I grew up in the Las Vegas valley, where I attended public school and was raised in a blue collar family with parents who worked in the construction industry.  After high school, I attended BYU, and later graduated from UNLV with a degree in Business Administration.  After graduating from UNLV, I went to law school at the University of Denver, College of Law.  I have been married to a wonderful woman for 31 years.  We have four amazing children; three of whom have college degrees and one is getting ready to graduate and attend college.  We also have three dogsand a cat.  As a family, we are actively involved in our Church.  Throughout the years, I have coached youth soccer and football, and have been actively involved in Scouting with the Boy Scouts of America.

Being a good attorney is about personal experience.  I am in my 25th year of practicing law in the State of Nevada.  During that time, I have represented people in the Municipal Court, Justice Court, District Court, Family Court and the Nevada Supreme Court from all different backgrounds, races and ethnicities in the judicial system.  Moreover, I have judicial experience as I have served as an ARBITRATOR for the Eighth Judicial District Court for approximately 14 years, and have served as an ALTERNATE CHILD SUPPORT HEARING MASTER, and a SMALL CLAIMS COURT REFEREE.