Representing clients in the following areas of practice: custody, divorce, family law, adoption, termination of parental rights, family law, Protection from Abuse orders, and Sexual Violence Protection Orders.Representation includes appearing on the behalf of clients in conciliations, mediations, depositions, oral arguments on motions, preliminary hearings, and trials; drafting and researching various pleadings, motions, and other court related filings; and engaging civil discovery.

Practice Areas: custody, divorce, family law, adoption, termination of parental rights, family law, Protection from Abuse orders, Sexual Violence Protection Orders, criminal defense, DUI, License Suspensions, state appeals, personal injury, and workers' compensation.

• Litigated various types of workers’ compensation petitions including claim, review, suspension, and termination petitions• Gained substantial experience in hearing practice, examination and cross-examination of witnesses, and analysis of evidentiary principles and standards• Resolved several injured worker claims through counsel-to-counsel settlement negotiations and mediations before workers’ compensation judges• Maintained positive client relationships through effective communication by summarizing case developments, assessing potential exposure, and proposing fiscally responsible strategies to resolve pending claims• Drafted Proposed Findings of Fact, Briefs in Support of Proposed Findings of Fact, mediation statements, medical record analyses, and legal memoranda

• Managed a diverse seventy plus case load which included claims for motor vehicle accidents, slip and falls, medical malpractice, industrial and construction site accidents, products liability, social security, and workers’ compensation• Participated in all aspects of workers’ compensation cases including hearings, mediations, depositions, evidentiary disputes, final brief drafting, and pursuing and arguing appeals before the WCAB• Managed and resolved several personal injury cases through successful pre-litigation negotiations as well as strategic navigation of the civil litigation process• Gained substantial experience in depositions, motion practice, civil mediation preparation and participation, and compulsory arbitration• Resolved several cases involving minors, wrongful death, and survival actions requiring court approval

• Managed an excess of sixty cases while successfully maintaining positive client relationships • Secured representation of potential clients through initial consultation calls and intake meetings• Settled several cases during the pre-litigation and litigation phases of the claim involving injuries ranging from soft tissue to spinal fusion surgeries• Resolved several cases involving minors, wrongful death, and survival actions requiring court approval

• Reviewed thousands of records for document production in environmental litigation matters • Extensively used Westlaw’s Caselogistix software to manage and organize the reviewed documents

• Investigated and prosecuted abuse, neglect, and/or dependency actions filed by The Hardin County Department of Job and Family Services• Investigated and prosecuted criminal actions filed by the Hardin County Prosecutor’s Office • Appeared and argued before the Juvenile Court of Hardin County

• Managed pro-bono cases involving family law, domestic relations, and judgment collection matters• Drafted and filed several court pleadings consisting of child support petitions and custody agreements• Resolved domestic relation matters through settlement and custody negotiations

• Researched and drafted legal memoranda relating to construction law, commercial/business law, and intellectual property law• Drafted discovery requests, discovery responses, and several dispositive motions which included motions to dismiss and motions for summary judgment• Attended mediations, non-jury trials, and local-government proceedings on behalf of clients

• Contributed to the research and drafting used in final judicial opinions • Attended chamber discussions, hearings, and trials in federal court• Researched and drafted legal memoranda relating to federal criminal law and multi-district civil litigation matters