Areas of Practice:
25% Criminal - Felony
10% Criminal - Misdemeanor
50% Criminal - Federal
5% Criminal - Appeal
5% Criminal - Juvenile

Litigation Percentage:
80% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions:
Indiana, 1999
U.S. District Court Northern District of Indiana, 2003
U.S. District Court Southern District of Indiana, 1999
U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan, 2003
U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 2003

Education:
Valparaiso University School of Law, Valparaiso, Indiana, 1999 J.D.
Honors: Senior Honors

Indiana University, Gary, Indiana, 1994 B.A.
Major: English
Minor: Sociological Deviance

Purdve University, Hammond, Indiana
Teaching Certification Grades 5-12, Language Arts

Professional Associations and Memberships:
Lake County Bar Association
Member

Indiana State Bar Association
Member

Calumet American Inns of Court
Member

Past Employment Positions:
Lake County Prosecutor's Office, Deputy Prosecutor, 1999 - 2003

Lake County Prosecutor's Office, Law Clerk, 1998 - 1999