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Ann graduated with honors and received a degree in engineering arts from Michigan State University. In 1994, she graduated cum laude from Tulane University School of Law where she was elected to the Order of the Coif. During law school, she was an editor on the Tulane Environmental Law Journal and was a Public Interest Law Foundation grant recipient. Ann worked first with the North Carolina Center for Death Penalty Litigation and then with the Cumberland County Public Defender's Office until she opened her own practice in Fayetteville in 1998. She joined the firm's Raleigh office in April, 2000, established a Charlotte office in 2000, and handles cases throughout the state. Ann Litigates Employment cases including wrongful termination and wage issues as well as serious personal injury and other Civil matters representing individuals and plaintiff classes. Drawing on her background in Criminal Law, Ann also represents individuals accused of Capital crimes & high level felonies.

Ann is active with the North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers (NCATL), where she serves on the Board of Governors. She has taught as a faculty member of NCATL's Capital College and several National Institute for Trial Advocacy programs and coached a high school mock trial team since 2002. Ann has prepared amicus briefs on behalf of the North Carolina ACLU and NCATL. She is a member of the North Carolina Bar Association, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the American Association for Justice.

When she is not working, Ann loves to ski, bike or run.