Honors and Awards:

• Selected to Wisconsin Rising Stars in 2010 and 2011.
• The Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Martin Hanson Memorial Prize for obtaining a jury verdict of acquittal in a 2009 first-degree reckless homicide case
• Moot Court Case Editor, University of Iowa College of Law

Bar/Professional Activity:

• U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin
• Wisconsin

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• "The Year In Review: Criminal Procedure in the 2009-2010 Term of the Wisconsin Appellate Courts," Presentation at 31st Annual Conference on Recent Developments in Criminal Law, Marquette University Law School, 12/4/2010
• "Forensic Assessment of Perinatal Mood Disorders," Presentation at Postpartum Support International 23rd International Conference in Los Angeles, CA, 8/7/2009 (with Dr. Diana Barnes and Dr. Ruta Nonacs)
• "Confessions in an Era of Electronic Recording," Presentation at 30th Annual Conference on Recent Developments in Criminal Law, Marquette University Law School, 12/5/2009
• The article discussed the facts and holdings of U.S. Supreme Court cases Lafler v. Cooper, No. 10-209 (March 21, 2012) and  Missouri v. Frye, No. 10-444 (March 21, 2012), and explores potential impact on criminal practice. Published online March 23, 2012., Author, State Bar of Wisconsin News, 2012

Educational Background:

• Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, B.A. in English Literature and Anthropology (Departmental Honors), 1989
• Graduate Fellow in Linguistics, University of Pennsylvania, 1996
• University of Iowa, M.A. in Linguistics, 1996