Areas of Practice:
Appellate Practice
Business and Non-Profit Law
Civil and Commercial Litigation
Employment Law
Estate Planning and Probate
Prior Experience:
Law Clerk, The Honorable Lavenski R. Smith, United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Law Clerk, The Honorable G. Barry Anderson, Minnesota Supreme Court
Education:
J.D., Ave Maria School of Law, summa cum laude, 2007
B.A., John Brown University, summa cum laude, 2004
Honors and Awards:
Number One Graduate in Law School Class
Ave Maria Law Review, Senior Editor
Bar Admissions:
State of Minnesota, 2007
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 2009
U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, 2009
Community Memberships:
Rotary Club of Cambridge & Isanti
Rum River Referrals Chapter of Business Network International
Publications:
The “Mystery of Life” in the Lower Courts: The Influence of the Mystery Passage on American Jurisprudence, 51 How. L.J. 335 (2008).
Blight Elimination Takings as Eminent Domain Abuse: The Great Lakes States in Kelo’s Public Use Paradigms, 5 Ave Maria L. Rev. 299 (2007).