Born in St. Louis, Missouri, December 6, 1967. Married with seven children; enjoys literature, philosophy, tennis, and coaching.
Co-Author, "Til Death Do Us Part? Love and the Immigration and Nationality Act," St. Louis Bar Journal, Winter 2011.
Update Author, Cancellation of Removal for Non-Lawful Permanent Residents, Immigration and Nationality Law Handbook, 2003-04 Ed., AILA, 2003.
Co-Author, Immigration-Temporary Workers for Business, Corporate Law Update, Missouri Bar 2004.
Lecturer, Inadmissibility and Removability: You Can't Come In or You Must Leave, American Immigration Lawyers Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA 2003.
Expert Witness on Immigration Law matters in several cases in State Civil and Criminal Courts. Quoted on immigration issues in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, KMOX and KTRS radio, and on television interviews with KSDK, KMOV, FOX, and KPLR.
Earned highest possible rating for legal ability and ethics (AV) from Martindale-Hubbell lawyer rating service.