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The biggest thing that I like is I really get to help people. I can see from the
moment they walk in the door how distressed they are, to the moment where
we help them and just the change in their life, really it’s just satisfying. For my
undergrad, I went to the University of Miami and then I ended up graduating
from Florida State University but I’m true to University of Miami at heart. My
degree was in Communications, minor in English Literature. I went on to teach
8th grade language arts for two years and during that time, I decided to apply to
law school. In the meantime I also got a degree in Secondary English Education, I
got a Master’s. After that I went to law school at Stetson University. I started
working in a insurance difference firm. That was what ultimately brought me
back here.
I got my first clerking job in law school at a firm and then when I graduated, they
offered me a position and so I came back to Orlando. It was my first exposure to
how the big companies. I realized at that point that a lot of them make a lot of
business decisions, not necessarily they’re out to get the little person. It was eye-
opening I guess for me to see that side of the world. In 2007 I was working at a
national labor and employment firm and Carlos was my boss and so one of us
had to leave the firm. I actually have a art background and when I left that firm, I
actually started an art studio for kids first and did that for a little bit and then
decided to have my practice as a 50/50 and that’s how it started.
We have four lawyers and we try to build on everybody’s skill sets. I do all of the
intakes of any new clients that come in and then I cycle it next to Chris, who’s
another lawyer and she does a lot of the back of the house operations, so she
does a lot of our writing for us and prepares legal documents. We both support
LaKesia and Carlos, who are our litigators. They’re the ones that go to the court
and do the arguing, any appearances that need to be done. That’s how we work
as a team.