Areas of Practice
- Criminal Defense
- Civil Litigation
- Appellate Advocacy
Bar Admissions
- Maryland
- U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
Education
- American University, Washington College of Law, Washington, District of Columbia
- J.D. - 2011
- Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio
- B.A. - 2008
- Honors: Dean’s List
- Major: Political Science
- Major: Spanish
Published Works
Honors and Awards
- SuperLawyers®: Criminal Defense (2023)
- SuperLawyers® Rising Star: Criminal Defense (2019-2021)
- The Best Lawyers in America®: Criminal Defense (2023-2024); Commercial Litigation (2022-24)
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Montgomery County Trial Courts Judicial Nominating Commission, 2023 to Present
- Appellate Panel for the Maryland Office of the Public Defender, 2023 to Present
- Court of Appeals Advisory Committee to Explore the Feasibility of Maryland’s Adoption of the Uniform Bar Examination, Member, 2016 to 2017
- American Bar Association
- Federal Bar Association
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Maryland State Bar Association
- Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys’ Association
- Maryland Hispanic Bar Association
- Hispanic National Bar Association
- Montgomery County Bar Association
- Prince George’s County Bar Association
Past Employment Positions
- The Honorable Gary E. Bair, Circuit Court for Montgomery County (Jan. 2012–Sept. 2013), Law Clerk
- David E. Aaronson, Maryland Criminal Jury Instructions & Commentary (2011), Research Associate
- The Honorable Peter C. Schaumber, Board Member, National Labor Relations Board (2010), Legal Intern
Languages
- Spanish
