centers Extern & Internship Program – providing opportunities for all levels of student (law students, college, paralegal and high school) to gain experience and exposure to the practice of law, 2003
• Leadership Metro Richmond, Carver Promise project, 2005
• Petersburg Domestic Violence – Sexual Assault Task Force training, 2009
• Virginia Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence (VSDV) Action Alliance Gala Committee, 2010
• FACES of Virginia Advisory Board, 2011

Other Outstanding Achievements:

• Richmond NAWBO Enterprising Women of Excellence Awards – Finalist for the Altria Rising Star Award,
• Leadership Metro Richmond, 1996
• Inside Business Magazine (now Style Weekly) Award for “Richmond’s Top 40 Under 40,”, 1999
• LDS Family Services Award of Appreciation for Adoption Legislation Initiatives, 2006
• Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute’s “Angels in Adoption” award, nominated by Congressman Eric Cantor, 2008
• "Leader in the Law Award" by Virginia Lawyer's Weekly, 2009
• "Legal Elite" by Richmond Business magazine, 2010