Professional And Experienced Consumer Advocacy
Education
- University of Dayton School of Law, Dayton, Ohio
- J.D.
- Honors: Moot Court Team
- Honors: Moot Court Board
- Honors: Professor’s Assistant, Legal Research and Writing
- Honors: Women’s Caucus Vice President
- Honors: Carl D. Kessler Inn of Courts
- University of Dayton
- M.B.A.
- Honors: Marketing Case Project, First Place, Team Leader
- Honors: Ohio Graduate Business Case Competition, First Place
Bar Admissions
- Supreme Court of Illinois
- Supreme Court of Ohio
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois
Published Works
- The Price of Identity Theft for Ohio Consumers (2008) Ohio Trial Magazine, Volume 18, Issue 1
- Protecting Consumers from "New Breed" of Debt Collector (2009) Dayton Bar Assn’s Bar Briefs
- Ohio’s Consumer Protection Law (2011) Advisory, The Ohio Association for Justice
- Proposed Deconstruction of Ohio’s UDAP Law, a National Trend? (2011) The Consumer Advocate
- The Consumer Law Handbook. Authored chapter regarding the Fair Credit Reporting Act. (2013) Practising Law Institute.
- Featured blogger for Neighborhood Housing Services Consumer Law Center blog
Honors
- Top Rated Class Action & Mass Torts Attorney in Chicago, Super Lawyers (2015-2020); Super Lawyers 2018-2021; Rising Stars (2012-2014)
- “Superb” rating (10.0), Avvo (2011 – present); top ranked identity theft attorney in the nation (2012); clients’ choice identity theft attorney (2012)
- President’s Award, Ohio Association for Justice (2012)
- Leadership Award, Miami Valley Trial Lawyers Association (2015)
Classes & Seminars
- Organize annual Consumer Law CLE Seminar; moderator (2010-2014)
- Co-authored multiple amicus curiae brief on behalf of the Ohio Association for Justice and National Consumer Law Center
- Neighborhood Housing Services Consumer Law Center Blog, blog contributor
- Class Action Workshop Committee, 2019 (National Association for Consumer Advocates Spring 2020 Training)
- 2010 National Consumer Law Center Fair Debt Collection Training Conference, Jacksonville, FL, “FDCP Fundamentals: The Care and Feeding of Your FDCP Case”
- CORT Consumer Law Trng. 2010, Ann Arbor, MI, “Bringing Claims Under the FCRA and FACTA”
- 2010 Ohio Association for Justice Annual Convention, Columbus, OH, “Appraisal Litigation: Critical Evidence in an Inflated Appraisal Case & Eminent Domain: Friend or Foe?"
- 2011 Ohio Association for Justice Insurance Law CLE, Dayton, OH and Columbus, OH, “Protect Thy Consumer: Today’s Consumer Law Issues An FDCPA Primer”
- 2012 Oh. Assoc. for Justice Convtn., Columbus, OH, “How to Practice Under New Consumer Law”
- 2012 University of Dayton School of Law, Panelist for litigation track
- 2012 Guest on Americas Workforce Radio show; topic: credit reporting and identity theft
- 2012 Am. Bankruptcy Law Forum, Dayton, OH, “Consumer Law for the Bankruptcy Practitioner”
- 2013 Ohio Assoc. for Justice Annual Convention, Columbus, OH, “A Primer: The Attorney’s Role in the Legislative Process”
- 2013 Practising Law Institute, San Francisco, CA, “Representing the Pro Bono Client – Consumer Law Basics: Introduction to Fair Credit Reporting Act”
- 2015 Ohio State Bar Association Consumer Law CLE, Columbus, OH, “The Basics of the FCRA Including Recent Changes/Oversight from the CFPB”
- 2019 Consumer Rights Litigation Conference and Class Action Symposium, Boston, MA, “TCPA for Beginners”
- 2020 – TBD (upcoming) National Association of Consumer Advocates, Webinar, “Identifying Class Claims in FCRA Litigation”
- 2020 – TBD (upcoming) Class Action Workshop and Trial Skills Workshop – Spring Training, Tampa, Florida, “Anatomy of a Class Action”
Pro-Bono Activities
- Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine’s Advisory Committee (2011-2013)
Professional Associations
- National Association for Consumer Advocates – Ethics Committee (2018- present)
- Illinois State Bar Association (2015- present)
- American Association for Justice (2012- present)
- Ohio Association for Justice: Board of Trustees (2009-2014), Member; Consumer Law Section, Chair (2009-2014), Vice-Chair (2008-2009); Legislative Committee, (2009-2014), Membership Committee (2009)
- Miami Valley Trial Lawyers Association: Board of Trustees, President (2014-2015), Vice-President (2012 – 2014)
- Dayton Bar Association: Certified Grievance Committee for Ohio (2012 – 2014)
- Carl D. Kessler Inn of Court, Associate Member (2012 – 2014)
- Ohio State Bar Association