Education

• The College of Wooster

  (B.A., cum laude, 2011)

• Case Western Reserve University School of Law

  (J.D., 2015)
  National Moot Court Team; Dean Dunmore Moot Court Tournament, Semifinalist
  Executive Board Member, Health Matrix: Journal of Law-Medicine

Admissions

• State of Ohio
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

• First chair on team representing pawnbroker in bench trial resolving all claims in favor of client.
• Second chair on team representing national convenience store and gas station chain in commercial real estate dispute.
• Second chair on team representing financial institution that resolved substantial garnishment action at minimum expense to client.
• Second chair on team representing financial institution against claims for payment of tax levies that resulted in favorable resolution for client.
• Represented Ohio municipality in defense of breach of contract case filed by large chemical manufacturing company relating to municipally-supplied electricity.
• Represented Ohio municipality in defense of civil and administrative claims brought by former mayor who was suspended and removed from office.
• Represented national home builder that defeated class certification.
• Represented pharmaceutical company that reached a favorable outcome for client resolving all claims and counterclaims.
• Represented promotional products company in recovery of funds owed under franchise agreement.
• Represented sporting goods company in defense of breach of contract claims against overseas manufacturer.
• Represented logistics company in defense of trade secrets and breach of contract claims.
• Represented sporting goods company in defense of breach of commercial lease claim.
• Successfully petitioned federal agency to take corrective action regarding its bid requirements and resolicit bids.
• Intervened on behalf of client to protect financial institution’s interest in properly identifying trustees of charitable trust.
• Represented national bank in recovery of loans made to borrowers that declared bankruptcy.
• Represented client in bankruptcy litigation involving fraudulent transfer claims that resulted in favorable outcome for client.
• Represented client in recovery of investment where startup company failed to issue shares as indicated in investor agreement.
• Represented commercial real estate company in AAA case relating to substantial construction dispute with party owning adjoining commercial property.
• Represented purchaser in breach of lease action to exercise purchase option in lease agreement.
• Represented loan officer in AAA case relating to workplace harassment and discrimination.
• Key member of team in the appeal of a state agency’s bid award that was heard by the state’s board of contract appeals.
• Key member of teams that received favorable awards denying expungement of customer complaints from financial advisor’s publicly available records in multiple cases.
• Served as local counsel in multiple federal actions resulting in favorable dismissal of claims.
• Previously served as a judicial law clerk to Magistrate Judge George J. Limbert of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, where he managed a docket of approximately 70 cases, drafted bench memoranda, prepared Opinions & Orders and Reports & Recommendations for civil and criminal cases, assisted in conducting mediations, and resolved disputes during all stages of litigation.

Client Alerts

• "District Courts Block Nationwide Vaccine Mandate for Federal Contractors," Ulmer & Berne LLP Client Alert (December 2021)

Presentations

• “Ohio Pawnbroker Best Practice – Purchasing and Selling Goods: Ohio Revised Code and Judicial Rulings,” Ulmer & Berne LLP Client Compliance Presentation (July 2023)

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• Federal Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• Ohio State Bar Association
• Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association

• Named to the Ohio Super Lawyers Rising Stars list (2023)

• Ohio Super Lawyers Recognizes 69 Ulmer Attorneys in 2023 Lists
• Ulmer Expands Respected Business Litigation Practice with Addition of Federal Judicial Law Clerk