A Rhinelander native that returned to the Northwoods after earning a Juris Doctorate from the University of South Dakota, School of Law, in 2013, and Bachelor of Science in philosophy and English rhetoric from the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse in 2009.

Admitted to the State of Wisconsin Bar in 2013. Areas of concentration include worker's compensation, Social Security Disability, estate planning, and real estate. 

Involved in the local legal community as a member and the President of the Lincoln County Bar Association; member of the Marathon County Bar Association and Marathon County Young Lawyers Division; and mock trial coach for Merrill High School. Go Blue Jays.

Actively involved outside of the legal field with The Haunted Sawmill, a Merrill haunted house that raises funds for local Boy Scouts and area charities.