I primarily practice in the areas of commercial litigation, corporate law, insurance defense, and estate planning. I have had the pleasure and honor of representing various types of domestic, national, and international businesses, including factoring companies, financial and lending institutions, commercial landlords, commercial and residential construction contractors, transportation entities and brokers, commercial and individual creditors, clothing manufacturers, and insurance carriers. In the area of commercial litigation, I represent a variety of businesses and individuals in prosecuting and defending actions, both in state and federal court, for breach of contract, landlord-tenant commercial disputes, shareholder and partner disputes, breach of fiduciary duty claims, business torts, injunctive relief, fraud, fraudulent transfers, construction law disputes, deceptive trade practices, and other general business related matters. I also represent both secured and unsecured creditors in actions for debt, garnishment, sequestration, execution, attachment, turnover, and other creditor causes of action and methods of relief. I also represent creditors in bankruptcy court. In the area of corporate law, I represent businesses in the formation and dissolution of partnerships, corporations, limited liability companies, professional associations, and other business related transactions. I also represent businesses with respect to the interpretation and formation of contracts, non-disclosure, non-competition, non-solicitation, and employment agreements. In the area of insurance defense, I maintain an active docket with an emphasis on the defense of personal injury claims along with the defense of trucking and transportation related claims. I also represent individuals with their estate planning needs such as drafting wills, trusts, living trusts, and powers of attorney. I also represent executors in probating estates.
Publications and Presentations
A Litigation Paralegal's Guide to Case Management--Powerful Discovery Techniques, National Business Institute, November 2020
Trial Preparation from Start to Finish for Paralegals -- Preparing Your Witness, National Business Institute, November 2018
Authentication of Social Media and Email Evidence, National Business Institute, December 2014
Applying the Rules of Evidence: What Every Attorney Needs to Know, National Business Institute, December 2014
Ethics, National Business Institute, December 2014
Your Rights and The Law, 2012 Southwest Photography Symposium, November 2012
Avoiding Ethical Tangles in Collections, National Business Institute, December 2011
Collecting the Judgment, National Business Institute, December 2011
Filing the Lawsuit -- Developing Definitive Strategies, National Business Institute, December 2011
