Born in New York City, I first came to California to attend Stanford University, where I earned my BA in English. After graduation, I zig-zagged across the country between North Carolina, New York, New Mexico, and California, earning my JD from Duke University, and working at human rights non-profit organizations, an environmental media start-up company, and a large international law firm in its New York City and Los Angeles offices.

When I was pregnant with my son, Mateo, and starting to look into planning for my own family, I realized how crucial it is for everyone to have comprehensive planning in place AND how few people actually do. I made it my mission to help others do the right thing by their loved ones and plan in a meaningful, thoughtful way that preserves my clients’ values, wishes, and memories for generations to come.

I live in Long Beach with my partner, Miloš, and our two boys, Mateo (human) and Bodhi (canine).  (Check out our family gallery below!) Even after 18 years in Southern CA, I am still in awe of the diversity at our fingertips — ethnic food, art, ocean-view hikes, Joshua Tree, wine country, the Sierras — but I’ll still take a good bagel with lox and cream cheese any day.