Prior to moving to St. Croix, Emily was a partner in one of the largest insurance defense firms in Texas. Emily’s practice areas are civil defense litigation with a focus on premises and products liability; employment law; personal injury; and commercial litigation. Emily has previously served on the Board of the St. Croix Animal Welfare Center and and continues to provide pro bono representation.
Bar & Court Admissions
- Texas, 1999
- United States District Court, Northern District of Texas, 2000
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 2001
- Superior and District Courts of the United States Virgin Islands, 2008
- The Supreme Court of the United States, 2018
Education
- Southern Methodist University School of Law (J.D. 1999)
Order of Barristers
- University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A. with honors, Marketing, 1996)
Reported Cases
- Gumbs-Heyliger v. CMW & Assocs. Corp., 73 F. Supp. 3d 617 (D.V.I. 2014)
- Ambrose v. People of the Virgin Islands, 56 V.I. 99 (V.I. 2012)
- Thomas v. Rijos, 780 F. Supp. 2d 376 (D.V.I. 2011)
- Hartzog v. United Corp., 2011 V.I. LEXIS 69 (V.I. Super. Ct. 2011)
