Education

• William Mitchell College of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2014
  • William Mitchell Merit Scholarship
  • Dean’s List
  • CALI Awards: Professional Responsibility; Agency, Partnerships, and LLCs; Introduction to Tribal Law and Constitutional Criminal Procedure
  • Award for Excellence in the Study of Employment Law, Minnesota State Bar Association, Labor & Employment Law Section, 2014
    
• St. Olaf College, B.A., cum laude, 2005

Bar Admissions

• U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
• U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin
• U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin
• Minnesota
• Tribal Court of the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community
  

Judicial Externship

• Fourth Judicial District, The Honorable Regina M. Chu, Judicial Extern, 2013

Professional Achievements

• Douglas K. Amdahl Inn of Court, Barrister

Bar Associations

• Minnesota State Bar Association
  • Professionalism & Ethics Section, Member, 2015-present; Chair, 2022-present
  • Rules of Professional Conduct Committee, 2016-present
• Hennepin County Bar Association
  • Awards Committee, 2021-2022

Professional Associations

• Professional Liability Defense Federation
  • Lawyers Professional Liability Claims, Vice Chair, 2022-present
• Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers
• Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association

Civic Involvement

• Minneapolis Club, Board of Governors, 2023-present
• St. Paul Academy and Summit School, Alumni Council, Council Member
• Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota, Board of Directors
• Volunteer Lawyers Network, 2014-2018

• Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, Commercial Litigation and Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions, 2022-present
  
• Up & Coming Attorney, Minnesota Lawyer, 2021
• Attorney of the Year, as part of the Syngenta Legal Team, Minnesota Lawyer, 2017
• Minnesota Rising Stars list, Super Lawyers, 2018-present

• Tips for Minimizing the Risk of a Law Firm Data Breach, author, Attorney at Law Magazine, Vol. 12, No. 8
• The Flat Fee Fable: A Cautionary Tale of a Flat Fee Fail, author, Attorney at Law Magazine, Vol. 12, No. 7
  
• Don't Panic: First Steps to Take if Faced With an Ethics Complaint, author, Attorney at Law Magazine, Vol. 12, No. 4
  
• Four Things Closely Held Shareholders Should Know, author, Upsize, September 2022
  
• Getting paid with Crypto, author, Bench & Bar of Minnesota, September 2022
• Elements of Privilege: Made in Confidence, author, Attorney-Client Privilege: What Every Attorney Needs to Know Seminar, Minnesota CLE, 2019 Update
  
• New Developments in Ethics and Professional Responsibility, co-author with K.P. Hickey, The Litigator's Annual Short Course, Minnesota State Bar Association, February 2018
• Legal Malpractice/Professional Responsibility Update, co-author with K.P. Hickey, The Litigator’s Annual Short Course, Minnesota State Bar Association, February 2017
• The Close Corporation Privilege Trap: The Troubled Legacy of Evans v. Blesi and the Minnesota Courts, co-author with C.D. Marshall, Bench and Bar of Minnesota, November 2015
• How to Leave Your Law Firm and Live to Tell the Tale, co-author with C.E. Lundberg, Bench and Bar of Minnesota, September 2015
• The Tide Has Turned: An Update Regarding the Evolution of the Intra-Firm Attorney-Client Privilege, co-author with C.E. Lundberg, International Association of Defense Counsel Professional Liability Newsletter, February 2015
• Update on the In-Firm Privilege, with lead author, C.E. Lundberg, Minnesota Lawyering – Legal Ethics Blog, December 4, 2014
• New Developments in the Law Governing Privilege for Communications with Firm Counsel, co-author with C.E. Lundberg, Minnesota Lawyering, November 1, 2013

• Ethics: Representing Clients with Diminished Capacity, presenter, Probate and Trust Law Section Conference, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, July 18, 2023
  
• Complying with New Developments in Ethics and Professional Responsibility, presenter, Civil Litigator's Annual Update, Minnesota CLE, April 27, 2023
  
• Legal Ethics: New Developments in Multijurisdictional Practice and Law Firm Cyberattacks, presenter, 2023 Midwest Legal Conference on Data Privacy and Cybersecurity, February 7, 2023
• Navigating Workplace Well-Being, presenter, Minnesota State Bar Association, February 2, 2023
  
• Hot Topics and Common Ethical Issues in Estate Planning, co-presenter with Amy Morris Hess, Bassford Remele A Loss of Trust: What Trust and Estate Litigators Think Estate Planners Need to Know, January 24, 2023
• How Truly Diverse, Equitable and Inclusive Panel Counsel Positively Impacts Your Case, presenter, Professional Liability Defense Federation, Chicago, September 16, 2022
  
• The Impact of Technology on Legal Malpractice Claims and Lawsuits, presenter, Professional Liability Defense Federation, Chicago, September 15, 2022
  
• The Legal and Ethical Implications of the Close Corporation Attorney-Client Privilege Trap, presenter, Business Law Institute, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, May 9, 2022
• The Ethical Implications of Accepting Cryptocurrency for Legal Fees, Ransomware, and Other Technology-Related Issues in Legal Ethics, presenter, Workers' Compensation Institute, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, April 26, 2022
• Ethical Implications of Accepting Cryptocurrency as Payment for Legal Services, presenter, Banking Law Institute, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, April 21, 2022
• Law and Ethics Update, presenter, Torts, Litigation, and Ethics XI, September 17, 2021
• Recovery of Attorneys’ Fees, presenter, Remedies & Damages in Commercial Litigation, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, July 30, 2021
• Lessons Learned: Utilizing the Pandemic Experience to Avoid Legal Pitfalls and Cyber Security Risks as We Move to a Hybrid Workforce, panelist, Bassford Remele Ethics Seminar, June 23, 2021
  
• Legal Ethics Updates and Hot Topics, presenter, Hennepin County Bar Association Ethics and Professionalism Section, February 12, 2021
  
• Ethics: Who Do I Represent? The Close Corporation Attorney-Client Privilege Trap, Shareholder Disputes in Closely-Held Businesses, presenter, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, January 25, 2021
• New Developments in Ethics and Professional Responsibility, presenter, 2021 Civil Litigator Half-Day Seminars, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, January 26, 2021
  
• Law and Ethics Update, presenter, Torts, Litigation, and Ethics XI, August 28, 2020
  
• New Developments in Ethics and Professional Responsibility, co-presenter with K.P. Hickey, Civil Litigator's Annual Short Course, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, February 2020
  
• Elements of Privilege: Made in Confidence, co-presenter, Attorney-Client Privilege: What Every Attorney Needs to Know Seminar, Minnesota CLE, December 11, 2019
• Ethical Obligations of Listening to (or Ignoring) Client Requests, co-presenter with M.R. Bradford, Lorman Education Services, October 2, 2019
  
• What if You Get Hit By a Truck? aka Succession Planning is for Everyone, co-presenter, Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company Defense Panel Seminar, August 6, 2019
• Ethics, Technology, and You: Lawyer Ethical Obligations Relating to Technology and Cyber Security, panelist, Bassford Remele Ethics Seminar, June 18, 2019
  
• Choice of Law & Causes of Action Against 3M Under Minnesota Law, co-presenter, 3M CAEv2 Earplugs Seminar, February 26, 2019
  
• New Developments in Ethics and Professional Responsibility, co-presenter with K.P. Hickey, The Litigator's Annual Short Course, Minnesota State Bar Association, February 2019
  
• Elements of Privilege: Made in Confidence, co-presenter, Attorney-Client Privilege: What Every Attorney Needs to Know Seminar, Minnesota CLE, August 30, 2018
  
• Hot Topics in Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility - Torts, Litigation and Ethics VII, presenter, Eighth Annual Litigation and Ethics Seminar, April 6, 2018
  
• New Developments in Ethics and Professional Responsibility, co-presenter with K.P. Hickey, Civil Litigator's Annual Short Course, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, February 2018
  
• Fair Debt: Ethics in Consumer Collection Litigation, presenter, The National Creditors Bar Association Fall Conference, Washington, D.C., October 14, 2017
• Hot Topics in Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility, presenter, Seventh Annual Litigation and Ethics Seminar, April 7, 2017
• Common Ethical Pitfalls Facing New Lawyers, co-presenter, MDLA New Lawyers Section, April 6, 2017
• New Developments in Ethics and Professional Responsibility, co-presenter with K.P. Hickey, Civil Litigator's Annual Short Course, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, February 2017
• The Ethics of Lawyer Mobility: How to Leave Your Law Firm and Live to Tell the Tale, co-presenter with C.E. Lundberg, Hennepin County Bar Association webinar, January 8, 2016