Focus Areas
- Counsel autonomous vehicle developers on federal and state legal frameworks and regulatory obligations including those impacting novel vehicle designs. Assist manufacturers on importation of uncertified autonomous vehicles for research and testing.
- Represent multiple motor vehicle manufacturers through all stages of NHTSA enforcement proceedings including factual and legal development, penalty negotiation and successful completion of performance obligations.
- Prepare comprehensive rulemaking comments related to the Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) standard on behalf of an international heavy-duty truck manufacturer.
- Develop and conduct in-house training on NHTSA regulatory compliance issues for legal and business audiences.
- Counsel and advise multiple motor vehicle manufacturers on questions of innovative product compliance with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS).
- Conduct TREAD Act and Early Warning Reporting regulation audit across multiple business units of major specialty vehicle manufacturer.
- “Motor Vehicle Regulatory Update,” ABA Motor Vehicle Product Liability Litigation Conference, 2023-2026
- “TREAD vs. ACTIVE – Early Warning Defect and Incident Reporting in the United States and Canada,” DRI Strictly Automotive, 2024
- “Recreational Vehicle Industry Association Regulatory and Safety Compliance” Seminar, 2025
- Listed in The Legal 500 United States as a Leading Partner in Transportation: Rail and Road – Litigation, 2022
- Listed in The Legal 500 as a Rising Star for Transportation: Rail and Road, 2021
- Listed in The Legal 500 United States as a Next Generation Lawyer, Transportation: Rail and Road – Litigation, 2019, 2021–2025
Education
- The Catholic University of America, J.D., 2002, cum laude,
cum laude
- University of Georgia, B.A., 1998, cum laude
Bar Admissions
- District of Columbia
- Former NHTSA Trial Attorney Who Led Landmark Takata Airbag Recall Joins Thompson Hine’s Industry-Leading Transportation Practice,
Thompson Hine LLP
, May 12, 2026