Admitted: 2000, Missouri, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri and U. S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 2001, Illinois; 2003, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois; 2004, U.S. Supreme Court; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
Law School: St. Louis University, J.D.
Member: Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (Former Chair, Criminal Law Section); The Missouri Bar (Elected Delegate, Young Lawyer Council); National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Member, Military Law Comm.); Missouri Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Biography: Recipient: Milton Napier Award for Excellence in Litigation, St. Louis Lawyers Association, 2000. St. Louis Business Journal's "30 Under 30," Class of 2004; Roy F. Essen Outstanding Young Lawyer Award, St. Louis County Bar Association, 2009; Honoree, Missouri Lawyer's Weekly "Up & Coming" Lawyer Award, 2009; Honoree, Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers-Rising Star, 2009; Honoree, Missouri-Kansas Super Lawyer (Criminal Law), 2010; Honoree, ATLA's Top 100 Trial Attorneys in Missouri, 2009. Author: "Ever Heard of the Lautenberg Amendment? Don't Worry You're Not Alone," Missouri Lawyers Weekly, October 2005. Member, Criminal Justice Act Lead Panel, Eastern District of Missouri.
Born: Mendota, Illinois
MilitaryService: Captain, Judge Advocate General Corps, U.S. Army Reserves, 2002-2011; Corporal, U.S. Marine Corps, 1993-2000
Cases: U.S. v. Strauser, 247 F.Supp.2d 1135 (E.D. Mo. 2003); U.S. v. Green, 250 F.Supp.2d 1195 (E.D. Mo. 2003); McGrath v. Bowen, 192 S.W. 3d 515 (Mo. App. E.D. 2006); U.S. v. Braggs; 196 Fed. Appx. 442 (8th Cir. 2006); U.S. v. Lee, 545 F.3d 678 (8th Cir. 2008); U.S. v. Braggs, 511 F.3d 808 (8th Cir. 2008); State v. Silva, 291 S.W.3d 371 (Mo. App. 2009); State v. Pribble, 285 S.W.3d 310 (Mo. 2009); U.S. v. Amratiel, -F.3d- (8th Cir. 2010).