Bio
I was drawn to pursue a legal career because I wanted to help people experiencing the effects of societal power imbalances. I have experienced these imbalances between employers and employees through years of working in the service industry. I know firsthand how difficult it can be to assert your rights as a worker, and how challenging it is to navigate complex bureaucratic systems to vindicate your rights. I primarily practice Workers’ Compensation, where I help guide workers through the claims process so that they can achieve the best result possible and put their work injury behind them. I also advise labor unions and progressive organizations on initiative, campaign finance and election related matters.
I am originally from Kentucky (Go Cats) but attended college in New York City, where I studied Urban Studies and Sustainable Development. I loved the aspect of liberal arts studies that involved delving into research and writing projects—an interest and skill that has translated into the legal field. From New York, I moved to rural Oregon to participate in the RARE AmeriCorps program, where I spent a year working on downtown revitalization and planning a festival for the 2017 Solar Eclipse. I fell in love with the PNW and stayed here for five years working primarily in farm education for youth. It was during this time, after the increasing realization of how difficult it was to navigate societal systems that were supposed to be there to help working people, that I decided to apply to law school and use my skills and interests to help folks wade through these often murky waters. I moved back to the South to attend Tulane University in New Orleans, and am now happy to be back in Oregon working for Bennett Hartman.
Joined Firm
2025
Admitted to Practice
2024
Education
- Tulane University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2024)
- Barnard College of Columbia University (B.A., cum laude, 2016)