Honors and Awards:

• The Milton H. Gray Award for Outstanding Project Leadership, presented by the Young Lawyers Section of the Chicago Bar Association, 2011

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Member, Sigma Chi Bar Association
• Director, Chicago Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section, 2010-2011
• Secretary/Treasurer, Chicago Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section, 2011-2012
• Member, Sigma Chi Fraternity
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
• Member, American Bar Association, Real Property, Trust & Estate Law Section
• Member, Illinois State Bar Association, Trust and Estates Section
• Member, Chicago Estate Planning Council
• Member, Trust Law Committee, Chicago Bar Association
• Member, Estate Planning Committee, Chicago Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section
• Illinois Supreme Court

Pro bono/Community Service:

• Director, Wills For Heroes Foundation - Completed over 600 free estate plans for Chicago first responders between July, 2010 and May, 2011.
• John Marshall Law School Young Alumni Council
• Eastern Illinois University Alumni Association
• The Lawyers Club of Chicago
• Volunteer and Wish Granter, Make-A-Wish Foundation of Illinois

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• Pro Bono Program Benefits First Responders - the anatomy of a Wills For Heroes program., Author, Pro Bono Program Benefits First Responders, Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, 2011
• The Evolving Application of the Step Transaction Doctrine in Estate Planning, Presenter, Chicago Bar Association Estate Planning Committee, 2011
• co-author, Expect the Unexpected - Expanding the boundaries of traditional estate-planning documents, Trusts & Estates Magazine, 2012

Other Outstanding Achievements:

• Martindale-Hubbell, AV Peer-Review Rated, 2012

Educational Background:

• Eastern Illinois University, B.A., Dean's List, 2000