Denise practised with the firm of W.H. Courtenay for 20 years, prior to joining Courtenay Coye LLP in 2009 as a Partner. In 2005 she was elevated to the rank of Senior Counsel which is a mark of recognition awarded by the Chief Justice to Attorneys who have distinguished themselves in the practice of law.

Denise has represented a number of high profile local and international companies and individuals including the following:

• Belize Airport Concession Company Limited (The operator of Belize’s only international airport)

• Belize Bank Limited

• Norwegian Cruise Lines

• Bowen and Bowen Limited

• Citibank N.A.

• Sagicor Life Inc.

• Textron Finance Corporation and Cessna Finance Corporation

• Belize Sugar Industries Limited (a member of the ASR Group)

• The Unicomer (Courts) Group of companies

• Tropic Air Limited

• Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

• University of the West Indies, Barbados, LLB (Hons.), 1985

• Norman Manley Law School, Legal Education Certificate (LEC), 1987

• 1987    Admitted to practice as an Attorney-at-Law in Jamaica

• 1989    Admitted to practice as an Attorney-at- Law in Belize

• 2005    Elevated to Senior Counsel

• Negotiation of the agreements for the purchase of the undertaking of the Royal Bank of Canada by the Belize Bank Limited.

• Negotiation of agreements facilitating the first cruise port in Belize.

• Negotiation of syndicated loan and security agreements to provide financing from international lenders to the largest sugar producer in Belize.

• Negotiation and completion of the sale of assets by one of the largest private landowners in Belize.

• Negotiation of multiple cross-border financing arrangements for fuel suppliers in Belize.

• Negotiation of the Concession Agreement for the operators of the international airport. 

• Member, Belize Bar Association (1988- present)

• Member, International Bar Association (2009 - present)

• Consultant for the Commission on the Status of Women in Belize (1992-1993)

• Consultant for The Women Against Violence Movement (1992-1993)

• Consultant for UNICEF (1992-1994)

• Executive Member of the Bar Association of Belize (2002-2003)

• Board Member of Belize Elementary School (1998-2007)

• Board Member of the National Institute of Culture and History (2003-2008)

• Board Member of the Belize Port Authority (2003-2008)

• Chairman of Belize Elementary School (2005-2007)

• Member of the General Legal Council (2007-2009 and April 2020- Feb. 2022)

• Director of Belize Telemedia Limited (Dec. 2020 – August 2023)

• Director of The Lifeline Foundation, a non-governmental organization (2006-Present).