I counsel clients in the ports and maritime and real estate and construction industries through the many facets of dispute resolution and casualty response. I harness my unique understanding of the contexts in which legal issues arise and find strategies for resolving them to help clients navigate toward positive outcomes.

I assist clients in the maritime industry, particularly shipping companies, with addressing marine casualty issues, such as securing discovery for use in overseas proceedings and litigating matters in maritime-related suits. I am also involved in resolving real estate and land use problems for both real estate and port clients.Before joining Schwabe's litigation team, I served as a judicial law clerk in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska. I have worked on complex trials and appeals across a broad range of issues and have published legal analysis related to environmental regulation, international and domestic governance, maritime law, and climate change.

Bar Admissions

• Oregon State Courts
• Washington State Courts

Education

• University of Oregon, Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science (2011)
• University of Washington School of Law, Juris Doctor degree (2014)

Significant Accomplishments

• Obtained a favorable summary judgment ruling on a maritime negligence counterclaim.
• Associate counsel in a federal bench trial involving cross-claims for breach of maritime contract.
• Represents individuals and entities in state and federal proceedings.
• Served as judicial clerk for federal district court and Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals judges in civil and criminal litigation.
• Mediated a multi-party municipal boundary dispute involving complex annexation proposals.
• Provided commercial real estate development advice to create an award-winning mixed-use retail, hotel, and residential project.

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