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EDUCATION:

· J.D., with honors, University of Florida School of Law (2001)

· B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1998)

BAR ADMISSIONS:

· The Florida Bar

COURTS OF AUTHORIZED PRACTICE:

· United States Supreme Court

· Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

· United States District Court, Middle and Southern District of Florida

· U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan

PUBLICATIONS AND SEMINARS:

· Panel Member: Seaman Claims and Personal Injury Investigations, United Maritime Group, LLC Seminar (Tampa, FL 2011)

· Panel Member: Maritime Personal Injury and Death Investigations, OSG Ship Management, Inc. Seminar (Tampa, FL 2010)

· Co-Author: Atlantic Sounding Co., Inc. v. Townsend Article, UK P&I Club U.S. Bodily Injury News (2009)

· Panel Member: Maintenance and Cure Claims, CNA Seminar (Metarrie, LA 2009)

· Panel Member: Punitive Damages Under U.S. Maritime Law, International Group of P&I Clubs, Personal Injury Subcommittee (London, UK 2009)

· Co-Author: Recent Maritime Cases in The Eleventh, Sixth, and Eight Circuits, Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute Seminar (Mobile, AL 2002)

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND ACHIEVEMENTS:

· Recognized in Super Lawyers

· Recognized in Chambers USA

· Member: The Maritime Law Association of the United States

· Member: The Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute

· Member: Propeller Club – Port of Tampa

EMPLOYMENT:

· Lau, Lane, Pieper, Conley & McCreadie (2002 - Present)

· U.S. Attorney’s Office, Gainesville, Florida, Law Clerk (Fall 2000)

· U.S. Attorney’s Office, Tallahassee, Florida, Law Clerk (Summer 2000)