Criminal defense, civil trial, and education attorney, with over 39 years experience in private practice and government in the Dayton, Ohio area. Successfully tried numerous criminal and civil cases in courts throughout Southwest and Central Ohio. Member of the Dayton, Greene County, and Ohio Bar Associations, and the Certified Grievance Committee of the Dayton Bar Association.

Graduated with honors from Union College, Schenectady, New York, and received uris Doctor Degree from Western New England School of Law, Springfield, Massachusetts.

Assistant Prosecuting Attorney for Montgomery County, Ohio from 1988 to 1997. Certified as a Guardian Ad Litem in Montgomery County Juvenile Court, and received certification training to handle Ohio death penalty cases. Argued the case of In re M.M. (2009), 122 Ohio St.3d 541 before the Ohio Supreme Court. "BV Distinguished" rating from Martindale Hubbell.