I was admitted to practice in May, 2000. Since starting my practice, I have focused on civil litigation and trial, regularly taking lawsuits to trial. My litigation experience covers a broad spectrum of civil matters including, commercial litigation, construction and surety law, significant bankruptcy litigation, personal injury, wrongful death, breach of contract, and first party bad faith insurance claims. Since starting my practice, I have directly resolved hundreds of cases through trial, summary judgment, and settlement, with more than 30 trials as first chair. I have tried significant bankruptcy matters, worked on numerous multi-million dollar construction cases, and defended several wrongful death and significant personal injury cases.I assist in training younger associates in litigation skills and tactics, and I oversee an insurance defense docket, managing associates’ activities. I also provide training and seminars to clients and insurance companies.Specialties: Civil litigation, bankruptcy litigation, surety law, construction law.