Practice Areas: Criminal Law; Criminal Appeals; Criminal Defense; Drivers License Suspension; Felonies; Homicide; Misdemeanors; Sex Crimes; Sexual Assault; Theft Law; Traffic Violations; Cohabitation Agreements; Divorce Law; Domestic Relations Law; Domestic Violence; Equitable Distribution Law; Marital Property Law; Matrimonial Law; Non-Traditional Family Law; Paternity Law; Post-Divorce Law; Premarital Agreements; Separation Agreements; Spousal Support Law.

Admitted: 1982, Ohio

Law School: University of Cincinnati, J.D., 1982

College: Miami University, B.A., 1979

Member: Cincinnati (Chairman, Mid-Term Evaluation Committee; Chairperson, Criminal Law Committee, 1987-1990); Ohio State and American Bar Associations; Greater Cincinnati Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (President, 1995-1996; Chair, Board of Trustees, 1996-1997); Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Member: Board of Directors, 1990-; President, 1998-1999; Chair, Board of Directors, 1999-2000); National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Cincinnati Law Library (Member, Board of Trustees, 1997-; Vice President, 1998-2002; President, 2002-).

Biography: The Order of Barristers. Recipient, John W. Peck Trial Practice Award. Seminar Speaker: Sophisticated Pretrial Preparation, Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1994; Domestic Relations Institute, 1996; Competence & NGRI, Greater Cincinnati Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 1997; Equitable Distribution in Divorce, National Business Institute, 1997 and 2002; Direct Examination, Greater Cincinnati Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 1998; Plea Negotiation, Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1998; Superstar Seminar-Drug Cases, Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2000; Nuts and Bolts of Divorce, Lorman Education Services, 2000; Gay and Lesbian Issues in the Law, Cincinnati Bar Association, 2000; Juvenile Law Symposium, Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2001; Support Issues in Ohio Divorce Proceedings, National Business Institute, 2003; Lecturer: National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 2003, 2004; Handling Ohio Divorce Cases from Start to Finish, National Business Institute, 2004; Getting the Best Financial Settlement for Your Divorce, National Business Institute, 2005; Professionalism, Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2005.

Born: July 16, 1957