I am passionate about helping families navigate issues related to their child's education. This includes special education ARD meetings, due process filings, and grievance matters.

Oversee review and analysis of conflicts of interest for all new business and lateral hires. Work with records management staff to ensure proper maintenance, retention, and destruction of electronic and paper records. Analyze and resolve legal ethics questions with firm attorneys. Assist firm attorneys with drafting of client engagement letters, conflict of interest waivers, and other client documentation. Review and analyze client outside counsel guidelines.

Experienced in mass tort, products liability, aviation, advertising, and business litigation. Review agreements and proposed product labeling and provide advice regarding accompanying legal risks. Representation of commercial airlines in litigation arising from passenger claims and product manufacturers in traditional products liability litigation. Representation of companies in class action litigation over the validity of claims made on product labeling and in advertising materials. Experience managing mass tort cases including coordination of strategy and cost management with national and discovery counsel, expert witnesses, and trial counsel.

Researched state and federal issues relating to land plan development, student affairs on campus, and collection procedures; reviewed and analyzed proposed University contracts; drafted pleadings and settlement documents