Career Timeline

Serve as institutional legal counsel for one of the nation's six federally designated Senior Military Colleges, advising university leadership and operational units on a broad range of legal and strategic matters affecting a complex, multi-campus public institution.

• Contract drafting and negotiation, policy development, and regulatory compliance across institutional units.
• NCAA compliance, Title IX, FERPA, and student-athlete governance matters.
• AI policy, data governance, and emerging technology risk advisory.
• Corps of Cadets governance, military college regulatory matters, and Board of Regents collaboration.
• Athletics, auxiliary services, intellectual property, real estate, student affairs, privacy, and public records.
• Risk management, sponsored activities, and employment matters for a multi-campus public university.

Founded and operated a boutique legal practice in North Georgia serving individuals and businesses across personal injury, government law, commercial transactions, and technology counsel.

• Automobile collisions, commercial trucking accidents, premises liability, wrongful death, and insurance disputes.
• Government procurement, contracts, and regulatory compliance for institutional and private clients.
• Technology counsel on data privacy, AI governance, and commercial agreements.
• Complex commercial transactions managed from negotiation through closing.
• Compliance frameworks for clients navigating federal and state regulatory environments.

Served as senior attorney and Georgia business-unit leader for a high-capacity personal injury firm, overseeing case strategy, client advocacy, and team operations across the state.

• Led the Georgia business unit, managing attorneys, staff, and a high-volume personal injury caseload.
• Automobile collisions, commercial trucking accidents, and serious personal injury matters.
• Wrongful death claims, insurance disputes, and premises liability litigation.
• Direct client communication, case preparation, and determined plaintiff advocacy.

Represented individuals injured through the negligence of others, building foundational plaintiff-side litigation skills across a range of personal injury matters.

• Personal injury litigation including automobile accidents, premises liability, and insurance disputes.
• Client intake, case investigation, demand preparation, and settlement negotiation.
• Direct client representation with emphasis on communication and practical guidance.

Supported attorneys with legal research, drafting, and case preparation across civil litigation matters.

• Legal research and memoranda on civil litigation, insurance law, and tort matters.
• Drafted pleadings, motions, and correspondence under attorney supervision.

Conducted criminal background investigations and risk analysis, strengthening skills in legal research, evidence evaluation, and investigative methodology.

• Criminal background research and risk analysis for institutional and corporate clients.
• Evidence evaluation and investigative reporting supporting risk management decisions.

Clerked for the Forsyth County Magistrate Court, gaining direct exposure to judicial decision-making, legal research, and courtroom procedure.

• Legal research and case preparation supporting magistrate court proceedings.
• Deepened understanding of judicial decision-making, evidence, and procedural law.