Focus Areas
- “MORE Cannabis Legislation in the House,” Thompson Hine Cannabis Practice Update, April 2022
- “The Future of Bankruptcy Venue Reform,” American Bankruptcy Institute newsletter, December 2021
- “Bankruptcy Proof of Claim Basics,” Thompson Hine Business Law Update, Fall 2021
- “Lawyers beware: NY and GA issue conflicting ethics decision on representing cannabis clients,” Thompson Hine blog The Law for Lawyers Today, July 29, 2021
- “Colorado Bankruptcy Judge Kicks Cannabis Debtor Out of Court,” Thompson Hine Cannabis Practice Update, January 2021
- “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021: Implications for Business,” Thompson Hine COVID-19 Update, December 30, 2020
- “New COVID-19 Relief Package Provides Additional Pandemic Bankruptcy Protections,” Thompson Hine COVID-19 Update, December 2020
- “Marijuana on Congress’s Minds,” Thompson Hine Cannabis Practice Update, December 2020
- “3 Bankruptcy Rulings Highlight Barriers For Pot-Adjacent Cos.,” Law360, November 5, 2020
- “Fixing For-Profit Failures: Why Student Loans for For-Profit Schools Should Be Dischargeable in Bankruptcy,” 83 Miss. L.J. 189
- Selected to the Georgia Rising Stars list, 2023, 2024
- Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD), Pathfinder, 2022
- Included in the 2022 to 2025 editions of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America for Banking and Finance Law, and Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Professional Associations
- Atlanta Bar Association, Finance Committee (2024-2025)
- Mississippi Bankruptcy Conference
- Stonewall Bar Association, Board of Directors (2019-2025), President (2022-2023)
- WorkOUT Professionals
Education
- University of Mississippi School of Law, J.D., 2014, magna cum laude,
Mississippi Law Journal, associate articles editor and technical editor; Business Law Reporter, co-founder and editor
- University of Mississippi, B.A., 2011, cum laude
Bar Admissions
- Georgia
- Mississippi
- Alabama
Court Admissions
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- Six Thompson Hine Lawyers Recognized by Georgia Super Lawyers 2024,
Thompson Hine LLP
, February 8, 2024 - Five Thompson Hine Lawyers Recognized by Georgia Super Lawyers 2023,
Thompson Hine LLP
, February 9, 2023 - MORE Cannabis Legislation in the House,
Cannabis Practice Update
, April 7, 2022 - Bankruptcy Proof of Claim Basics,
Thompson Hine Business Law Update
, November 30, 2021 - Business Law Update – Fall 2021,
Thompson Hine Newsletter
, November 30, 2021 - Colorado Bankruptcy Judge Kicks Cannabis Debtor Out of Court,
Cannabis Practice Update
, January 19, 2021 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021: Implications for Business,
COVID-19 Update
, December 30, 2020 - New COVID-19 Relief Package Provides Additional Pandemic Bankruptcy Protections,
COVID-19 Update
, December 28, 2020 - Marijuana on Congress’s Minds,
Cannabis Practice Update
, December 9, 2020 - 3 Bankruptcy Rulings Highlight Barriers For Pot-Adjacent Cos.,
Law360
, November 9, 2020