Cara has devoted her entire career to helping others in the Hampton Roads area as an employment counselor, probation officer, and for the past 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 fierce opponent in the courtroom.
She is a member of the Norfolk/Portsmouth Bar Association, the Virginia Beach Bar Association and serves on various committees including the Bench Bar Relations Committee and the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee.
She is the proud mother of a son who is the product design 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 at special events.
- J.D., Regent University School of Law
- B.S., Old Dominion University
- Norfolk/Portsmouth Bar Association
- Virginia Beach Bar Association
