Prior to law school, I worked in multiple legal environments including: intern at Clark County Prosecutor's Office – Appellate Division, Law Clerk at a small general practice firm, Regulatory Analyst, and Compliance Analyst in the Regulatory Compliance/ Legal Division at a large healthcare company.

I studied law at Western Michigan University Cooley Law School, where I was the Senior Articles Editor in The Journal of Practical and Clinical Law, all the while finishing law school in 2 years. Between my undergraduate degree and my pursuit for my law degree, I received my MBA in Finance from Mount Vernon Nazarene University.  During law school, I worked at the Washtenaw County Public Defender Office.

After graduating from law school and being admitted to the Ohio Bar, I worked for a criminal defense firm in Columbus, Ohio where I litigated domestic, juvenile, criminal, and other felony or misdemeanor cases in multiple Ohio counties.

After working for a criminal defense firm, I was hired as an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, where I successfully and independently litigated hundreds of complex legal cases ranging from criminal (adult and juvenile) and civil cases, to child abuse, neglect, and dependency cases.