Janelle was raised in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Janelle graduated from Brown University with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. She earned her Juris Doctor from the University of Miami. While attending law school, Janelle was an active member of the University of Miami Law Review and the Moot Court Board. She was also named to the Dean’s List and received the American Jurisprudence Award for Real Estate Transaction and for Immigration Law, and the Prosser Award for Intellectual Property. Upon graduating in the top ten percent of her class, Janelle became a member of the Order of the Coif Honor Society. Janelle focuses her practice in civil litigation.