Education

• Attended Rock Valley College graduating with an Associate’s Degree
• Attended William Rainey Harper College graduating with a Paralegal Degree
• Attended Northern Illinois University graduating with a Bachelor’s Degree
• Attended Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing, Michigan, graduating with a Juris Doctor Degree

Achievements

• Received law license in 1991
• Certified Guardian ad Litem for family and guardianship cases
• Certified Collaborative Law Attorney
• Certified Arbitrator for Boone and Winnebago Counties
• Trained Attorney Mentor for Boone and Winnebago County
• Certified Arbitrator for Boone and Winnebago Counties
• Licensed to Practice before the United States Supreme Court since 2009

Memberships

• American Bar Association: Member since 1991
• Illinois State Bar Association: Member since 1991
  • Past Member of the Real Estate Section Council
  • Past Member and Chair of the Public Relations Committee
  • Past Member and Chair of the Community Involvement Committee
• Boone County Bar Association: Member since 1991
  • Past Secretary and Past President
  • Family Law Committee
• Attorney for the Boone County Conservation District since 1991