PERSONAL STATEMENT

While litigation is certainly one option to resolving disputes, it may not the right answer in every case. I prefer to think of what I do as “advanced problem solving” with the client. We will discuss your options, plan a cost-effective solution; and should the need to litigate develop, we will proceed accordingly.

PRACTICE AREAS

• Represents businesses and insurers in these areas:
  • Contract Disputes
  • Insurance Litigation, Coverage Analysis & Examinations Under Oath
  • Workers Compensation Hearings
  • Employee Benefits Plan Litigation- ERISA
  • Probate and Estate Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • OSHA Claims
  • Employment practices
• Experience as advocate in Jury Trials, Mediations and Arbitrations.
• Registered Civil Mediator with extensive experience
• Admitted to practice before the Indiana state courts, and the United States Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana.

PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT

• Member, Allen County Judicial Nominating Commission
• Recognized as a Rising Star in the 2011 Indiana Super Lawyers publication
• Member, American Inns of Court, Benjamin Harrison Chapter
• Former Member, Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana
• Member, Allen County Bar Association
• Member, Indiana State Bar Association
• Contributing Author, Insurance Coverage: Ground Water Cleanup, The Indiana Lawyer
• Speaker, Workers Compensation Update, Council on Education (2006)
• Speaker, Work Comp Legal Update, Indiana Association of Occupational Health Nurses (2004)
• Speaker, Compensability Issues in Work Comp Cases, American Society of Safety Engineers, Anthony Wayne Chapter (2004)
• Speaker, Anatomy of a Worker`s Compensation Claim (2003)
• Speaker, An Overview of Copyright and Ethical Implications of Internet File Sharing on the Music Industry (2003)

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

• Finance Committee Chair, Aldersgate United Methodist Church (2012-present)
• Finance Committee Member, Aldersgate United Methodist Church (2010-current)
• Former Member, Allen County SPCA, Board of Directors and Animal Care Committee (2007-2008)
• "Future 40 Under 40" Award Recipient (2007)
• Leadership Fort Wayne, Graduate (2006)
• Young Leaders of Northeast Indiana Leadership Institute, Graduate (2006)
• Adjunct Professor, Paralegal Studies, Ivy Tech Community College (2002 -2004)
• Speaker, "Ask Me What`s Great About America" program (2002, 2003)
• Consultant, Junior Achievement (2002)

EDUCATION

• Loyola University College of Law, New Orleans, LA (J.D., 2001)
• Emory University, Atlanta, GA (B.A. Psychology, 1997)