Significant Cases:

Fiduciary and Probate Litigation

• Acted as litigation counsel for the Rosa Parks Institute in a high-profile will contest in Detroit over the estate of civil rights icon Rosa Parks 
• Represented widow in litigation against her late husband's personal representatives to invalidate a prenuptial agreement that excluded her from sharing in a multi-million dollar estate resulting in a favoring ruling in the Court of Appeals.
• Represented guardian in obtaining temporary restraining order against caretaker who had obtained power of attorney in his favor from an incapacitated person after which over $1 million in assets went missing in a short period of time.
• Represented successor trustee in action to recover funds improperly removed from trust and improperly transferred to third party in violation of both trust agreement and prenuptial agreement. 

Commercial Litigation

• Acted as national litigation counsel for one of the nation's leading floorplan secured financiers managing all aspects of litigation strategy, including complex commercial defense litigation.
• Represented non-profit hospital in obtaining a preliminary injunction against national insurance company to prevent insurance company from terminating its hospital contract which would have resulted in multi-million dollar losses to the hospital.
• Represented prominent motorsports racing equipment manufacturer in obtaining a preliminary injunction preventing national sanctioning body from arbitrarily decertifying all products manufactured by company, which would have effectively put the manufacturer out of business.  
• Obtained dismissal of plaintiff’s multi-million dollar claims against company for breach of contract of aircraft purchase agreement where plaintiff consistently disrupted the discovery process and repeatedly refused to answer questions in deposition. 
• Acted as litigation counsel in a variety of right to publicity cases involving personalities such as Marilyn Monroe, Rosa Parks, and John Dillinger.
• Obtained dismissal of multi-million dollar RICO complaint brought by automobile dealer against large automobile financing company.

General Litigation 

• Successfully briefed and orally argued case where Court of Appeals held that a utility company’s tariff did not make it immune from its own negligent acts when causing several gas leaks in a business. Longarder v. Citizens Gas & Coke Utility, 856 N.E.3d 796 (Ind. Ct. App. 2006). 
• Represented client in complex, multi-defendant federal criminal investigation for alleged securities fraud.
• Represented client in constitutional challenge to the Indiana Child Support Guidelines. 

Community Involvement

• Marion County Democratic Judges' Re-Election Campaign, Campaign Coordinator, 2011-present;
• Heather Welch for Judge Campaign, Treasurer, 2011-present;
• Terry Curry for Marion County Prosecutor, Finance and Fundraising Committee, 2009-present;
• Planned Parenthood Young Leaders, Board Member, 2010-present;
• Marion County Democratic Vice Precinct Committee Person, WAS-31, 2010-present;
• Indianapolis Bar Association, Bar Leaders Series VIII, Graduate, 2011;
• American Lung Association, Lung Walk Committee, 2010;
• Indianapolis Bar Association, Executive Committee Young Lawyers Division, 2006-2010;
• Marion County Democratic Judges’ Re-Election Campaign, Campaign Coordinator, 2007-2008;
• Protective Order Pro Bono Project, volunteer, 2005-2007

Awards

• Rising Star 2010, 2011, Law & Politics magazine;
• Up and Coming Lawyers 2008, The Indiana Lawyer
• Indiana “Future Star” in Litigation 2008, Benchmark Litigation