Education: Notre Dame Law School
Degree: JD
Year: 2005
Honors: magna cum laude

Key Practice Experience

• Complex business litigation
• Toxic tort and foodborne illness litigation
• Defense of premises liability claims
• Fraud and breach of contract claims
• Shareholder dispute and fiduciary duty litigation
• Creditor’s remedies and debt collection

Key Industry Experience

• Hospitality
• Food and Beverage
• Consumer Products
• Transportation
• Manufacturing
• Banking

Professional Recognitions/Honors

• Two-year clerkship with Judge Theresa Springmann of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
• Graduated magna cum laude
• Notre Dame Law Review Articles Editor

Selected Publications/Presentations

• The “Ends of Justice” Revised: How to Interpret RICO’ Procedure Provision 18 U.S.C. § 1965, Note, 80 N.D.L.R. 1225 (2005)
• The Usefulness of Social Networking Websites to a Resourceful Defense Team, DRI Strictly Speaking, February 5, 2008 (Co-author)

Professional Associations

• Minnesota State Bar Association
• DRI
• MDLA

Bar Admissions

• Minnesota State Courts
• Minnesota Federal District Court

Other Education

• B.S. in History and Philosophy, Iowa State University, Phi Beta Kappa