Law School
Case Western Reserve University, J.D., summa cum laude, 1995
Law School Graduation Year
1995
College
The Ohio State University, B.S., summa cum laude, Psychology, 1992
Memberships
Cleveland (Executive Committee Member, Environmental Law Section) and Ohio State (Member, Environmental Law Section)
Biographical
Phi Beta Kappa. Order of the Coif. Editor, Case Western University Law Review, Spring 1997. Member, Case Western Reserve University School of Law Alumni Committee. Author: Chance v. BPChem., Inc.: Changing Ohio's Perception of Stigma Damages, Cleveland State Law Review, Spring 1997; Preventing a Toxic Tort Suit, Environmental Compliance Advisor, May 18, 1998; Bush, Gore Hold Separate Environmental Agendas, Crain's Cleveland Business, October, 2000; with Heather Austin, Complex Regs Keeping Many From Cleaning Up Brownfields, Crain's Cleveland Business, April, 2001; Co-author: with Keely O'Bryan, Toxic Mold Grows as Cause for Complaints, Crain's Cleveland Business, October, 2001, Vol. 22, No. 41; What Owners Need to Know About Mold Litigation, HPAC Engineering, September 2002; The Next Asbestos? ‘Toxic Mold’ Lawsuits Are Growing Like a Fungus, Insurance Insight, September 2002. Presentations: Hot Topics in CERCLA and RCRA and an Update on VAP, Cleveland Bar Association, March, 2001; The ‘Growing’ Impact of Mold Litigation on the Insurance Industry, Omniclean Seminar, March, 2002; How Super Is It? The Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act, Ohio Bar Association, May, 2002; Terror Toxins and Trophy Projects: The New World View of Preparedness, International Conference of Shopping Centers, Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana Retail Development and Law Symposium, June 14, 2002; Mold Over Bagels: Managing Risks Arising From Toxic Mold in Buildings, Cleveland, OH/Columbus, OH, May 7/July 25, 2002; Managing Risks Arising From Toxic Mold in Buildings, ACCA Seminar, July 18, 2002; Welcome to the Mold Litigation Party: B.Y.O.C.—Bring Your Own Checkbook, AIG Environmental Seminar, November 20, 2002. Board of Trustees: The Bellflower Center for Prevention of Child Abuse; Cleveland Hearing and Speech Center. Great Strides Walkathon, Executive Committee, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Fundraising Committee, The Cleveland Works.