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I grew up in Lawrence and have lived here most of my life, earning both my undergrad and law degrees from <a title="The University of Kansas" href="http://www.ku.edu/" target="_blank">KU</a> – BA, linguistics, 1985; JD, 1989. I began my legal career as a military lawyer, serving six years as a <a title="The Judge Advocate General of the United States Air Force" href="http://www.afjag.af.mil/" target="_blank">United States Air Force judge advocate</a> before returning to Lawrence to establish my private practice.

I became a lawyer because I wanted to help regular, ordinary folks with the kinds of problems you might think “shouldn’t” require a lawyer, but, in today’s complex world, most certainly <em>do</em> require a lawyer – and bankruptcy is at the top of that list.  The concept of bankruptcy is really pretty simple, but bankruptcy law is about as complicated as it gets.

I focus my practice on bankruptcy law so my clients can know they’re getting the most up-to-date legal services available. I focus my attention on my clients – on you and your particular circumstances and needs – so we can both be sure your case gets the benefit of every possible provision of the law.