Has been a life-long resident of Florida and is a graduate of Florida’s public schools. She is a Magna Cum Laude graduate from Tufts University and attended the National Law Center at George Washington University. Economics. After law school, she practiced commercial litigation in Philadelphia and regulatory and real estate law in Washington, D.C. Lori returned to Florida in 1989, moving to Boca Raton, and practiced law as in-house counsel to a federal savings bank. She became actively involved in politics during Robert Wexler’s first campaign for Congress and joined his team as a legislative aid during his first term. She returned to the University of Miami Law School and earned a LLM in Estate Planning, then joined the local law firm of Belson and Lewis to practice estate-planning law. Lori has a long record of community service. She has held many leadership positions within Jewish Federation, and has been involved in public and private educational support, raising funds and volunteering at Pine Crest School, Donna Klein Jewish Academy and Spanish River Community High School. Lori is a graduate of the Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Boca program, a former blogger for the Sun Sentinel, and a member of the Florida Bar Association, a director at South Tech Academy, and an active participant of B’nai Torah Congregation. Lori was elected to be the State Representative for District 86 in August 2010 and begin serving her term in November 2010.