Attorney Profile

Areas of Practice:

• Family Law
• Military Law
• Litigation and Appeals

Bar Admissions:

• Virginia
• California
• United States Supreme Court
• Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces

Education:

• University of San Francisco School of Law (J.D., 1999)
• Saint Mary’s College of California (B.A., 1994)

Professional Associations and Memberships:

• Virginia Bar Association
• California Bar Association
• Fairfax County Bar Association
• Federal Bar Association, Pentagon Chapter
• Judge Advocate’s Association

Military Service:

• Enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard April 1981
• Commissioned September 1992
• Retired at the rank of Lieutenant Commander (O-4) 1 November 2007

Professional Experience:

• Staff Attorney, Office of Legislation, Office of the Judge Advocate General, U.S. Coast Guard, September, 1999 to June, 2002
• Defense Counsel, Naval Legal Service Office North Central, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, DC June, 2002 to July 2003
• Senior Appellate Defense Counsel, U.S. Coast Guard, Arlington, VA July 2003 to October 2007
• In private practice, October 2007 to present

Serving:  All of Northern Virginia, including Reston, Herndon, McLean, Falls Church, Fairfax, Fairfax Station, Franconia, Great Falls, Annandale, Arlington, Alexandria, Burke, Chantilly, Clifton, Sterling, Leesburg, Lorton, Mount Vernon, Newington, Oakton, Tysons Corner, Vienna, Springfield, Aldie, and Ashburn, and the counties of Fairfax, Loudoun, Arlington, and U.S. servicemembers everywhere.