EDUCATION [top]

James Madison College, Michigan State University (B.A. 1999)
Boston College Law School, J.D. 2002


HONORS [top]

September, 2008 “Superlawyers” Michigan Rising Star


PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS [top]

Michigan Defense Trial Counsel (Board Member and Technology Chairperson)

Defense Research Institute

Elected to the Executive Committee, Michigan Appellate Bench-Bar Conference Committee, (Assistant Treasurer)

Appellate Practice Section of the State Bar of Michigan, Council Member

Bar of the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals

Bar of the Eastern and Western District Courts of Michigan

Federal Bar Association

American Bar Association


PUBLICATIONS [top]

The Basics of Brief Writing in the Court of Appeals, Michigan Appellate Practice Section Newsletter, Winter 2008

Brief Writing in the Court of Appeals, Michigan Defense Trial Counsel Quarterly, January, 2008

Post Trial Motions: Setting the Stage for Appeal, Michigan Defense Trial Counsel Quarterly, October, 2007

Expedited Appeals in the Court of Appeals, Negligence Law Section Quarterly, Winter 2005

Cross Claims and Third Party Claims, Michigan Defense Trial Counsel Quarterly, October, 2005

Negligent Performance Of A Contract: An Unnecessarily Complicated Issue, Negligence Law Section Quarterly, Fall, 2004

Get Ready For Fast Track Appeals, The General Practitioner, Vol. 25 No.5, Fall 2004

The Brave New World Of Fast Track Appeals, Michigan Lawyers Weekly, Nov. 15, 2004

Individual Liability Under Elliott-Larsen, Michigan Defense Trial Quarterly, April, 2004