Thank you for visiting my website. I am a commercial litigator in Nashville, Tennessee.


Before transitioning to law, I worked as a public policy analyst and industry communications strategist in Washington, D.C., where I developed a unique perspective on the commercial challenges and opportunities that clients face. Today, I am a seasoned commercial litigator with extensive experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants in all aspects of dispute resolution, including state and federal trial and appellate court proceedings, binding arbitration, voluntary mediation, and direct settlement negotiation. My practice focuses on representing health systems, hospitals, and other health care services providers in complex reimbursement disputes with commercial and government-sponsored health benefit plans. I pride myself on aligning legal strategies with clients' business goals and efficiently narrowing disputed issues.


I began my legal career as a law clerk for Chief Judge Sheryl H. Lipman of the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee at Memphis, helping Judge Lipman to manage her docket and to preside over six jury trials in a single term.


Education

  • The University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law (J.D. and Business Law Certificate, cum laude, 2018)
  • American University School of Public Affairs (M.P.P., 2011)
  • Belmont University (B.A., 2009)


Bar Admissions

  • Tennessee
  • Arkansas


Court Admissions

  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee


Memberships

  • Institute for Free Speech, Adjunct Fellow
  • Tennessee Bar Association
  • Nashville Bar Association
  • Nashville Bar Foundation Leadership Forum, Class of 2023
  • Retrieving Independence, Inc., Board Member, 2021-present
  • Belmont College of Law American Inn of Court, Barrister Member, 2022-present
  • Belmont University College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Advisory Board Member, 2022-present
  • Belmont University Adjunct Professor of Political Science, 2014-present
  • Phi Sigma Tau International Honor Society Inductee and Member, 2009-present


Recognition

  • Recognized by Super Lawyers® as "Mid-South Rising Stars" for Business Litigation, 2024-2025
  • Attorney for Justice, Tennessee Access to Justice Commission, 2020-2022, 2024