I was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana in 1969 and was admitted to practice law in Indiana in 1997. My undergraduate studies were completed at IndianaUniversity-Purdue University, Fort Wayne where I earned a bachelor's degree inPublic Administration in 1992. I then attended The Thomas M. Cooley Law Schoolwhere I served as Managing Associate of the Thomas M. Cooley Law Review. Iearned my law degree in 1996.

I currently serve ,part-time, as a publicdefender for juvenile delinquency and mental health cases for the Allen CountyPublic Defender's Office. I formerly worked as a part-time public defender inthe Allen County Misdemeanor Court.

I am admitted to practice law before the U.S. District Court,Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. My principal areas of practice are:Criminal Defense, Operating While Intoxicated (Drunk Driving/OWI/DUI) Defense, Habitual Traffic Violator Issues, Driver's License problems, Traffic Law and Domestic Relations.

I am a member of the following associations:

·        National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

·        National College for DUI Defense, Inc.

·        Indiana State Bar Association

·        Allen County Bar Association:  Bench/BarCommittee,  GrievanceCommittee

Areas of Practice: 

CriminalDefense

TrafficLaw

JuvenileDelinquency

DomesticRelations

Divorce

Paternity

ChildSupport

Bar Admissions:

Indiana,1997

U.S.District Court Northern District of Indiana

U.S.District Court Southern District of Indiana

Education:

ThomasM. Cooley Law School, Lansing, Michigan, 1996

J.D.

  IndianaUniversity-Purdue University, Fort Wayne, 1992

B.S.
Major: Public Administration