Appointed/Elected:

Appointed July 6, 2020, by Governor Tim Walz. Elected November 8, 2022. Current term expires December 31, 2028.

Education:

J.D., Loyola University Chicago School of Law
B.A., University of St. Thomas

Past Employment:

• University of Minnesota Law School, 2007-2020
  • Director of Law Clinics, 2015-2020
  • Clinical Professor of Law, 2007 – 2020
• Solo Practitioner, 2002 – 2014
• Rider Bennett, Associate, 1999 – 2001
• Hanson Marek Bolkcom & Greene, Associate, 1997 - 1999
• Law clerk, Otter Tail County Judge Harlan Nelson and Otter Tail County Judge Thomas Stringer, 1996 - 1997

Professional Activities:

• Member, Hennepin County Bar Association
• Member, Minnesota State Bar Association
• Member, Child Advocacy in Family Court Committee, 2018 - 2019

Community Activities:

• Member, Minneapolis Uptown Rotary
• Volunteer, Joyce Food Shelf

Awards:

Stanley V. Kinyon Clinical Teacher of the Year, 2018, 2010
 

Publications:

Law in Practice (West Academic Publishing, 2014; 2d ed., 2018) with Prof. Prentiss Cox