- J.D., DePaul University College of Law, 2004 Moot Court Society; National Juvenile Law Moot Court Competition, Semifinalist; Domenick L. Gabrielli National Family Law Moot Court Competition, Quarterfinalist; Dean's List; Dean's Minority Merit Scholarship.
- B.A., Northwestern University, 2001 With Honors.
Admitted to Practice
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa
Bar Memberships
- Illinois - 2004
- Iowa - 2007
Memberships
Iowa State Bar Association (Family Law Committee; Young Lawyers Division Executive Council; YLD By-Law Revision Task Force; YLD Attorney Disciplinary Decisions Task Force), 2006-present
Illinois State Bar Association (Family Law Section; Young Lawyers Section Council)
American Bar Association (Family Law Section; Young Lawyers Division), 2004-present
Polk County Bar Association, 2006-present
Polk County Women Attorneys, 2006-present
Chicago Bar Association, 2004-2007
Lake County Bar Association, 2004-2006
Iowa Homeless Youth Center – Community Advisory Board Member, 2006-present
Youth and Shelter Services, Inc. – Corporate Board Member, 2007-present
Polk County Volunteer Lawyers Project (Pro Bono Attorney), 2006-present
Recent Presentations
Presenter, Attorney-Client Privilege Issues and Pro Hac Vice and Registration of In-House Counsel, Iowa Ethics for Corporate Counsel Seminar, April 10, 2007
Presenter, Bank Fraud Past and Present, Dickinson Banking Law Seminar, May 2, 2008
Presenter, Heartland Breach, Dickinson Banking Law Seminar, September 4, 2009
Recognized as an Outstanding Volunteer for 2008 and 2009 by the Polk County Bar Association's Volunteer Lawyers Project. Also selected as one of the Des Moines Business Record's Forty Under 40 honorees for 2010.