Attorney Profile

Areas of Practice

• Corporate and Business Transactions
• Employment Law - Defense
• Employment Law - Plaintiff
• Estate/Probate/Trust
• Real Estate - Residential
• Real Estate - Commercial

Bar Admissions

• Iowa, 2006

Education

• University of Iowa College of Law, Iowa City, Iowa, 2004
  J.D.
  Law Journal: Journal of Corporation Law, 2003 - 2004
  
  
• The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 1997
  M.A.
  Honors: Robert Murray Scholarship Recipient, 1997
  Major: Journalism
  
  
• The University of Missouri - Columbia, Columbia, Missouri, 1994
  B.A.
  Honors: John F. Knight Scholarship, 1989
  Honors: University of Missouri Black Alumni Scholarship, 1989
  Major: Political Science
  
  

Classes/Seminars Taught

• Adjunct Faculty, Business Law, Kirkwood Community College, Iowa City, Iowa, 2006 - 2007
• Spouse's Elective Share, NBI Seminar, 2007
• Determining Whether the Spouse's Share is a Reasonable Option, NBI Seminar, 2007
• Foundations of Estate Administration, 2008

Honors and Awards

• Member, University of Iowa College of Law Dean Search Committee, 2003 - 2004
• Iowa Student Bar Association Representative, 2003 - 2004
• United States Air Force Commendation Medal (One Oak Leaf Cluster)

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Iowa State Bar, Young Lawyers Division, 2006
  Member/Professional Development Committee
  
  
• Johnson County Bar Association, 2006
  Member
  
  
• Johnson County (Iowa) Disproportionality Task Force, 2006
  Member
  
  
• United States Air Force (Honorable Discharge), 1985 - 1989
  Sergeant
  
  
• Bethel A.M.E. Church, Steward
  Co-chair Renovation and Expansion Project
  
  
• Dean Mason Ladd American Inn of Court, 2007 - Present
  
  
• Community Leadership Program, 2007 - 2008
  
  

Past Employment Positions

• Dell A. Richard Law Office, Law Clerk, 2006
• Office of the Johnson County Auditor, Deputy Auditor, 2005 - 2006
• U.S. Attorney's Office - Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Law Clerk, 2004
• Office of the General Counsel, The University of Iowa, Law Clerk, 2004
• University of Iowa News Services, Associate Editor, 1998 - 2002

Birth Information

• Little Rock, Arkansas, United States of America