Education & Achievements

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