1991 graduate of University of Oregon with BA in English, 1995 graduate of Willamette University College of Law, JD.  Staff attorney at Multnomah Defenders, Inc, 1996-1998.  In private practice since 1998 handling exclusively criminal cases, from DUII and other traffic crimes to aggravated murder, with emphasis on person and sex crimes.  Frequent presenter on the topic of jury selection, volunteer attorney for National Lawyers Guild, member of NACDL, OCDLA and MBA and chosen as one of the funniest lawyers in Oregon by the Campaign for Equal Justice, 2008.