Firm Founder experienced in litigation, coverage, and program risk management in the area of sports and entertainment liability (including family fun centers, trampoline parks, water parks, amusement parks, motorsports, casinos and gaming, endurance events, music, film, and touring), contingency (weather, special events, prize indemnity), professional liability (including architects and engineers, real estate professionals, lawyers, accountants, chemical engineers, safety professionals), employment liability, complex coverage litigation, silica/asbestos/mixed dust insurance coverage, property, inland marine, and panel defense counsel for international and domestic insurers and insureds.

Education

• B.A. summa cum laude, University of North Dakota, 1999
• J.D. cum laude, Northern Illinois University School of Law, 2003 – Member, National Moot Court Team

Bar Admission

• State of Illinois, 2003
• State of Minnesota, 2006
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
• Admitted pro hac vice in many jurisdictions

Membership

• North American Contingency Association