
| Professional Experience: | Counsel clients on, review, negotiate and draft contracts and other legal documents that may be needed for the multitude of transactions arising in the life cycle of a business or non-profit organization including initial choice of business entity, effective governance and management structures, federal, state and local tax planning, tax-exempt compliance and governance issues. In addition, represent clients in Chapter 7 and 13 bankruptcy and domestic relations. Past corporate trust officer for a national financial institution; served as a sergeant in the U.S. Army; former staff attorney in the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, Division of Domestic Relations and Juvenile Branch. |
| Education: | Capital University Law School, Columbus, Ohio LL.M., Business & Taxation, 2005 The Ohio State University (Moritz) College of Law, Columbus, Ohio, Juris Doctorate, 2000 Franklin University, Columbus, Ohio B.S., cum laude, Business Management, 1996 |
| Bar Adm: | Ohio, 2001; U.S. District Court of Southern District of Ohio, 2002, U.S. Tax Court, 2008 |
| Professional Recognitions: | Ohio Rising Stars, Ohio Super Lawyers, Business/Corporate & Tax, 2007 |
| Professional Associations & Memberships: | Columbus Bar Association, Business Taxation Committee, Co-Chair, 2008 to present Member, American and Ohio State and Columbus Bar Associations Adjunct Professor, Wilberforce University, 2001 to present Franklin County Children Services, 2004 to present Board Chair, 2008 to present Budget and Finance Committee, Chair, 2007 Huckleberry House, 2007 to present Nominations Committee, Chair, 2008 |