Education
University of Akron, 1998
Juris Doctor
Ohio University, 1995
Bachelor of Science in Communication, cum laude
Published Cases
- Akron v. Little, 703 N.E.2d 879, 94 Ohio Misc.2d 108 (Ohio Mun. 1998).
- City of Columbus v. Nolan, 903 N.E.2d 719, 150 Ohio Misc.2d 44, 2009-Ohio-1083 (Ohio Mun. 2009).
- City of Columbus v. Lopez-Antonio, 914 N.E.2d 464, 153 Ohio Misc.2d 4, 2009-Ohio-4892 (Ohio Mun. 2009).
Presentations
- Ethical Dilemmas in Mental Health Court; Franklin County Mental Health Court Seminar 2005
- Effective Cross Examination; Ohio Public Defender’s Training, 2009
- The Art of Effective Cross Examination; The David H. Bodiker Memorial Seminar, 2009
- Expert Witnesses; Balancing the Wheels of Justice, 2009
- Judges are Lawyers, too; Mental Health Court Seminar, 2010
- Ethical implications of Electronic & Social Media; 2nd Annual Mental Health Court Seminar, 2011
- Judges are Lawyers, too; Hot Topics in Criminal Law (OACDL), 2011
- Everyday Experts; New Lawyer Training (OACDL), 2012
- Introduction to Ohio OVI Law; Ohio Supreme Court Interpreter Training, 2012
- Interpreting OVI Cases; Ohio Supreme Court Interpreter Training, 2012
- DWI Detection and Standardized Field Sobriety Testing; Ohio Supreme Court Interpreter Training, 2012
- Ethical Dilemmas in Specialty Courts; 3rd Annual Mental Health Court Seminar, 2012
- Fundamentals of Arraignments; 3rd Annual Mental Health Court Seminar, 2012
- Introduction to Standardized Field Sobriety Testing; Franklin County Public Defender’s New Lawyer Training Seminar, 2013
- Judges are Lawyers, too 1.5; 4th Annual Mental Health Court Seminar, 2013
- OVI Discovery; The Premier Ohio DUI Defense Seminar (OACDL), 2014
- Authentication versus Admissibility; Franklin County Public Defender’s New Lawyer Training Seminar, 2014
- Cross Examination Instructor; The Premier Ohio DUI Defense Seminar (OACDL), 2015
- Introduction to Chemical Breath Testing; Franklin County Public Defender’s New Lawyer Training Seminar, 2015
- Breath Testing Simplified and On the Cheap; Columbus Bar Association OVI Seminar, 2015
- The Everyday Expert; Ohio State Bar Association OVI Update, 2015
- Cross Examination Instructor; The Premier Ohio DUI Defense Seminar (OACDL), 2016
- Trial on a Budget; The Premier Ohio DUI Defense Seminar (OACDL), 2017
- Three Phases of OVI Detection; OACDL DUI Seminar: Defending Your Client the Right Way, 2017
- A Practical Approach to Field Sobriety Testing; OVI 2017 (Columbus Bar Association), 2017
- Sentencing Law Update; Hot Topics in Criminal Law (OACDL), 2017
- Field Sobriety Testing Fundamentals; OVI Representation (COAJL), 2018
- The Story of a Case Named Brady; Hot Topics in Criminal Law (OACDL), 2018
- Judges are Lawyers, too 2.5; Union County Bar Association Professionalism Seminar, 2019
Seminars Designed
- Mental Health Court Seminar, 2010
- 2nd Annual Mental Health Court Seminar, 2011
- Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys’ New Lawyer Training Seminar, 2012
- Ohio Supreme Court Interpreter OVI Training, 2012
- 3rd Annual Mental Health Court Seminar, 2012
- Franklin County Public Defender’s New Lawyer Training Seminar, 2013
- 4th Annual Mental Health Court Seminar, 2013
- Franklin County Public Defender’s New Lawyer Training Seminar, 2014
- Franklin County Public Defender’s New Lawyer Training Seminar, 2015
Awards & Honors
- Rising Star – Ohio Super Lawyers Magazine, 2009
- Attorney of the Year – Franklin County Mental Health Court, 2010
Professional Organizations
- Ohio State Bar Association
- Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Madison County Bar Association
Firearms Training
- Utah Concealed Firearms Course October, 2010
- Pistol Basics with Dave Spaulding July, 2013
- NRA Basic Metallic Cartridge Reloading Course March, 2014
- NRA Range Safety Officer Course June, 2014
- Intro to Tactical Rifle June, 2014
- NRA Basic Pistol Course June, 2014
- IDPA Safety Officer Course August, 2014
- Low-Light Self-Defense Fundamentals November, 2014
- NRA Certified Pistol Instructor Course January, 2015
- Defensive Revolver June, 2015
- Hornady Reloading Clinic October, 2015
- Essential Pistol with Dave Spaulding June, 2016
- Defensive Handgun Level 1 March, 2018
- Defensive Handgun Level 2 Mach, 2018