AREAS OF EMPHASIS

• Commercial and business litigation
• Construction litigation
• Easement and access disputes
• Real estate transactions and litigation
• Contract disputes
• Collection and enforcement of judgments
• Foreclosures
• Municipal and administrative law
• Creditor representation in bankruptcy

ADMITTED TO PRACTICE

• States of Idaho and Washington
• U.S. District Court, Idaho
• U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Districts of Idaho and Eastern District of Washington

EDUCATION

• Weber State University, B.A., with honors, Commercial German major, Business minor, 2000
• University of Idaho School of Law, J.D., 2003
• Attended University of San Francisco School of Law, Semester Abroad (Prague, Czech Republic)

HIGHLIGHTS

• Regular representation of numerous construction companies and homeowners in construction litigation
• Selected as 2008 Mountain States Rising Star by Super Lawyers publication
• Presenter at Kootenai County Bar continuing legal education seminar on construction law (Notice and Opportunity to Repair Act and Contractor Registration Act) 2006
• Former Special Deputy Prosecutor for Kootenai County Prosecutor's Office
• Governing Council, Idaho State Bar Real Property Section
• Fluent in German
• Member, Idaho Law Review
• ITLA appellate brief competition finalist
• Presenter at Construction Lien Law Seminar in Coeur d'lene, Idaho, addressing construction lien requirements, contractor registration, contractor disclosures, and impact of bankruptcy on claims of lien. March 31, 2009.
• Selected for Top 100 Lawyers by Spokane/Coeur d'Alene Living Magazine, 2009