- Practice focuses on business; health care; government and public policy; federal/state legislation and regulation; employment, labor, and workers compensation; and insurance
- Recipient of the highest rating attainable by Martindale-Hubbell, a reflection of having achieved preeminent status in the areas of professional skill and integrity
- The Best Lawyers in America, Health Care Law
- Alabama Super Lawyers for Health Care
- Who's Who in Health Care, Birmingham Business Journal, 2007, 2009 & 2011
- Finalist in the category of Health Care Advocate in the Birmingham Business Journal's first Health Care Heroes awards created to recognize top health-care professionals, executives and volunteers for their important contributions to Birmingham's economy, 2003
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- Alabama Task Force to Strengthen Alabama's Families, appointed by Gov. Bob Riley, 2004
- Alabama Unemployment Compensation Reform Committee, appointed by Gov. Bob Riley, 2004
- The Alabama Citizens' Constitution Commission, tasked with reviewing basic flawed provisions of the Alabama Constitution, vice-chair, appointed by Gov. Bob Riley, 2003
- Governor's Commission on Efficiency, Consolidation, and Funding and, appointed by Gov. Bob Riley, 2003
- Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (examined Alabama's ten Health and Human Service agencies), chair
- Governor's Commission on Education Spending, group of business professionals and leaders from all levels of education across Alabama, appointed by Gov. Bob Riley, 2003
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- Governor Bob Riley transition team, charged with recommending qualified candidates for cabinet positions in state government, 2002
- Served in Governor Jim Folsom's Cabinet as the first woman Director of the Alabama Department of Industrial Relations, during which she was Alabama’s liaison to federal and state Health Care Reform Task Forces and Alabama's designee to implement the North American Free Trade Agreement, 1993-95
- Frequent speaker on public policy, health care and issues affecting women
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