1. How do you define your legal practice and typical clients?
I focus on building, protecting, and optimizing businesses — particularly through sophisticated corporate, transactional, and governance work. My clients range from founders and emerging companies to established organizations navigating growth, restructuring, or strategic transactions. They come to me because they want a lawyer who is both a strategist and a problem‑solver — someone who can see around corners and translate complex issues into real‑world, plain‑spoken solutions, and help them close deals that remain solid long after the ink dries.
2. Tell us about your legal career journey. What made you become a lawyer and how did you land at Practus?
I became a lawyer because I’ve always been drawn to structure — not as a cage, but as a framework where curiosity can breathe and creative solutions can take shape in a world that often insists everything is black and white. And at the heart of it, I’ve always loved the challenge of solving complex problems in a way that empowers people. My path has carried me through traditional firms, general counsel roles, and entrepreneurial environments, each one sharpening my instinct to look beneath the surface and understand the business heartbeat behind every legal decision. Practus felt inevitable: a modern platform that honors autonomy, innovation, and the belief that you can practice law at a high level without surrendering the rest of your life to it.
3. What is the one thing you wish people about to hire a lawyer with your expertise knew?
Bring your lawyer in early. A well-structured deal, entity, or agreement prevents exponentially more problems than it ever costs to create — and it gives you room to build, grow, and breathe. In my world, proactive isn’t just better than reactive; it’s how you keep the path clear, the stress low, and the work aligned with where you actually want to go, instead of getting pulled into an unanticipated situation later.
4. Sometimes our best quality is also the one that gets us in tough situations. Tell us about your best quality and how it has mostly worked for you, except that one time …
My best quality is my ability to see all sides of a situation and guide people toward a true win‑win. Most lawyers are intelligent and strategic — that’s a given — but many are driven by a need to “win” at all costs, which often leads to torching the business deal in the process. That’s not me. I approach negotiations with diplomacy, honesty, and respect for the clients’ objectives, and I work hard to keep the lawyers from becoming the biggest obstacle in the room. The rare downside? Every now and then, I’ve tried a little too hard to build a bridge when the other side was fully committed to building a moat. But I’d still rather be the partner helping the client steer the deal to shore than the lawyer drilling holes in the boat.
5. When you’re not working at Practus, what’s keeping you busy? Any cool hobbies or hidden talents we don’t know about?
Outside of work, I’m usually following my curiosity wherever it leads — whether that’s exploring the latest discoveries in physics, tending to my organic garden and greenhouse, or diving in the ocean and swimming alongside dolphins. My home life is a vibrant little ecosystem of delightful chaos: two German Shepherds, a Staffordshire Terrier, two miniature dachshunds who are well on their way to becoming TikTok stars, and fourteen chickens who provide daily entertainment for all of us — along with a truly impressive number of eggs. We eat a lot of quiche.
Exploring Nature, engaging in rambunctious games with my dogs, and contemplating the deeper mysteries of the universe are what keep me grounded. They remind me that life is more than the next deal — that there’s a rhythm to life, a kind of quiet magic that only reveals itself when you’re exploring, not analyzing. That perspective steadies me, expands me, and ultimately makes me better at the work I do.
6. What would your colleagues be totally shocked (or mildly surprised) to find out about you? Do you kill at karaoke? Write political thrillers? Watch Star Trek (original) reruns?
My love of 16th‑century literature, where concepts were built on reverence for the past illuminated by wholly new perspectives, shaped the way I approach real estate investment and renovation: attentive to what endures, curious about what can be transformed, and drawn to the quiet dialogue between past and present.
I’ve always been drawn to spaces with stories — the kind of places where time lingers in the woodwork and whispers through the walls. Renovating Victorian houses has long been one of my favorite forms of exploration and expression. There’s something almost alchemical about uncovering original details, choosing wallpaper that reveals new dimensions, or finding the perfect antiques that feel like they’ve been called home. It’s a dialogue with the past, a way of honoring what came before while inviting something new to emerge.
BONUS QUESTION: What would you do if you weren’t an attorney? And why do we picture you in old castles carrying a dachshund?
Well, I do love wandering through old cities and restoring forgotten spaces – I guess I could do that carrying a dachshund. If I weren’t an attorney, I’d be rescuing dogs, raising my own delightfully unruly pack, and turning my miniature dachshunds into TikTok and YouTube megastars with storytelling. I’d also spend more time traveling and letting the natural world reset my sense of wonder. So, picture me (holding a dachshund) restoring forgotten spaces, rescuing dogs, and exploring coastlines around the world.
We can picture it!
