Experience & Qualifications

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Extensive experience in all Family Law matters – has personally handled EVERY type of case that comes before the Family Court from all viewpoints

• Adoptions
• Child Custody, Timesharing/Visitation, Child Support
• Dependency, Neglect, and Abuse of Children
• Divorce, Property Division, Spousal Support
• Domestic Violence & Interpersonal Protection
• Grandparent Visitation
• Paternity
• Status Offenses of Children
• Terminations of Parental Rights (Voluntary & Involuntary)

Over three years as a Family Court Staff Attorney

• Trained under one of the most respected Family Court Judges in the Commonwealth
• Experienced in researching issues from a decision-making viewpoint, drafting Court orders, and mediating cases
• Knows how Family Court can, and should be, run effectively, efficiently, and ethically

Extensive legal training in the field of Family Law

• Recipient of the 2020 & 2021 Kentucky Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Award (earned over 20 CLE credit hours each year - 12 credits is the requisite)
• Multiple specific trainings for Dependency, Neglect and Abuse Cases, the Family Court Rules, and Kentucky Family Law

Admitted to the Bar in 2012; Graduate of University of Kentucky, College of Law

• Exceptional time-management skills and efficiency
• Punctual
• Meticulous attention to detail without losing sight of the broader picture
• Prioritizes and balances tasks and responsibilities
• Appreciative of people's time and work schedules - will not unduly waste stakeholders' time

Decision Maker

Good decisions come from knowing the rules, learning the facts, making a call, and being consistent.

• Extensive and in-depth knowledge of the laws governing Family Law
• Will consider all the evidence in a respectful, attentive, fair-and-firm manner
• Straight-forward, honest, and confident in making well thought-out decisions
• While every case is unique, consistent handling of common issues with similar facts generates predictability and stability in the Court
• Decade of experience as an official in high school and youth sports has honed my decision-making skills

Respectful

The Court must recognize and honor that:

• Every person is instilled with basic human dignity
• Everyone stands equal for the Court and the law
• Each case is important to the parties

Family Court can often be emotional for the parties, it must be sensitive to that emotion but not allow its reason to be overcome by it; decisions must be based on the   law and the facts, not the judge's individual heart. 

Relatable

• Born and raised in Owensboro, Daviess County
• Proud product of public schools and universities
• Son of blue-collar parents
• Broad range of work experience in addition to legal career

• Professionally - follows the law
• Personally - guided by strong conservative and Christian values
• Servant Leadership
• Called not just to do well, but to serve others and do good