Areas of Practice
Litigation; Credit Recovery and Bankruptcy;
E-Discovery

Representative Experience
Second-chaired jury trial for plaintiff on software-development breach-of-contract and negligence action to verdict in plaintiff’s favor

Represented telecommunications company in arbitration regarding fiber use agreement

Extensive experience managing and counseling clients on electronic discovery in complex litigation

Discovery counsel for manufacturer defendant in antitrust class action

Represented hospital in reimbursement dispute with insurer

Prepared dispositive motion and appellate briefs to Delaware chancery and appellate courts in representation of individual director defendant in merger dispute

Prosecuted non-competition agreements for national insurance brokerage

Represented manufacturer in international distributorship dispute

Represented seller and individual defendants in bankruptcy adversary proceeding arising from leveraged buyout

Part of team representing Unsecured Creditors Committee in bankruptcy proceedings of energy company

Prior Experience
Associate, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P., Cleveland, Ohio

Publications and Presentations
Faculty, Defense Research Institute Electronic Discovery Seminar, April 2008

Presenter, "Introduction to Metadata in Discovery," Gus Solomon Inn of Court, January 2008

Presenter, "Computer and Internet Law: Changes and Challenges to an Evolving Practice," Electronic Discovery, Oregon State Bar Continuing Legal Education, September 2007

Presenter, "e-Discovery Practice in Oregon’s Federal and State Courts," Federal Practice, Oregon State Bar Continuing Legal Education, June 2007

Author, "Case Management and Transparency vs. Gamesmanship (and Sanctions): Recent Decisions in Electronic Discovery," Litigation Journal, Oregon State Bar, Spring 2008

Co-author, "To Peek or Not to Peek: Special Considerations for Discovery of Complex Digital Information," Oregon Association of Defense Counsel Newsletter, Spring 2007

Co-author, "Managing Electronic Discovery in Complex Litigation," Spring 2007

Co-author, "Commonsense Electronic Discovery Planning – How to Help Your Client Meet Its Electronic Production Obligations," Litigation Journal, Oregon State Bar, Spring 2006

Memberships and Activities
Multnomah Bar Association

Federal Bar Association

Admitted in Oregon, Ohio, Northern District of Ohio and Eastern District of Michigan

Defense Research Institute, Electronic Discovery Committee Member

Board of Trustees, Children’s Relief Nursery

Education
J.D., University of Michigan Law School

M.S.W., University of Michigan School of Social Work

A.B., summa cum laude, Bryn Mawr College