Practice Areas:

Litigation

• Health Insurance/ERISA Defense Litigation
• Creditor's Rights
• Health Care
• HIPAA Compliance

Employment and Labor

• Employment Litigation and Litigation Avoidance

Immigration

Education:

• The Ohio State University College of Law, J.D., with honors (2002)
  • Member of the Ohio State Law Journal and a Managing Editor (2001- 2002)
• Denison University, summa cum laude from Honors Program, B.A. History (1999)

Awards and Honors:

• Awarded the 2010 Young Professional ATHENA Award, the Ohio State Bar Foundation's Community Service Award for Lawyers 40 and Under for District 10 in 2008, and named the Wooster Noon Lions Club Lion of the Year in 2008

Bar and Court Admissions/Memberships:

• Wayne County Bar Association
• Ohio State Bar Association
• Federal Bar Association
• American Immigration Lawyers Association
• U.S. Supreme Court
• The Supreme Court of Ohio
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
• U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Ohio
• U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Ohio
• Delta Theta Phi legal fraternity

Corporate and Civic Involvement:

• Graduate of Leadership Wooster Program, Class of 2007
• Board of Directors of the American Red Cross Wayne County Chapter, 2004 - June 2010
• Board of Directors for STEPS at Liberty Center and Every Woman's House, 2007 - present
• Board of Trustees for the Wooster Noon Lions Club, 2007 - present
• Bridges of Hope Guiding Coalition, 2008 - 2011