Practice Areas
Personal Injury Litigation, Property Damage Litigation, General Practice
Education
Bachelor of Arts, with distinction, Iowa State University (1988)
Political Science major
Economics minor
Golden Key, Pi Sigma Alpha, and Phil Kappa Phi Honor Societies
Juris Doctorate, University of Iowa (1992)
National Moot Court Team Captain
Moot Court Board Vice-Chair
Best Appellate Advocate Award for Class of 1992
First Place, Van Oosterhout Memorial Moot Court Competition
Assistant Editor, Iowa Law Review
Member, Phi Delta Phi
Licensure/Admissions
State of Iowa 1992-present
State of Illinois 1992-present
United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois 1997-present
United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa 1993-present
United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit 2002-present
United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa 2009-present
Professional Associations
Rock Island County Bar Association
Scott County Bar Association
Iowa State Bar Association
Illinois State Bar Association
Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers
American College of Trial Lawyers