JUDICIAL EXPERIENCE

• Whitman County District Court Commissioner, 2003 – 2008

• Cases heard: traffic infractions, misdemeanors, gross misdemeanors, domestic violence orders, conducted bench criminal trials, and heard motion practice for civil cases less than $50,000

 

LITIGATION PERCENTAGE

• 95% of practice devoted to litigation and time in court

• A very experienced trial lawyer in both criminal and civil jury trials 

• Winning verdicts in both arenas

BAR ADMISSIONS

• Washington, 2002

• Idaho, 2009

EDUCATION

• Western New England University School of Law, Springfield, Massachusetts, J.D. – 2002

• University of Missouri, Columbia, M.Ed. – 1996

• Assumption College, Worcester, Massachusetts, B.A. – 1988, Major: Political Science, Minor: Philosophy

 

CLASSES/SEMINARS

• National Judicial College; Reno, Nevada; DUI Laws, Spring, 2008

• National Judicial College; Reno, Nevada; Commercial Driver’s License, Fall 2004

• Washington State Judicial College; Tacoma, Washington; December 2003

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS

• President, First District Bar Association, Idaho State Bar, 2011 – 2012

• Officer, First District Bar Association, Idaho State Bar, 2009 – 2011

• Editorial Advisory Committee, Northwest Bar Journal, Member, 2012 – 2016

• ASTAR (Advanced Science and Technology Adjudication Resource) Judge – State of Washington, 2004 – 2008

 

COMMUNITY SERVICE/VOLUNTEER WORK & NONPROFIT BOARD POSITIONS

• Families Together for People with Disabilities, Former Board Member

• Cub Scout Pack 3, Committee Member and Advancement Lead

• CDA School District/Ramsey Elementary Cross Country, Parent Volunteer

• Active/Veterans Military Estate Planning event, Gonzaga University School of Law

• Hoopfest Court Monitor

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PUBLISHED WORKS

• All Bars Have Bastards, NW Lawyer, November 2014, Vol. 68. No. 8.

• Top 10 Legal Cases that Will Spook You (written with Allison Peryea and Stephanie Perry), NW Lawyer, October 2014, Vol. 68. No. 7

• Top 10 Behind the Scenery: Washington Sites With Legal Pasts, NW Lawyer, September 2014, Vol. 68. No. 6.

• Top 10 What-Ifs about Prenuptial Agreements, NW Lawyer, February 2014, Vol. 68. No. 1.

• Top 10 What Every Trial Notebook Needs, NW Lawyer, November 2013, Vol. 67. No. 8.

• Top 10 Issues for Border-Crossing Lawyers, NW Lawyer, July/August 2013, Vol. 67. No. 5.

• Family Law From a Different Vantage, DeNovo: The Journal of Young Lawyers Division of the State Bar Association, June 2004.