I was born in Los Angeles, California and was raised on a farm in Utah.  At an early age, I learned the value of hard work by performing chores on a dairy farm and, together with my brothers, delivering the regional daily newspaper to subscribers in our hometown.

At 19, I served a two-year mission for the Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Italy where I learned to speak, write, and read Italian – an ability I still have today. I went on to earn a degree in Accounting at the University Of Utah in 1996 and received a Juris Doctor from the University Of Tulsa College of Law in 1999. I also earned a Masters Degree in Taxation from the University Of Tulsa College Of Business in 1999.

Professionally, I have worked in public accounting, as a Vendor Manager for a Fortune 100 company that specialized in drafting and managing supplier agreements, as a controller for a privately-owned telecommunications support company, and as the controller for a mid-size law firm.

I actively represents clients in Criminal Defense and Civil Rights, and Personal Injury litigation.  Together with a national network of attorneys, i'm also involved in representing clients in matters involving Dangerous Medications, Defective Medical Devices, Employment Law, Inmate Abuse, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home Abuse, Workplace Injury, and Wrongful Death.

I'm admitted to the State Bar of Oklahoma and the United States District Court for the Eastern, Northern, and Western Districts of Oklahoma.

I'm happily married with two beautiful children.