Legal and Professional Organizations and Involvements:

• Johnson County Bar Association (1999 -)
  • Family Law Rules Committee (1999-)
  • Law Day Committee (2000-2004) (Co-Chair 2002-2004)
• American Bar Association (1984-1999)
  • Litigation and Family Law Sections
• Indiana State Bar Association (1984-Present)
  • Litigation and Family Law Sections
• Indianapolis Bar Association (1984-Present)
  • Litigation and Family Law Sections – Past Executive Committee Member
  • Library Committee – Past Chair
• Indianapolis Law Club (1985-1999)

Publications and Presentations:

• Family Law: Helping Your Clients Through Difficult Cases, National Business Institute, May 2007.
• Marital and Domestic Torts, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, August 2004.
• Ethical Perils in Divorce Practice and Drafting and Litigating Premarital Agreements, Family Law Litigation in Indiana, National Business Institute, 2000, 2002
• Drafting and Interpreting Premarital Agreements and Support Matters, Domestic Law in Indiana, National Business Institute, 2001.
• Family Law Developments and Considerations in Child Custody, Family Law in Indiana, National Business Institute, 2001.
• Representing Foreign National in Family Law Matters, What Every Attorney Needs to Know About Representing Foreign Clients, Indiana Continuing Legal Education, November 2000.
• Preparing for a Child Custody Evaluation, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, January 1999.
• The Impact of Bankruptcy on Dissolution of Marriage in Indiana, National Business Institute, 1999.
• Ethics as it Relates to Family Law and Recent Developments in Family Law, Family Law in Indiana, National Business Institute, 1999.
• Overview of State Family Law Principles for Bankruptcy Practitioners and Ethical Considerations, The Impact of Bankruptcy on Dissolution of Marriage in Indiana, National Business Institute, 1997.
• Preparing to be an Expert Witness, Indiana Association for Play Therapy Annual Conference, June 13, 1997
• Recent Developments in Family Law, Initial Considerations and Preparation and Trial of a Divorce Case, Family Law in Indiana, National Business Institute, 1995.
• Initial Considerations, Child Custody and Visitation in Indiana, National Business Institute, 1995.
• Drafting and Interpreting Premarital Agreements and Alimony and Child Support, Domestic Law in Indiana, National Business Institute, 1994.
• Child Support: Litigating the Guidelines, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, July 1994.

Civic Involvement:

• City of Greenwood, Indiana
  • Board of Public Works & Safety (1996-Present)
  • Advisory Plan Committee (1988-1996) Past President
  • Board of Zoning Appeals (1986-1988)
• Greenwood Chamber of Commerce
  • Member, (1984-)
  • Board of Directors (1994-1998, 2004-2008)
  • President (1997-1998)
  • Education Committee – Past Chairman
• Greenwood Community School Corporation
  • Past President, Strategic Planning Committee
• Greenwood Senior Citizens Center, Inc.
  • Board of Directors (1984-1995)
• Johnson County Senior Services, Inc.
  • Board of Directors, President (2000-2005)
• Johnson County Community Foundation, Inc.
  • Board of Directors (1986-1998)
  • Founding Member, past Secretary
• Greenwood Friends of the Library
  • Member and counsel (1984-)

Educational and Professional Background:

• Ball State University – Muncie, Indiana, B.S. – Economics and Political Science, 1981, summa cum laude
• Indiana University School of Law – Indianapolis, J.D., 1984, magna cum laude

Bar Admissions:

• Indiana, 1984
• Indiana Supreme Court, Northern and Southern Federal District Courts, 1984,