When I am not helping my clients serve their clients, I enjoy going on adventures with my family; supporting the Nationals, Capitals, Commanders and Old Glory DC; and participating in various CSAUP (Completely Stupid And Utterly Pointless) athletic events with my friends. You may have found me at a charitable event or two.
I’m part of the F3 workout group in the Washington D.C. area. The Patriot is the site (the “AO”) where it started for me in 2019, and I later started The Highlands AO in Pentagon City. F3 has had a tremendous impact on my life, and it seemed fitting to pay tribute to it in my practice — it’s part of where the names “The Patriot” and “The Highlands” for my compliance plans come from.
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In addition, I can appear in almost any jurisdiction for regulatory or arbitration matters.
The Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Program’s Certificate of Commendation for service rendered in a pro bono representation before the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (March 2018)
FAVORITE QUOTES
MUSIC “HALL OF FAME” (aka my top concerts)
MOVIE “HALL OF FAME”
FAVORITE VACATIONS: Family road trips through Ireland and Northern Ireland and also Switzerland and Germany
FAVORITE ARTISTS: Frank Lloyd Wright and Arnold Schwarzenegger
IF I WASN’T A LAWYER . . . then I would be at the helm of a barbecue pit getting grimy while turning humble cuts of meat into something special.
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