Born in Jacksonville, Florida in 1955, I'm the oldest in a family of four daughters. In 1982, I graduated from the University of Florida Law School and began working at my dream job as a Public Defender in my home town. Five years later, disillusioned with the sheer number of guilty clients and the grind of the job, I saw the following ad in my law school newsletter, "The Marine Corps is looking for a few good lawyers." I called the phone number in the ad and my twenty year adventure with and in the Marine Corps began. I worked in prosecution, defense and appellate prosecution. I became the Adjutant at Marine Barracks "8th and I." I went on to become the Aide to the Secretary of the Navy, and from there the Staff Judge Advocate at Marine CoBorn in Jacksonville, Florida in 1955, I'm the oldest in a family of four daughters. In 1982, I graduated from the University of Florida Law School and began working at my dream job as a Public Defender in my home town. Five years later, disillusioned with the sheer number of guilty clients and the grind of the job, I saw the following ad in my law school newsletter, "The Marine Corps is looking for a few good lawyers." I called the phone number in the ad and my twenty year adventure with and in the Marine Corps began. I worked in prosecution, defense and appellate prosecution. I became the Adjutant at Marine Barracks "8th and I." I went on to become the Aide to the Secretary of the Navy, and from there the Staff Judge Advocate at Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Before the war with Iraq began in 2003, I was the Assistant Staff Judge Advocate for Marine Corps Central Command in Bahrain. My last job was on the staff of U.S. Pacific Command. While at Pacific Command, I had a stroke affecting my ability to speak. Fortunately, it didn't affect my ability to think and write. Since retirement, I have written two books loosely based on my time in the Marine Corps. Next year (2020), I will publish The Flight Jacket, the story of my father's squadron during WWII. ...more
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