Member

Representative Matters

• Represented an Arizona municipality in a land use dispute before the Arizona Superior Court, Court of Appeals, and Supreme Court
• Advised an Arizona municipality regarding land use decisions, public records laws, open meeting laws, and Arizona municipal law
• Intervened on behalf of an Arizona municipality in a utility rate hearing before the Arizona Corporation Commission
• Represented employer in pursing claims of fraud and embezzlement against former employee before the Arizona Superior Court
• Defended contractors in construction defect related litigation before the Arizona Superior Court
• Represented employer defending wrongful termination claims of former employee before the Arizona Superior Court
• Prosecuted contract and trademark claims of a world-wide hotel chain before the Arizona Superior Court, United States District Court for the District of Arizona, and United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• Defended a commercial developer in breach of contract litigation
• Sought recovery for creditors before the Arizona Superior Court and Bankruptcy Court of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona
• Represented plaintiffs in pursuing personal injury claims arising from medical malpractice and automobile accidents including three jury trials before the Arizona Superior Court

Professional Activities

• Admitted Arizona, 2003
• Admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit, United States District Court for the District of Arizona and the United States Tax Court
• Recorder Arizona Town Hall, October 2004 and October 2006
• Certified Public Accountant, 2000-Present

Education

• Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, Arizona State University Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, 2003
  • Order of the Coif
  • Pedrick Scholar
  • Berch Moot Court Competition Semifinalist
  • Staff Writer, Arizona State Law Journal
• Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, cum laude, University of Arizona, 1997

Previous Experience

• Law Clerk to the Honorable Rebecca White Berch, Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court, September 2003 - August 2004
• Extern to the Arizona Solicitor General, January - May 2002
• Auditor for "Big Four" accounting firm, September 1997 - May 2000
• Intern to the Appropriations Committee of the Arizona State Senate, January - May 1996