University of San Diego, San Diego, California

• Bachelor of Arts, Sociology, Special Departmental Honors, Cum Laude, 1995

University of Kansas School of Law, Lawrence, Kansas

• Juris Doctor, 2002

Kansas Bar, 2002

United States District Court for the District of Kansas, 2002

Missouri Bar, 2003

United States District Court, Western District of Missouri, 2003

Assistant Attorney General, Kansas Attorney General’s Office, 2007-2009

• Prosecuted criminal cases including homicide, death penalty, violent crimes, official misconduct and property crimes.
• Acted as Interim County Attorney for Cherokee County, Kansas.
• Educated law enforcement related groups on cyber crimes and other topics.

Assistant District Attorney, Johnson County District Attorney’s Office, 2005-2007

• Prosecuted criminal cases including homicide, violent crimes, drug and property crimes, DUI, domestic violence, and crimes against children.

Associate Attorney, Jenab and Kuchar, LLP, 2003-2004

• Defended a variety of actions to include felony crimes, Child in Need of Care actions, civil commitment of sexual predators, and other trial work.

Assistant District Public Defender 2003-2003

• Represented indigent criminal defendants in felony trial cases

Earl E. O'Connor Inn of Court

Johnson County Bar Association

Judge Pro Tempore, Johnson County District Court