honors and awards

  • Rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell
  • Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America (Commercial Litigation category) in 2025, 2026, and 2027.
  • 2024 Recipient of the Ally Award bestowed by the ABA Business Law Section, Business and Corporate Litigation Committee, Women Business and Commercial Advocates Subcommittee
  • 2018 Honoree, Hidden Figures: Honoring Trailblazers in Tampa Bay
  • 2017 Southwest Florida Federal Court Bar Association Judicial Appreciation Award
  • 2016 Recipient of the Stetson Lawyers Alumni Association Distinguished Alumnus Award
  • Selected for inclusion by Florida Super Lawyers as a Florida Super Lawyer (Class Action category) in 2013, 2014, and 2015
  • Selected for inclusion in Florida Super Lawyers Top 100 Florida Lawyers in 2014
  • Selected for inclusion in Florida Super Lawyers Top 50 Tampa Bay Lawyers in 2014
  • Selected for inclusion by Florida Super Lawyers as a Florida Rising Star in 2010, 2011, and 2012
  • Recognized in 2005, 2011, and 2013 by the Supreme Court of Florida, the Young Lawyers Division of The Florida Bar, the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida’s Pro Bono Committee, and the Florida Pro Bono Coordinators Association in collaboration with Bay Area Legal Services’ Volunteer Lawyer Referral Program for exceptional pro bono service based on the number of hours devoted to pro bono matters within the designated year
  • Selected for inclusion in Florida Trend’s 2011 Legal Elite, Up-and-Comer
  • Recognized as a Carlton Fields, P.A. "Pro Bono Hero" in 2006, 2007, 2010, and 2011 for performing more than fifty hours of pro bono legal work in the designated year
  • Tampa Connection 2010 Team Member of the Year Award
  • 2007 recipient of The Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division Pro Bono Award
  • 2006 recipient of the Wm. Reece Smith Pro Bono Award
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