I always knew I wanted to be part of the legal field protecting the interests of individuals.  I graduated cum laude from Northwest State Community College with an Associate of Arts in Paralegal Studies in 2005.  Shortly after graduation, I joined John Franklin and worked to protect the interests of workers in Ohio.  I decided to further my education and focus on supporting the rights of workers.  I earned a Bachelor’s Degree, magna cum laude, in 2013 from the University of Toledo in Paralegal Studies with a minor in Litigation.  I have focused my entire professional career on ensuring the rights of workers are protected, both through the union and individually.

Professional Associations

Ohio Employment Lawyers Association

Paralegal Association of Northwest Ohio

Ohio Bar Association

Toledo Bar Association

The first 24 years of my adult life were spent working in factories, first in a non-union, then in a union shop. I learned how important it was to have a union to represent us – the employees. Working in a union shop afforded me a lot of benefits that were never available to me while working at the non-union shop.  In 2002 the company I was working for closed its doors.  I decided to further my education and enrolled in college where I earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting & Finance and Business Administration.  Working at Widman & Franklin, LLC allows me to continue to support my union brothers and sisters, just from a different vantage point, as the bookkeeper for their law firm.