I have worked at the Kentucky Innocence Project and the New Mexico Innocence and Justice Project for 17 years conducting investigations and litigating post-conviction claims of innocence; I have been involved in the exoneration of 14 men and women who had been convicted of a crime they did not commit. The experience of conducting in-depth investigations and litigation of serious and complicated criminal cases is one that fits with many areas of the law, including personal injury and family law as well as criminal law. No detail is too small.
Areas Of Practice
- Criminal 40%
- Family Law 25%
- Personal Injury 25%
- Other 10%
Bar Admissions
- Tennessee, 1996
Education
- Nashville School of Law, Nashville, Tennessee
- J.D. - 1995
- Murray State University, Murray, Kentucky
- B.S. - 1979
- Honors: Dean's List
- Major: Business
Classes/Seminars
- Wrongful Convictions: Causes & Remedies, UNM School of Law, 2012 to 2017
- Innocence and Justice Seminar, UNM School of Law, 2011 to 2017
Honors and Awards
- Lincoln Leadership Award--Kentucky Public Defender's Office
Professional Associations and Memberships
- American Bar Association
- Tennessee Bar Association
Past Employment Positions
- New Mexico Innocence and Justice Project, Project Director, 2010 to 2017
- Kentucky Innocence Project, Project Coordinator, 2000 to 2010
Languages
- English
Fraternities/Sororities
- Alpha Gamma Rho