Born: 1965 Chicago, Illinois.

Former State Prosecutor in Chicago, Illinois.

Former Public Defender in Tampa, Florida.

Former Supervisory Attorney for Capital Collateral Regional Counsel, Tampa, Florida.

Former Supervisor of Alaska Public Defender Agency, Point Barrow Office

State Courts

Illinois (1990)
Florida (1998)

Federal Courts

United States Supreme Court (1999)
United States Court of Appeals 11th Circuit (1999) and 7th Circuit (1997)

United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida (1999)

United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (1990)

Trial Bar – United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois

Education

1987-1990 - Cooley Law School Lansing, Michigan , J.D. 1990
President and Co-Founder of The Environmental Law Society, Dean's List.

1983-1987 - Eastern Illinois University, B.A. Political Science.

Clerkships

Law Clerk of the State of Michigan Attorney General, Natural Resources Division (1987-1990)

Law Clerk for Mark A. Latterman and Associates, Lansing, Michigan (1987)