Areas of Practice Emphasis

• Labor & Employment Relations
• Commercial & Business Litigation

Representative Clients

• Ford Motor Company

Prominent Assignments

• Experience with defending against various employment suits, including discrimination claims on the basis of age, sex, race and disability
• Experience with depositions, other discovery, motion practice and other pre-trial actions in employment and commercial litigation matters

Education

• J.D., Boston College Law School, 2006
  - Student Attorney, Boston College Legal Assistance Bureau, 2005
  - Regional Semifinalist, Frederick Douglass National Moot Court Competition
  - Boston College Black Law Students Association, 3L of the Year, 2006
  
• B.S. Psychology (with honors), University of Michigan, 2003
  - Study Abroad Program, Florence, Italy, 2002
  - Thesis on "Additive Effects of Non-Photic Zeitgebers on Diurnal Octodon degus(Rodentia)"

Admitted to Practice

• Michigan, 2006
• United States District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, 2006
• United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Court, 2008

Professional and Community Involvement

• American Bar Association
• Wolverine Bar Association
• Hispanic Bar Association of Michigan
• United Way of Southeast Michigan Leadership Next
• Family Victory Fellowship

Publications and Presentations

• "Risky Business: Preventing, Assessing and Responding to Violence in the Workplace", DW Sunrise Seminar Series, 2008, co-presenter
• "Focus on Legislation, Regulations, and Case Law That Can Impact Your Organization", Southeast Employment Law Symposium, 2007, contributor
• "Gender Identity Discrimination", State Bar of Michigan Labor and Employment Lawnotes, Fall 2007, co-author
• "Proposal 2: What Does It Mean?", 7th Annual Michigan Women's Business Conference & Expo, 2007, presenter
• "The New EEO-1 Form: Guidelines for Employers on How to Comply With the EEOC's Revisions to the Standard Form 100," Dickinson Wright Labor Law Update, July 2007, author
• ICLE's Introducing Evidence at Trial, 3d ed., contributing author
• "Michigan's New Affirmative Action Ban: What it Means for State and Local Governments and Public Educational Institutions", Dickinson Wright Higher Education Update, January 2007, co-author

Previous Employment

• Dickinson Wright PLLC, Summer Associate
• Greater Boston Legal Services, Child Support Intern
• Judicial Intern to The Honorable Donald E. Shelton, Washtenaw County Trial Court