Law School
Indiana University School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 1999, University of Arkansas (LL.M., Agricultural Law, 2001)
Law School Graduation Year
College
Kansas State University, B.S., magna cum laude, 1995
Memberships
Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Associations; American Agricultural Law Association (Board of Directors, 2003-2004); Republican National Lawyers Association; Indiana Agriculture Leadership Program; Kansas State University Alumni Association (Member, Class 10).
Biographical
Judicial Clerk to The Honorable Larry J. McKinney, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana, 2000; Judicial Clerk to The Honorable Edward J. Najam, Indiana Court of Appeals, 1999. Author: Montana Court Halts Timber Sale Until TMDL Established, Agricultural Law Update, June 2003; Commodity Promotion Update: Got Milk Campaign Survives Constitutional Challenge, Agricultural Law Update, May 2003; Commodity Promotion Update: District Courts Resolve Challenges to Apple, Milk Advertising Check-Off Campaigns, Agricultural Law Update, April 2003; Ninth Circuit Decision Poses New Hurdles to Pesticide Applications, Agricultural Law Update, March 2003; District Court Rules Iowa Ban on Packer Ownership of Livestock Unconstitutional, Agricultural Law Update, February 2003; Supreme Court Tie Upholds Fines Against Farmer for Plowing Wetlands, Agricultural Law Update, December 2002; Michigan District Court Finds Pork Promotion Program Unconstitutional, Agricultural Law Update, November 2002; White House Announces Plan to Further Regulate Genetically-Modified Crops, Agricultural Law Update, September 2002; South Dakota Jude Finds Beef Promotion Program Unconstitutional, Agricultural Law Update, August 2002; Appellate Court Upholds EPA Authority to Set Limits on Water Pollution from Agricultural Sources, Agricultural Law Update, July 2002; Resolving the Future of Farm Policy: Six-Year Farm Bill Signed, Agricultural Law Update, May 2002; Fifth Circuit Rules USDA Without Authority to Shut Down Texas Packing Plant for Salmonella Contamination, Agricultural Law Update, January 2002; Supreme Court Holds Utility Patents May be Issued for Plants, Agricultural Law Update, January 2002; House of Representatives Passes Ten-Year Farm Bill, Agricultural Law Update, October 2001; IMDLs: Are They Dead Letters? Agricultural Law Update, August 2001; Supreme Court Grants Landowners Further Protection Against Environmental Regulation, Agricultural Law Update, July 2001; New Water Quality Regul