Areas of Practice

  • Personal Injury and Wrongful Death

Bar Admissions

  • Iowa, 1996
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of Iowa, 1998
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of Iowa, 1998
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1998

Education

  • Degree: Juris Doctor, Drake University Law School, Des Moines, Iowa, 1996Honors:Degree conferred “With Honors”
  • Law Review: Production Editor, Drake Law Review, 1995 – 1996
  • Law Review: Staff Member, Drake Law Review, 1994 – 1995Degree:B.A., University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 1992Major:Anthropology

Classes/Seminars Taught

  • Iowa State Bar Association, Bridge the Gap Seminar, Des Moines, May 2010: Discovery in Personal Injury Cases
  • Iowa State Bar Association, Bridge the Gap Seminar, Des Moines, May 2012: Jury Selection
  • Iowa State Bar Association, Nuts and Bolts Seminar, Coralville, October 2014: Jury Selection
  • National Business Institute, Cedar Rapids, December 2014: Advanced Uninsured/ Underinsured Motorist Law
  • Iowa State Bar Association, Bridge the Gap Seminar, Des Moines, May 2015: Jury Selection
  • National Business Institute: Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Insurance Issues, December 2015
  • ISBA Bridge the Gap – Electronic Discover, September 2016
  • NBI: Advanced Civil Litigation Techniques, November 2016
  • NBI: Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Insurance Issues, December 2016
  • Johnson County Bar Association: Civil Trial Practice, February 2017

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • Member, Iowa Association for Justice
  • Member, Iowa State Bar Association
  • Member, Johnson County Bar Association