Areas of Practice:
Civil Litigation
Business and Commercial Litigation
Insurance Litigation
Appeals
Land Use Law
Local Government Law
Collections
General Practice
Law School Education:
University of Akron School of Law, Akron, Ohio
Juris Doctor, Magna Cum Laude, 2005
Executive Editor, Akron Law Review
National Appellate Advocacy Team
Undergraduate Education:
Youngstown State University, Youngstown, Ohio
Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, Summa Cum Laude, 2002
Leslie H. Cochran University Scholar
Admitted to:
State of Ohio, 2005
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, 2005
Sixth Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals, 2008
Bar Memberships:
Ohio State Bar Association
Trumbull County Bar Association
Chair, Young Lawyers Committee, 2007-2010
Member, Grievance Committee
Member, Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee
Mahoning County Bar Association
Professional and Civic Organizations:
Howland Township Trustee, 2010-Present
Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys
Northeast Ohio Adoption Services
Member, Board of Trustees, 2006-Present
Vice Chairman, 2008-2010
Scribes: The American Society of Legal Writers
Regular Member, 2011-Present
Mahoning Valley Professional 20/30 Club
Mahoning Valley Local Government Leadership Academy
Class of 2008
Youngstown Warren Regional Chamber
St. John the Baptist Orthodox Church, Campbell, Ohio
Secretary, Parish Council, 2009-2011
Recent Recognitions:
Mahoning Valley Professional 20/30 Club and
Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley
40 Under 40 Award 2009
Publications:
Icing the Judicial Hell Holes: Congress' Attempt to Put Out Frivolous Lawsuits
Burns a Hole Through the Constitution. 30 Seton Hall Legis. J. 249 (2006)
University of Akron Law Alumni Association Alumni Publication Award (2008)
Not Just Old Wine in New Bottles: Kentucky Ass'n of Health Plans, Inc. v. Miller
Bottles a New Test for State Regulation of Insurance, 38 Akron L. Rev. 253 (2005)