I’m a lawyer with experience at both trial and appellate levels. I started my own family law firm in 2004 after practicing at Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP in Charlotte and at Sullivan & Cromwell in New York.
I regularly teach CLEs for other attorneys and have guest lectured at Queens University. I earned my J.D. from a top-tier law school.
Fun fact: I did not intend to become an environmental plaintiff—but my land had other plans.
Education
University of Virginia, J.D. 2001
University of Chicago, Ph.D. 1999 (dissertation It’s a Crime to Punish a Crime)
University of Chicago, M.A. 1995
Admissions
North Carolina
U.S. Middle District of North Carolina
U.S. Western District of North Carolina
U.S. Fourth Circuit
Awards and Distinctions
Martindale-Hubbelle Client Distinction Award 2013, 2014, 2019, 2020, 2021
John M. Olin Law and Economics fellow (1999-2001)
John Olin graduating class—best law&economics paper (on antitrust, 2001)
Virginia Law Review, editorial board (1999-2001)
Martindale Peer-Review and Client Ratings
Presentations, Teaching, Television
Taught attorneys (Continuing Legal Education):
- Divorce 101 (2004, 2010, Mecklenburg County Bar)
- Alienation of Affections (2004, Mecklenburg County Bar)
- If You Fight the Prince, Kill the Prince: Expert Evidence and Daubert Considerations in Family Law (2004, Mecklenburg County Bar)
- Why bother with appeals? (2014, Mecklenburg County Bar, ethics credit)
- Top ten things about Appeals (2015, North Carolina State Bar TV, general credit)
PBS (formerly CPCC) interview (Charlotte—International Success Series)
McColl School of Business, guest lecturer
Speaker at philosophy and literature symposiums:
- University of Chicago (1995)
- University of Virginia (1995)
- University of Madison-Wisconsin (1995)
Languages
Я говорю по-русски