Originally born in Buffalo, NY, my parents, a social worker and a technical writer, moved our family to Watertown, NY when I was a child. After graduating from Syracuse University, I decided to attend law school at the State University of New York at Buffalo. Following my lead, my parents also returned to their hometown of Buffalo.

I have always had clear intentions to reform the political system through representing unions and workers around the world. After college I made my first leap into law when I spent a semester in London, England where I participated in a work exchange program which offered the opportunity to work in a law office performing in depth legal research.

After returning from London, I headed to Washington, D.C. for two new challenges. I interned at the Institute for Policy Studies researching issues associated with U.S. foreign policy while concurrently interning at the Bricklayer’s legislative office. While with the Bricklayers, I was involved in legal research but this time I was immersed in tracking the evolution of laws and the congressional votes associated with legislature directly affecting members of the Bricklayer’s union.

During law school, I eagerly accepted the challenge of clerking at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in Washington, D.C., under the guidance of presidential appointee Member Fox. While there, I researched law and wrote case decisions for approval and publication. Realizing that even one person had the power to mold and reform the law to protect the American worker form unfair working practices. I became even more determined to continue my path to becoming a lawyer. I continued my activism in law school where I organized an anti-sweatshop group and, with the help of Buffalo Activist Network, helped organize one of the largest showings of grassroots power in buffalo’s history – a mass demonstration against unfair trade practices that hurt workers and industrial communities like Buffalo. For these efforts, as well as my academic accomplishments, I was awarded the Law Faculty Award upon graduation.

After law school I stayed in Buffalo with the hope of making a difference on a local grassroots level. I accepted a position as Executive Director of the Western New York Peace Center; a grassroots organization that works closely with the community to promote peace and organize change in foreign and domestic policy. In this position, I fought for fair labor practices including the abolition of sweatshops around the world.

I have since left that position and decided to change my venue of advocacy to that of a personal injury attorney. I want to represent those who have been injured due to the negligence of business owners and large corporations. My hope is to make sure that our community’s injured workers will have the representation they need to receive the justice they deserve.

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