BAR ADMISSIONS

• State of Michigan
• U.S. District Court – Eastern District of Michigan
• U.S. District Court – Western District of Michigan
• U.S. Court of Appeals – Sixth Circuit

PRACTICE AREAS

• Bankruptcy and Insolvency

MEMBER

• Federal Bar Association
• State Bar of Michigan
• American Bankruptcy Institute
• National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees
• Consumer Bankruptcy Association – Eastern District of Michigan
• International Women’s Insolvency Restructuring Confederation – Michigan Network
• Innovative Orators, International Toastmasters (Vice President of Education)
• Pro Se Bankruptcy Assistance Project, Inc. (Second Vice President)

CERTIFICATION / SPECIALTIES

• Certified Arbitrator for Federal Business Bureau Auto Line Program, assisting in the resolution of vehicle warranty disputes.

SEMINARS / PRESENTATIONS

• Speaker, Consumer Bankruptcy Association (2002 Annual Seminar)
• Speaker, ABI/Detroit Consumer Program (November 2007)
• Speaker, U.S. Attorney’s Office/Trustee Training: Mortgage Fraud (January 2008)
• Panel Moderator, Turnaround Management Association, Detroit Chapter: Role of CRO in Current Restructuring Environment (May 2010)
• Speaker, State Bar of Michigan, Business Law and Real Estate Sections: New Issues in Enforcing Mortgages In Bankruptcy (July 2010)
• Speaker, ABI/Central States Annual Bankruptcy Workshop, Tax Issues in Consumer Cases (June 2011)
• Speaker, ICLE, The Intersection of Family Law & Bankruptcy - Estes v. Titus: Judgment of Divorce and the Fraudulent Transfer (June 2011)

PUBLICATIONS

• Bankruptcy and Divorce, Michigan Family Law Journal, 2001
• Dischargeability of Alimony and Property Settlements, Laches, June 2001
  (Oakland County Bar Association)
• Bankruptcy, Counsel for the Counselor Practice Tips Handbook, June 2001
  (Young Lawyers Section, Michigan State Bar Association)
• The Effect of the Bankruptcy Reform Act on Divorce-Related Obligations and Claims,
  Laches, November 2005 (Oakland County Bar Association)
• Strategies for Consumer Bankruptcy Appeals, Aspatore Books, a Thomson Reuters business, 2012

EDUCATION

• Walsh College (B.A., with distinction, 1994)
• Wayne State University Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1999)