ABOUT

I was born in Hastings, Nebraska where I attended grade school at Wallace District 60 and high school at Adams Central. After graduating high school, I attended Hastings College and graduated in 2006 with a major in economics and minor in religion. After graduating from college, I moved to Lincoln, Nebraska with my significant other, Steph, where we both continued our education. I attended the MBA program at the University of Nebraska Lincoln while Steph completed her undergraduate degree in education. I was then accepted into law school at the University of Nebraska in 2009 and graduated in 2012. We moved back to Hastings in 2012 to practice law and for Steph to teach.

Steph and I currently live in downtown Hastings with our cat, Jack. We enjoy living within walking distance of restaurants and local businesses. Steph currently enjoys teaching algebra at Hastings Middle School.

In my free time, I enjoy jogging around Heartwell Park, playing guitar, cheering for the Huskers and hiking in Rocky Mountain National Park.

Continuing Legal Education

2023

• NATA – Auto Injury Offer Calculations Webinar – Parts 1 & 2
• NSBA – A Lawyer’s Guide to Dealing with Automated Processes and AI Webinar
• NBI Nuts and Bolts of Handling Workers’ Compensation Cases Webinar
• NSBA – Practical & Ethical Considerations in Identifying & Representing Clients Impacted by PTSD or TBI Webinar

2022

• NATA Trial Skills Seminar (webinar)
• NSBA 2022 Workers’ Compensation Seminar via webcast

2021

• NATA 2021 Workers’ Compensation Zoom Webinar
• NBI 30 Mistakes to Avoid when Negotiating Insurance Claims

2020

• NATA Lessons From Counsel’s Table: Trial Stories to Prepare You for Your Next Courtroom Experience
• NATA Pretrial Strategies for Successful Resolution of Personal Injury Cases

2019

• Administrative Office of the Courts/Probation – 2019 Summer CLE Session by Attorney Services Division
• National Business Institute – Personal Injury: Calculating Damages and Drafting Demand Letters

2018

• NBI National Business Institute,  “Medicaid Liens (and More) in Personal Injury Settlements: New Rules and Regulations”
• NITA Rocky Mountain Deposition Skills

2017

• SBA Workers’ Compensation Section’s “Causation, Aggravation, and Adjudication: Get it Right, Get it Tight” (Webcast)
• NSBA Workers’ Compensation Section’s 2017 Annual Workers’ Compensation Seminar
• Gain the Edge! Negotiation Strategies for Lawyers

2016

• Avvo, Inc: Lawyernomics 2016 (Las Vegas, NV)
• NSBA: 2016 Annual Family Law Section Seminar (Live Webcast)
• NATA: Maximizing Damages (Webinar)
• Dan Jewell Trial Institute

2015

• NBI Advanced Strategies for Negotiating Claims with Insurance Companies
• NBI Traumatic Brain Injury Cases 101: Plaintiff, Defense, and Doctor Perspectives
• Supreme Court Attorney Services and Technology update
• NATA Presidents Seminar

2014

• NATA Discovery Boot Camp
• NBI Medicare Set-Aside Allocation in Workers’ Compensation
• Mangrum on Nebraska Evidence 2014
• Lorman What You Need to Know About Public Records and Open Meetings
• NBI Personal Injury 101
• NATA “Tools of the Trade: The Essentials of Litigation”

2013

• NBI litigating School Bullying and Cyberbullying Lawsuits
• NBI Plaintiff’s Personal Injury from Start to Finish
• NATA Workers’ Compensation Seminar
• NBI ERISA, Medicare, Medicaid, and Workers’ Compensation Liens in Personal Injury Settlements
• UNL The 2013 Annual Institute on The Survey of Nebraska Law
• NATA Fall Seminar “Tools for the Trade: The Essentials of Litigation”

Practice Areas

• Personal Injury
• Car Accidents
• Truck Accidents
• Motorcycle Accidents
• Workers’ Comp