Annette graduated from the College of St. Benedict with a B.A. in music and from Keiser College with an associate degree in paralegal studies. Annette has been a paralegal with Lyons, Beaudry & Harrison, P.A. for more than 12 years, assisting the firm attorneys primarily in the areas of litigation (civil, trust, estate and guardianship), probate and estate planning.

She earned the designation of Certified Paralegal through the National Association of Legal Assistants, of which she is a member.  Annette is a Florida Registered Paralegal. She served as an instructor for the CLA Review Course sponsored by Manatee Community College and the Southwest Florida Paralegal Association. She is the current past-president, a former treasurer and a member of the Southwest Florida Paralegal Association.