Law was my second career, I became a lawyer to help people who were accused of criminal wrongdoing, knowing that innocent people get charged and sent to prison often, but also sometimes good people make mistakes, and those mistakes should not define their lives.  As a law student I helped start the Michigan Innocence Project, and was one of two students to serve on the Innocence Board for the State of Michigan.  After leaving law school I worked for Roth & Binn developing a criminal law practice. Within a year of working there Roth & Binn were bought out by Davis & Kuelthau, s.c.  D&K was a good group of lawyers, but they had no criminal practice base, and were not interested in me developing one.  I left that firm and began working for the State Public Defender.  In 2005, I decided it was time to open my own practice in an effort to focus my skills on those areas of law that best suited my clients and myself. 

 I began handling family law cases in 2006, in an effort to assist some clients from my criminal practice.  I take a standard approach in all family law cases, the kids are the most important people involved.  I will litigate aggressively for my client, but never to the detriment of the children.

My theory of practicing law is, do what needs to be done in order to help the client.  Whether it is a Criminal Law matter, or an action that affects the family, my job is to help you, not make decisions that cost you more money.  My goal is to be effective and efficient, and in doing so getting the best result that is affordable to my client. 

 I have always felt that practicing law was a privilege and that helping people is one of the best things a person can do in their lives.