I attended Gettysburg College, graduating Magna Cum Laude and 12th overall in my class in 1990 with dual degrees. In 1995, I graduated Cum Laude from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law with a Juris Doctorate.

I am currently the president of the Pennsylvanis Association of Justice, one of the most promient trial lawyer organizations in the United States with over 2,000 members. I am also a past-president of the Western Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, which covers 26 counties in Western Pennsylvania. Additionally, I am an invited member of the prestigious Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County and have been named a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer, both of which are designations reserved for the top attorneys in their field. I am also an Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.

I have significant experience in handling all types of personal injury claims, including those resulting from automobile accidents, trucking accidents, medical malpractice, airplane accidents, construction site and industrial accidents, premises liability, and defective products. A sought after speaker in Pennsylvania on the topics of personal injury law, insurance law, trial presentation techniques, and trial strategy and tactics. Over the years, I have taught thousands of attorneys throughout Pennsylvania in legal seminars. My experience also includes numerous written articles that have been published in a variety of legal publications and I am frequently asked by leading lawyer educational companies to write materials for continuing legal education seminars.