Focus Areas
- Obtained multiple summary judgments on behalf of a gas utility company on claims relating to uncapped gas lines.
 - Obtained summary judgment on behalf of a gas utility company on claims relating to lack of sufficient combustion air.
 - Obtained a favorable settlement for a gas utility company in a wrongful death claim arising out of a gas explosion in a single-family home.
 - Obtained multiple favorable settlements for gas utility on claims related to alleged carbon monoxide exposure.
 - Obtained significant deficiency judgment on a hotel loan following a bench trial where defendant contested valuation of hotel and manner of hotel sale.
 - Obtained court of appeals reversal of default judgment entered after improper service.
 - Obtained multiple summary judgments on behalf of hotel lender regarding breach of guarantee agreements, resulting in several multi-million dollar judgments.
 - Obtained heavily contested default judgment against borrowers in Dekalb County, Georgia.
 - Obtained 60-day emergency TRO prohibiting misuse of trade secrets in absence of restrictive covenants in Hall County Georgia.
 - Obtained on multiple occasions injunctive relief enforcing nationwide covenant not to compete against former sales strategy director in Cobb County, Georgia.
 - Defeated certification of a class consisting of members throughout the state of New York on behalf of a large corporation in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
 - Obtained favorable settlement for commercial real estate developer in breach of contract suit.
 - Successfully briefed numerous motions to dismiss relating to wrongful foreclosure and lender liability issues.
 
- Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 and 2026 for Commercial Litigation
 - Selected to Benchmark Litigation Future Star List, 2024, 2025
 - Selected to Benchmark Litigation 40 & Under List, 2021, 2022, 2025
 - Selected for inclusion in Euromoney’s 2021 Expert Guides: Rising Stars for Business Litigation
 - Selected to the Georgia Rising Stars list, 2018-2024
 - Dean’s Award in Legal Research, Writing and Advocacy Program, 2009
 
- “Sustainable Savings: The CPACE Pathway to Lower-Cost Capital,” Thompson Hine Webinar, September 2024
 
Education
- Emory University School of Law, J.D., 2011, with honors,
notes and commentary editor, Emory International Law Review
 - Tulane University, B.A., 2006, cum laude
 - American University of Paris, 2005
 
Bar Admissions
- Georgia
 
- Sustainable Savings: Leveraging C-PACE Financing for Lower-Cost Capital and Clean Energy Growth, October 29, 2024
 - Six Thompson Hine Lawyers Recognized by Georgia Super Lawyers 2024, 
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, February 8, 2024 - Five Thompson Hine Lawyers Recognized by Georgia Super Lawyers 2023, 
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, February 9, 2023 - Four Thompson Hine Lawyers Recognized by Georgia Super Lawyers 2022, 
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, February 14, 2022 - Three Thompson Hine Partners Recognized as Rising Stars in Euromoney Legal Media Group’s Expert Guides, 
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, August 24, 2021 - Five Thompson Hine Lawyers Recognized by  Georgia Super Lawyers 2021, 
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, February 12, 2021 - Five Thompson Hine Lawyers Recognized by Georgia Super Lawyers, 
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, February 14, 2020 - Thompson Hine Elects New Partners, 
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, January 23, 2020 

