In her time as a JAG Officer, Emma developed extensive courtroom experience through bench and jury trials, as well as administrative hearings. As a military prosecutor, she secured convictions in numerous trials involving offenses ranging from drug-related charges to sexual crimes. As defense counsel, she negotiated numerous favorable plea deals and alternative outcomes. Her strength in appellate advocacy contributed to a client’s conviction being overturned by the Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals. Emma applies the same disciplined and effective approach to her representation of clients in labor and employment matters.
Previously, Emma advised Colonels, Generals, and other senior leaders on civilian and military employment issues. She helped high-level leadership navigate workplace investigations into matters ranging from retaliation to sexual harassment, and she represented the Department of the Air Force in administrative hearings before the EEOC, MSPB, and FLRA. Clients benefit from Emma’s practical judgment, steady counsel, and focused, results-oriented approach to employment litigation.
Credentials
Education
- University of California, Irvine, J.D., 2018, College of Law
- Yale University, B.A., Anthropology, 2012
Bar Admissions
- West Virginia
- California
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces

