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Court of Appeals of Indiana
Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, 2001
Why did you decide to enter the legal profession?
Between college and law school, I worked in the criminal justice and social work fields for four years. I served as director of a sexual assault victim advocacy program, as community education coordinator for the Marion Police Department and Family Service Society, and at Hands of Hope's domestic violence shelter. I also served as an intern, then investigator, at the Grant County Prosecutor's Office. These positions all put me in the path of adults and children who had endured terrible trauma and needed help finding their voices. I decided to pursue a career in law so I could advocate for them in the courtroom...