Education

  • Washington and Lee University (Bachelor of Arts, Journalism and American History, 1998)
  • Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law (Juris Doctor, 2003)
    • Technology editor of the International Law Review, historian of Phi Delta Phi

Admissions

  • State Bar of Oklahoma
  • State Bar of Texas
  • United States District Courts for the Western, Northern and Eastern Districts of Oklahoma
  • United States District Courts for the Northern, Eastern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas
  • United States Courts of Appeals for the Fifth and Tenth Circuits
  • United States Supreme Court

Experience

  • Attorney with SettlePou – Dallas, Texas (2003-2007)
  • Certified mediator
  • Litigation of various types of business and personal law, industry claims and defenses arising out of contract and tort, in both federal and state courts
  • Counsel and Litigation of Employment Law Issues

Professional Organizations & Memberships

  • Oklahoma County Bar Association
  • Oklahoma Bar Association Leadership Academy (2015-2016)
  • Oklahoma Bar Foundation – fellow
  • American Bar Association
  • Luther L. Bohanon American Inn of Court XXIII – former barrister

Honors, Awards & Rankings

  • Best Lawyers in America – Commercial Litigation
  • Oklahoma Super Lawyers – Rising Star, Business Litigation (2010-2015)
  • Leadership in Law Award, The Journal Record (2015)

Community Involvement

  • Leadership Oklahoma City, Class XXXI
  • Downtown Club of Oklahoma City (2008-2016)
  • Washington and Lee University Alumni Association, Oklahoma City Chapter – president
  • Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma - board member
  • Oklahoma City Bar Association - board member