I have been practicing in the area of work place safety in construction personal injury accident cases, expertise I developed after working for three years in the general construction trade before attending law school.  I represent and defend many employers in Workers' Compensation matters, which is a natural fit to my interest in construction accident cases.  My practice also focuses in the areas of general personal injury (automobile/truck accident), general civil litigation, including contract, business and real estate law.  As a Cincinnati native, I have volunteered on a regular basis at Hospice of Cincinnati, Inc. for several years.  I am a member of the Cincinnati, Ohio, and American Bar Associations, and the Hamilton County Trial Lawyers Association and Association of Trial Lawyers of America.  With 26 years of experience, I have lectured and authored articles in the areas of pleadings of negligence matters.