Honors and Awards:

• Graduated cum laude from the University of Wisconsin Law School.  Served as Note & Comment Editor for the Wisconsin Law Review.  Graduated magna cum laude from Marquette University.  Member of Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society.  Member of Alpha Sigma Nu National Honor Society.  Member of Alpha Theta National Honor Society.

Special Licenses/Certifications:

• Admitted to the Wisconsin State Bar, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin, and United States Supreme Court.

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Member of State Bar of Wisconsin.  Member of the Wisconsin Association for Justice 1995 to present (Member of Amicus Curiae Committee from 1995-2004).  Member of Board of Directors for the Wisconsin Civil Justice Education Foundation.

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• Coauthor, “A Practical Guide To Conducting A ZMET Focus Group For $979.95,” THE VERDICT (Fall 2010)
• Author of “Conducting The Direct Examination Of A Treating Doctor,” THE VERDICT, Vol. 31:3. (Summer 2008), reprinted in Lousiana Advocates, Vol. XXIV (May 2009).  PRESENTATIONS:  20th Annual Torts Update, Recent Developments In Constitutional Law, State Bar of Wisconsin (September 2000); How to Maximize or Minimize Personal Injury Damages, Plaintiff’s Perspective on Developing and Proving Damages, Professional Education Systems Institute (2003); Dealing With Other Self-Insured Plans: Ruckel v. Gassner. Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers (December 2004); Handling Damages in Personal Injury Cases, Professional Education Systems Institute, LLC (2005); Getting the Most Out of Your Evidence During Wisconsin Personal Injury Trials, National Business Institute (2005); Winning Your First Civil Trial in Wisconsin: What They Didn’t Teach You in Law School, National Business Institute (2006); Bad Faith Insurance Claims in Wisconsin, National Business Institute (2006); Governmental Immunities: What is Discretionary–What is Ministerial? Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers (December 2006); As Clear as Mud: Wisconsin Subrogation Law & The Collateral Source Rule, Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers (March 2006);The Availability of Sec. 628.46 Interest in Third Party Liability Cases After Kontowicz v. American Standard, Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers (October 2006); 30th Annual Torts Update, Pleadings, Practice and Summary Judgment, State Bar of Wisconsin (September 2007); Annual Torts Update, Wisconsin Association for Justice (July 2008); Evidence: Strategies for Finding, Preserving and Using Evidence to Support Your Case, National Business Institute(October 2008); Annual Torts Update, Wisconsin Association for Justice (July 2009); 32nd Annual Torts Update, Safe Place Statute, Wrongful Death and Strict Liability, State Bar of Wisconsin (September 2009); Tort & Technique Update Seminar, Wisconsin Association for Justice (October 2009); Annual Torts Update, Wisconsin Association for Justice (July 2010).
• Coauthor, "Fischer v. Steffens: A Frontal Assault On The Made Whole Doctrine," THE VERDICT (Winter 2011), 2011

Educational Background:

• B.A., Marquette University, 1991 (magna cum laude)J.D., University of Wisconsin Law School, 1995 (cum laude)