Danelle is a Fellow of the Academy of Adoption and Assisted Reproduction Attorneys and an active member of the Florida Adoption Council. She served as Chair of The Florida Bar’s Adoption Law Certification Committee and remains a leader in the state’s adoption law community. Danelle is also AV Preeminent-rated by Martindale-Hubbell, a distinction awarded to attorneys ranked at the highest level of professional excellence by their peers.
A graduate of Rice University, Danelle earned her law degree with honors from the University of Florida College of Law, where she served on the Florida Law Review and received multiple academic awards, including Book Awards in Torts, Civil Procedure, and Legal Drafting.
In addition to her legal accomplishments, Danelle is deeply committed to community service. She volunteers with Bay Area Legal Services as an adoption mentor and has received both the Florida Bar President’s Pro Bono Service Award for the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit and the Jimmy Kynes Award for Outstanding Pro Bono Service.
She is a sustaining member and former board member of the Junior League of Tampa and has served in leadership roles within the Hillsborough County Bar Association.
Danelle is based in Tampa and serves families across the state of Florida with exceptional professionalism and heart.
