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Practice Areas
Civil Litigation, Family Law, Adoption Law, and Estate Planning and Administration
Place of Birth
Cadillac, Michigan
Education
Ohio Northern University (B.A. 1995)
University of Toledo (J.D. 1998 Magna Cum Laude)
Admitted to Bar
1998, Virginia State Bar; U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Eastern District of Virginia (2006)
Previous Experience:
- Law Clerk for the Hon B. Waugh Crigler, U.S. Magistrate Judge, Charlottesville, Virginia (1998-1999)
- Business Law instructor at Blue Ridge Community College (2005)
Affiliations
- Waynesboro-Staunton-Augusta County Bar Association (Treasurer, 2000-2005; Bar President 2006-2007)
- Member, Board of Directors, One Child at a Time (OCAT) Inc.
- Member, Board of Directors, Vector Industries, Inc.
- Member, Parkway Wesleyan Church, Staunton, Virginia
Other
Certified Guardian ad litem for juveniles and incapacitated adults
Published Articles
Bennis v. Michigan: Guilty People and Not Property is Still the Focus of Civil Forfeiture Law, 28 U. Tol. L. Rev. 371 (1997)