Education
- University of Louisville, J.D. (2002)
- Externship with Louisville Metro Public Defender’s Office
- Georgetown College, Bachelor of Science (Biology/Chemistry), 1998
- National Biology Honor Society
Organizations
- Kentucky Bar Association
- Criminal Law Section
- Kentucky Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Board of Directors
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Legislative Affairs Committee
Awards/Certifications
- American Institute of DUI/DWI Attorneys
- “10 Best – Kentucky” award for exceptional and outstanding client service (2017)
- Scholarship Recipient/Graduate
- National Forensic College, Cardozo Law School, NYC (2016)
- Kentucky Bar Association
- “CLE Renewal” award (60+ hours of CLEs from 2013-2016)
- Department of Public Advocacy
- “Walker” award for DUI acquittal (2016)
- Department of Public Advocacy
- “Lawyers Without Boarders” award for regularly accepting criminal conflict cases across the Commonwealth (2015)
- International Association of Chiefs of Police/NHTSA
- Standardized Field Sobriety Test Administration and DUI Detection, Irvine, CA (2013)
Presenter/Speaker
- Faculty: DPA New Attorney Training, Frankfort, KY (2013-2018)
- Louisville Bar Association/KACDL DUI seminar, Louisville, KY (2017)
- KACDL’s Advanced DUI seminar, Burlington, KY (2016)
- Ignition Interlock CLE, Public Defender Conf., Louisville, KY (2016)
- Sobriety Checkpoint CLE, Public Defender Conf., Lexington, KY (2015)
- DUI Detection CLE, Public Defender Conf., Erlanger, KY (2014)
- Faculty: KY Public Defender College’s Litigation Persuasion Institute, Faubush, KY (2014)
- Standardized Field Sobriety Testing CLE, Public Defender Conf., Louisville, KY (2013)
- Marijuana DUI, 3rd Annual Eastern Regional Conf., Natural Bridge State Park, KY (2013)