Education
- B.A., The Ohio State University, 1994
- J.D., University of Colorado School of Law, 1997
Certifications
- Labor & Employment Law Specialist
Areas of Concentration
- Employment Law
- Business & Commercial Litigation
- Civil Trial Practice
- School Law
Bar & Court Admissions
- Ohio, 1997
- Northern District of Ohio, 2000
- Southern District of Ohio, 2003
Professional Associations
- Ohio Bar Association
- Shelby County Bar Association
- Ohio Council of School Board Attorneys
Community Leadership
- Present Boards
- Minster Athletic Boosters (President 2009-2011)
- Minster Youth Baseball and Softball Organization (Boys League Director 2002-present)
- Past Boards
- Auglaize-Mercer Counties YMCA (2002-2009)
- Minster Civic Association (President 2006)
Cases Argued Before the Ohio Supreme Court
- Meyer vs. Minster Farmers Coop. Exchange Co., Inc. (2008), 117 Ohio St,3d 459
- Community First Bank & Trust vs. Dafoe (2006), 108 Ohio St,3d 472
Notable Cases Argued in Ohio Courts of Appeals
- In re Vaughn (1999), Eighth District Court of Appeals, 1999 WL 980647
- Williams Trucking, Inc. v. Gable (2000), Eighth District Court of Appeals, 2000 WL 639541
- Schnippel Construction, Inc. v. Kreps (2002), Third District Court of Appeals, 2002 WL 235443
- Mabry- Wright v. Zlotnik (2005), Third District Court of Appeals, 165 Ohio App.3d 1
- Winner Trucking, Inc. v. Victor L. Dowers & Assoc. (2007), Second District Court of Appeals, 2007 WL 1933980
- Western Ohio Colt Racing Assn. v. Fast (2009), Third District Court of Appeals, 2009 WL 737776
Office Location