Honors and Awards:

• magna cum laude
• CALI Excellence for the Future Awards
• 2010 "Up and Coming" Lawyers as named by Wisconsin Law Journal, 2010

Special Licenses/Certifications:

• Formerly held teacher's license, as well as Series 7 and 63 licenses

Bar/Professional Activity:

• American Bar Association; ABA Section on Commercial Leasing; State Bar of Wisconsin; Milwaukee Bar Association; Wisconsin Realtors Association

Pro bono/Community Service:

• Current Director and Vice Chairman, Whitefish Bay Business Improvement District; Volunteer for various Civic Events; Former Director and Vice Chariman, Vital Voices for Mental Health, a non-profit advocacy group for people with mental illness and their families

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• (2010-2011) Estate Plan Primer (February 2010); Negotiating the Marriage between Landlord and Tenant (State Bar of Wisconsin 2010), presentations for same across the state of Wisconsin (June 2010, July 2010, September 2010); Estate and Succession Planning for Families (May, 2011); Crisis Communications and Brand Identity: What Legal Really Cares About, Marquette University (April 2012); "The Nuts and Bolds of Retail Leases: Option and Holdover Provisions," American Bar Association Leasing Group Committee (April 2012); Critical Drafting and Negtiation Issues in Commercial Leases, State Bar of Wisconsin Real Estate and Business Law Institute (June, 2012)

Verdicts and Settlements:

• (2010-2012) Obtained full recovery and substantial attorneys' fees recovery in arbitration for collections matter on behalf of existing client; settlement of LLC membership dispute litigation; Settlement of asbestos lawsuit on behalf of condominium unit owner.

Transactions:

• (2010-2012): Handled substantial business dispute arbitration; represented various tenants in negotiation of leases for Downtown Milwaukee and suburban commercial retail and office spaces; represented various landlords in negotiation of retail, residential and industrial leases in state and across country; represented numerous clients on commercial and residential real estate transactions; handled various employee and personnel matters for business clients; negotiated employment contract for national dispute resolution company; closed purchase of vacant land and negotiated construction and architect contracts for design and build of multi-million dollar manufacturing facility; prepared estate and succession Plans for numerous business-owner clients.

Representative Clients:

• Branigan Communcations, Inc.; El Paseo Holdings LLC; Professional Staff Resources LLC; Resolute Systems, LLC; Vaportek, Inc.; Winkie's Department Store

Other Outstanding Achievements:

• Named a 2010 "Up and Coming Lawyer" by Wisconsin Law Journal; Editor, MARQUETTE LAW REVIEW: CALI Excellence for the Future Awards

Educational Background:

• B.S. University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire (magna cum laude), 1999
• J.D. Marquette University Law School (magna cum laude)., 2003