Biography

Cassandra began her career in nursing with the United States Army Nurse Corps after she graduated from Howard University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing. She was commissioned as an Army officer the same day she graduated and served four years of Active Duty as a Cpt. in the Army Nurse Corps at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D. C.

After practicing nursing for 10 years, she went to law school and graduated with honors from Western Michigan Thomas M Cooley Law School. While in law school she received several scholarships and awards to include The Thomas M. Cooley Alumni Association Distinguished Student Award, Law Review- Senior Associate Editor, Keith Miller Scholarship, Meryl Markowitz Memorial Scholarship, and the John W. Davis Scholarship. Cassandra graduated in the top ten percent of her class with honors; Cum Laude.  Later she attended Georgia State University College of Law to earn a master’s degree in healthcare law. At Georgia State University College of Law, she was the first American student allowed into the L.L. M. Healthcare Law program and paved the way for others to follow. 

She worked for the firm of Kitch, Drutchas, Wagner, DeNardis and Valituttis where she learned Medical Malpractice and advocated for nurses by preparing them for depositions while working as an Adjunct law professor and speaking to various nursing organizations.

Cassandra has always been an advocate for Nursing even while working as a Nurse Educator at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia where she founded a documentation class to educate new nurses on the importance of documentation and the pitfalls of nursing errors as a part of the Nurse Residency Program. 

Cassandra has combined her passion for nursing and advocacy skills as an Attorney to assist nurses as well as nursing students and other healthcare professionals to defend their professional license. She also reviews Employment contracts for Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, licensed professional counselors and other health care professionals. 

Cassandra defends registered nurses, nurse practitioners, CRNAs (nurse anesthetists) and vocational nurses or LPNs from Board of nursing accusations where the nurse is accused of violating the Nursing Practice Act. If you have a nurse license accusation due to a Nurse practice act violation, drunk driving conviction (conviction for DUI), conviction for drugs, or other criminal case, she can help. If you received notice of an accusation, contact Cassandra immediately.

Cassandra serves as a board member of The American Association of Nurse Attorneys and is TAANA’s State Ambassador for Georgia and Virginia. She is also the Co-Committee Chair for the DEI task force in TAANA.

Licenses and Awards

Licenses

Registered Nurse - State of Georgia (Active) 

Education

Howard University

College of Nursing

BSN

Western Michigan University

Thomas M. Cooley Law School

Juris Doctorate (JD)

2002

Georgia State University

College of Law

L.L.M in Healthcare Law

2016

Awards

Certificates of Merit

Constitutional Law I and Medical Malpractice

Captain Army Nurse Corps Charge Nurse and Nurse Manager for Ophthalmology/ Operating Room

Western Michigan University

Thomas M. Cooley Law School

The Thomas M. Cooley Alumni Association Distinguished Student Award - 2002

Law Review/Senior Associate Editor

Dean’s List, Honor Roll and Honor’s Scholarship - 1999 - 2002

Keith Miller Scholarship - 2002

Meryl Markowitz Memorial Scholarship - 2002

John W. Davis Scholarship - 2002

Mock Trial Board Member/ Chief Justice Award

Moot Court 5th Best Litigator

Michigan State University/Detroit College of Law

National Trial Team - 2001