Cara has devoted her entire career to helping others in the Hampton Roads area as an employment counselor, probation officer, and for 18 years as a trial attorney and Deputy Public Defender in Norfolk, Virginia where she represented indigent persons charged with felony and misdemeanor criminal offenses in the Juvenile & Domestic Relations, General District, and Circuit Courts. She handled close to 3200 cases throughout her career which included both jury and bench trials and was regarded as a compassionate client advocate and a fierce opponent in the courtroom. Cara joined Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers in 2023 where she advocates for those injured through no fault of their own.
She is the proud mother of a son who is the product lead for a tech/streaming company in California and a daughter who practices law in DC. She is a member of Tapestry Church and enjoys photography and singing.
- J.D., Regent University School of Law
- B.S., Old Dominion University
- Norfolk/Portsmouth Bar Association – Bench/Bar Committee Member
- Virginia Beach Bar Association
- Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
- American Association for Justice
- Norfolk/Portsmouth Bar Association
- Virginia Beach Bar Association
- Virginia Bar Association