Areas of Practice

• Social Security -- Disability

Bar Admissions

• Ohio, 1982
• Pennsylvania, 1983
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio, 1983
• U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1984
• U.S. Supreme Court, 2002

Education

• Capital University Law School, Columbus, Ohio, 1982
  Doctor of Jurisprudence
  
  
• Moravian College, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 1978
  Bachelor of Arts
  
  

Classes/Seminars Taught

• Adjunct Faculty, Columbus State Community College, 1992 - 1996
• Speaker, Social Security Interaction with ADA, FMLA and Workers' Compensation, Ohio CLE Institute
• Speaker, Handling a Social Security Disability Case in Ohio, National Business Institute (NBI)
• Speaker, Social Security Fundamentals, Ohio CLE Institute

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, Social Security Section
  Chair, 2000-2002
  
  
• Franklin County Trial Lawyers Association
  Member
  
  
• Ohio State Bar Association
  Member
  
  
• American Bar Association
  Member
  
  
• Columbus Bar Association
  Member
  
  
• National Organization of Social Security Claimants Representatives (NOSSCR)
  Member
  
  
• American Association for Justice
  Member
  
  
• Ohio High School Mock Trial Program, 1986 - 1987
  Member
  
  
• CBA Summer Leadership Intern Program, 1995 - 1996
  Student Sponsor
  
  
• Columbus Community Congress, 1989 - Present
  Founding Trustee, Trustee
  
  
• East Dublin Civic Association, 1998 - 2000
  Trustee
  
  
• Mid Ohio Regional Planning Commission, Morse-Bethel
  Advisory Committee - 1998
  
  
• Columbus Comprehensive Plan, Northwest Area Plan
  Planning Committees
  
  
• Columbus Graphics Code
  Revision Committee
  
  
• Columbus Zoning Code Revision Committee, 1995 - Present
  
  
• Northwest Civic Association - Trustee, Member
  President, 1990-1992, 1996
  
  
• Northwest Civic Association - Trustee, Member, 1986 - 1988
  Vice-President
  
  

Birth Information

• January 17, 1956, Gallup, New Mexico, United States of America