Prior to joining Lauri, Theresa was an Assistant City Attorney for the City of Miami, and the head of its appellate division. Law is her second career – before law school at the University of Miami School of Law, Theresa was a Probation and Parole Officer for the State of Florida. Born Miami, Florida, March, 1956; admitted to Bar, 1987, Florida, 1989, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.