Licensed in Kansas & Iowa

Education: 

• Undergraduate Degree - B.A. International Relations, German (1990), Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa, summa cum laude
• Law Degree  - University of Kansas School of Law (2006), Lawrence, Kansas

Judicial Clerkships:

• Hon. David Waxse, 2005, United States District Court, District of Kansas, Kansas City, Kansas
• Hon. Kevin Moriarty, 2006, Johnson County District Court, Olathe, Kansas

Professional Memberships & Awards:

• Section Chair, Iowa State Bar Association Labor & Employment Section, 2020 - Present
• Member of ISBA Employment Litigation Committee, 2020 - Present
• Recipient of ACLU Iowa's Dan Johnston Cooperating Attorney Award, 2018
• President of Iowa NELA, the Iowa affiliate of the National Employment Lawyers Association, 2014-2018
• Secretary of Iowa NELA, 2019 - present
• Member of National Employment Lawyers Association since 2009
• Member of Iowa State Bar Association & Polk County Bar Association

Areas of Special Interest:  Disability discrimination, transgender rights, gender stereotypes (including stereotypes against working mothers), wage theft, and whistleblowers