| Practice Areas: |
Civil Litigation, Family Law, Adoption Law, and Estate Planning and Administration |
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| Place of Birth: |
Cadillac, Michigan |
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| Education: |
Ohio Northern University (B.A. 1995); University of Toledo (J.D. 1998 Magna Cum Laude) |
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| 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) |
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| 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) |
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| 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 |
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| Other: |
Certified Guardian ad litem for juveniles and incapacitated adults |
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| 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) |
