Mandy is licensed to practice law in Florida, also holding an undergraduate degree in political science with a focus in United Nations Studies, Human Rights, and International Affairs. She has also earned certificates from Harvard Business School and Cornell University for Entrepreneurship and Women in Leadership, respectively.
Her legal career began in law school where she worked in the Pro Se Family Law Clinic, assisting indigent members of the public in family law matters, and earning top honors for her course’s preparatory work. After graduation, she primarily practiced public interest law, focusing on the protection of abused, abandoned, and neglected children. She worked with the only law office in the United States providing legal representation to every child in foster care in its county of operation and working alongside the founders of the program, honored with the prestigious Angels in Adoption Award, given to child welfare professionals by members of the United States Congress.
Mandy later transitioned into private practice, filing constitutional rights cases on behalf of injured children in several of the courts comprising the United States Federal District Courts. She also litigated medical malpractice cases and mass tort law in the areas of defective pharmaceutical drugs and medical devices, representing physically and psychologically injured persons.
Apart from legal practice, Mandy is also a writer and has been credited for her support for an award-winning independent film documentary. While in law school, she received highest honors for her writing and was invited to join The Journal of Law and Public Policy. Post-graduation, she continued to write and publish scholarly journal law/public policy articles, also serving as a ghost writer for a legal column for a prominent state newspaper.Â
In 2019, Mandy co-founded a non-profit organization providing scholarships for cutting-edge equine therapy to female survivors of childhood trauma, also serving as the organization’s president. Additionally, she is an active homeschool teacher in her community and is involved in various philanthropic endeavors including homeless care programs, animal rescue, and environmental efforts.
Mandy has previously been recognized by The National Trial Lawyers Association and American Academy of Lawyers as a Top 40 Under 40 plaintiffs’ lawyer.
