Client-focused family law and criminal defense attorney.  I grew up in Baltimore, MD in a humble family setting.  I graduated from Loyola University Maryland (Loyola College at the time) with a major in psychology and minor in French. 

      In college, I learned of the sentencing disparities between criminal defendants of different races and, even more starkly, when the victims were of different races.  This disturbed me enough to attend law school, but I was also still interested in psychology.  I went on to earn both my master's and doctoral degrees in clinical psychology and also completed law school at night.  

      I graduated the dual-degree program in 2007 and completed my post-doctoral clinical psychology hours while living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, before moving to Arizona in 2008 to begin my career as an attorney.  I listen to, and understand, my clients and what they are going through better than other attorneys.  I believe that is not only due to my extensive education and training in psychology, but also because I have had to deal with difficult situations of my own and understand intimately what it is like to be in crisis and in need.

      I moved to Cochise County in 2008.  I lived briefly in Brewery Gulch, then moved to Naco.  I now live in Sierra Vista close to the office.  I have two children, named Xander and Zoe.