Representative Experience
- Immigration
- Represented large IT company in PERM process for immigrant visas and H-1B non-immigrant visas for software programmers
- Obtained intra-company transferee L-1 visas for senior-level executives of foreign-based energy company after acquisition of U.S. entity
- Additional experience with family-based I-130/485 immigration petitions and applications, as well as consular processing, naturalization, and refugee, asylum, and VAWA cases
- Bankruptcy and Corporate
- Represent debtors, trustees, creditors, and creditor committees in chapter 7, 11, and 13 bankruptcy cases
- Prosecute and defend preference actions
- Represent small to mid-size companies through mergers, acquisitions, and refinancing transactions
- General Litigation
- Represent clients in state and federal courts at various stages of litigation
- Assist in discovery and preparation process with electronic document review, drafting motions and briefs, and filing court pleadings
Education
- Pennsylvania State University, B.S. in Civil Engineering, 2003
- Case Western Reserve University School of Law, J.D, 2006
- Researched and drafted legal memorandum for the Special Court of Sierra Leone analyzing the admissibility of testimony made by a co-conspirator
Admissions
- Pennsylvania State Bar
- United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- American Bankruptcy Institute
Other
- Former Immigration Attorney and Legal Consultant with Pittsburgh Refugee and Immigrant Assistance Center, a non-profit organization
- Member of the Junior League of Pittsburgh