Recognition & Publications

• Workplace Harassment Policy Training
• IRCA Compliance and Training for Employers
• Investigations of Employee Misconduct
• FOIA and OMA Compliance For Municipal Bodies
• Duties Owed By Directors To A Not-For-Profit Organization
• Tax-Deferred Exchanges Under IRC § 1031

Bar Admission

• Illinois, 2002
• Iowa, 2003
• U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois, 2003
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 2009

Education

• San Diego State University (B.A. Cum Laude with Distinction, 1997); Phi Beta Kappa, 1997; Golden Key National Honor Society, 1997)
• University of Iowa (J.D., 2002; M.B.A., 2002).

Languages

• Spanish (fluent)
• German (conversational)

Honors & Recognitions

• Previously listed in Leading Lawyers Network (Employment Law: Management; Immigration Law: Employment)

Professional Affiliations

• Rock Island County Bar Association, Member
• Scott County Bar Association, Member
• DuPage County Bar Association, Member
• Illinois State Bar Association, Member
• Iowa State Bar Association, Member
• American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), Member

Community Involvement

• SAL Family and Community Services, Board of Directors, Member (2018-Present)
• Trinity College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Board of Directors, Member (2014-Present)
• Trinity Regional Health System Board of Trustees; Trinity (UnityPoint) Medical Center Board of Trustees, Member (2009-2018)
• Quad City Health Initiative Board of Directors, Member (2011-2018)
• Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois Board of Directors, Member (2010-2014)
• The Women's Connection, Board of Directors, Member (2007-2012)
• Moline Public Schools Foundation, Member (2003-2012)
• Western Illinois University Foundation, Quad Cities Leadership Committee, Past Member
• Moline Rotary Club, Past Member
• Casa Guanajuato Quad Cities, Member (2006-2009)