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Patricia Murphy Propheter earned her law degree from Wake Forest University, School of Law in 1993, a Master's Degree in Administration and Supervision in Education from Virginia Polytechnic and State University in 1990 and a Bachelor's Degree from Western Carolina University in Education, with specialization in Exceptional Education. She has over eight years of teaching experience with exceptional students as well as online mentoring experience through Nova's Master's in Teaching and Learning program and clinical experience with Wake Forest University School of Law. Professor Propheter was first involved with the Critical Skills Program when it was created in 2004 as an instructor and later she helped develop various programs and worked on special projects. She returned to a full time instructor position in 2009. In addition to her educational experience, Professor Propheter has practiced law in the area of family and child welfare since 1993 in North Carolina and Florida. She has practiced in the areas of domestic violence, public benefits and dependency law. She was the managing attorney for the Domestic Violence and Public Benefits unit at the Legal Aid Society of Northwest North Carolina until 2001, when she returned to her home state of Florida. Since returning to Florida, she has practiced exclusively in the area of child dependency, first as a senior attorney for Child Welfare Legal Services, Department of Children and Families in Palm Beach County, and later as an appellate attorney for the Florida Statewide Guardian ad Litem Program for three years. Since July 2008, she has been a member of the statewide appellate team for Children's Legal Services. In addition, Professor Propheter was involved in the development and implementation of the Kin Support Project in Palm Beach County, Florida. She has also recently become certified by the Supreme Court of Florida as a Family Law mediator.
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