• JD, Southern Illinois University School of Law (now the Southern Illinois University Simmons Law School), 2005
• BA, University of Missouri-Columbia, 1997

• District of Columbia Bar
• Illinois State Bar
• Missouri State Bar

Financial Services

• Helped negotiate a favorable outcome for an investment advisory firm after a former customer alleged improper sales practices and overconcentration
• Assisted a national bank in resisting the efforts of a former representative to expunge a negative event from her FINRA registration, after the event caused a seven-figure loss to the firm
• Assisted a national bank in negotiating favorable resolution of multiple suits alleging violation of the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)
• Handled over 150 collections matters in FINRA arbitration on behalf of a broker-dealer seeking to recover unpaid loans from its former financial advisors
• Represented a national mortgage bank in resisting a wrongful foreclosure claim with novel legal issues concerning the obligations of guarantors; decision affirmed on appeal
• Negotiated resolution on behalf of a national bank of a five-party dispute alleging cloud on title and negligent mortgage loan servicing

Housing

• Represented a large residential landlord in disputes with tenants

 Corporate Transparency Act

• Published and spoke about the impact of the beneficial ownership registration requirements under the U.S. Corporate Transparency Act

• Panelist, "Corporate Transparency Act issues," Attorneys’ Liability Assurance Society, August 2023
• Panelist, "Corporate Transparency Act issues," Lexology, May 2023

• American Bar Association