Bar Admissions
Minnesota State Bar, 2000
United States Federal District Court, District of Minnesota, 2000
United States Federal Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, 2000
New York State Bar, 2006
Education
William Mitchell College of Law – Juris Doctorate, 2000
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities – Bachelor of Arts, 1995
Distinctions
Professional Honors
- Selected by Minnesota Super Lawyers as a Super Lawyer in 2014, as published in Super Lawyers Magazine
- Selected by Minnesota Super Lawyers as a Rising Star attorney in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2011, as published in Minnesota Law and Politics
Community Service
- Investigator for the 4th District Ethics Committee, Minnesota Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility since 2008
- Pro Bono legal services for Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy
- Pro Bono legal services for Tubman Family Alliance
Certifications
- Certified Neutral by the Minnesota Supreme Court pursuant to Rule 114 to act as a mediator / arbitrator
- Fluent in Farsi (Persian)
Publications and Notable Appellate Cases
- Co-authored, co-edited, and researched material for Minnesota Real Estate Law & Practice, West Publishing.
- Minnesota Supreme Court
- Hale v. Viking Trucking Co., 654 N.W.2d 119 (Minn. 2002)
- Minnesota Court of Appeals
- Sealock v. Petersen 2008 WL 314146 (Minn. Ct. App.)
- Bratsch v. Bratsch, 2009 WL 1587174 (Minn. Ct. App.)
- Hanratty v. Hanratty, 2011 WL 891178 (Minn. Ct. App.)