- General Practice Including: Civil Litigation, Business Law, Labor & Employment, Collective Bargaining, Municipal Law, Real Estate, Estate Planning, Probate.
Education
- Valparaiso University, B.A. Economics (1991)
- Valparaiso University School of Law, J.D. (1998)
Admission
- Iowa - 1998
- Illinois - 1999
- U.S. District Court – Southern District of Iowa - 1998
- U.S. District Court – Northern District of Illinois – 1999
Experience
- Pillers and Richmond – Shareholder
- City Attorney –Grand Mound
- LaPorte County Prosecutors Office, Michigan City, Indiana – Law Clerk (1996-1998)
- U.S. Senate Judiciary, Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight – Law Clerk (1996)
Professional Associations - Iowa State Bar Association – (Probate, Real Estate, Family Law)
- Illinois State Bar Association
- Clinton County Bar Association (President 2004 - 2005)
- American Bar Association Section Member (Probate & Real Property; Motor Vehicle Collision)
- Iowa Municipal Attorneys Association
- Iowa Trial Lawyers Association
- American Institute of Justice
- National Association of Elder Law Attorneys
- Iowa Trust Association
- Clinton County Estate Planning Committee
Community Involvement - Grace Lutheran Church (President, 2004 - 2007)
- DeWitt Area Fine Arts Foundation (Trustee 2000-2007)
- DeWitt Police Foundation (President 2005 to Present)
- Central Community Education Foundation (Trustee 2000 to Present)
- DeWitt Noon Lions Club (2nd Vice President 2005-2006, 1st Vice President 2006-2007, President 2007-2008)
- DeWitt Area Chamber of Commerce (Director 2005 to Present)
- Clinton Chamber of Commerce (Government Affairs Committee)
- Clinton County Junior Chamber of Commerce (Former Member)
- Kids Business Incorporated (President, 2002 to 2004)
- K9 Hope, Inc. (President)
- Iowa District East Extension Fund (Director, 2004)
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Undergraduate:
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Valparaiso University
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Law School:
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Valparaiso University
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Admitted to Bar:
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1998
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Practice Areas:
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Business > Commercial Litigation
Business > Business Law
Personal > Employee Law
Personal > Civil Litigation
Personal > Real Estate-Personal
Business > Labor Law
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Organizations:
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Iowa Bar Association, Illinois Bar Association, American Institute of Justice, American Bar Association, Clinton County Bar Association, Iowa Municipals Attorneys Association
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Gender:
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Status:
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Married
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Children:
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1 Child
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Age:
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3
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City of Residence:
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DeWitt
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Home Town:
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Clinton
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Home State:
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IA
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My Interests
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My Politics:
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Conservative
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My Choice For President:
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Favorite Justice:
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Antonin Scalia
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