Credentials

  • Campbell University, Juris Doctor (J.D.), 2009, cum laude, Phi Kappa Phi; Coordinating Editor, Campbell Law Review
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Master of Science (M.S.), Member, Thompson Group, 2006
  • Gettysburg College, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Chemistry/Computer Science, 2004, magna cum laude with departmental honors in Chemistry and Computer Science, Phi Beta Kappa; J.B. Zinn Research Award; Malcolm R. Dougherty Mathematical Award

  • North Carolina
  • United States District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of North Carolina
  • United States District Court, Middle District of North Carolina
  • United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
  • United States Patent and Trademark Office

  • Rising Star, International Trademark Association, 2024
  • Best Lawyers®, Women in the Law (Raleigh, NC), Intellectual Property Law, 2022–Present
  • The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals – World Trademark Review 1000, 2022–Present
  • Best Lawyers®
    • Trademark Law, 2021–Present
    • Patent Law, 2023-Present
    • Advertising Law, 2025-Present
  • Legal Elite, Intellectual Property Law, Business North Carolina Magazine, 2022

Engagement

  • Member, INTA
    • Public Information Committee, 2020-Present
  • Member, American Bar Association
  • Member, North Carolina Bar Association
    • Chair, Trademark Sub-Committee 2022-Present
  • Member, Wake County Bar Association

  • Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT200) Certification
  • Certified Referee, U.S. Taekwondo Association
  • Member, Praise Band Choir, Covenant Christian Church