December 2019-Present

Practice Areas: Providing support for Sponsored Research operations including contract and grant review for compliance with state and federal laws and university policy; negotiation/drafting of acceptable contract language; advice and counsel on licensing transactions for university intellectual property; assistance on intellectual property issues for the general university community.

Education: BA, University of Florida; JD, Florida State University College of Law

Bar Membership: Florida and Georgia

Prior Legal Employment: Served as Associate Counsel and IRB Administrator for a non-profit healthcare system in Georgia, then as its Chief Compliance Officer, from 2011-2019.  Served as Associate General Counsel for the University of Central Florida College of Medicine from 2010-2011. Served as Associate General Counsel for a non-profit healthcare system in Florida from 2005-2010.  Prior civil litigation experience in Georgia.