I was born and raised in Denver, Colorado, and graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder with a B.A. in Political Science.  I have lived and worked in New York State since 1996.  In 1999, I graduated cum laude from Cornell Law School, where I was an editor of the Cornell Law Review, a successful moot court competitor and coach, and a research assistant to Professor Robert S. Summers, the co-author of the influential, multi-volume treatise, “The Uniform Commercial Code.”  After law school, I moved to New York City and began my litigation practice with the law firm of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP.  In 2010, seeking a more family-friendly environment in which to live, I returned upstate.  I opened my own law practice the following year.  My family and I presently live, work and play in and around Saratoga Springs.

In over fifteen years of practice, I've handled a wide variety of civil and criminal matters, including those concerning products liability and personal injury, debt collection and bankruptcy litigation, securities fraud, criminal sentencing, mergers and acquisitions, breaches of contract, commercial finance, and mortgage and tax lien foreclosures, among others.  I have extensive trial and motion practice experience in both the federal and state courts of New York, as well as substantial experience representing clients in arbitrations, mediations, and other forms of alternative dispute resolution.