Judgeship
2012 - Present
Judge of the Court of Appeals, 3rd Judicial District
(Antelope, Boone , Boyd, Burt , Cedar, Cuming,  Dakota, Dixon, Dodge, portions of Douglas, Holt, Knox, Madison , Pierce, Platte, portions of Sarpy, Stanton, Thurston, Washington, Wayne, Wheeler counties)

Experience
1999 – 2008
Gross & Welch, P.C., L.L.O
Positions of Shareholder and Associate/Director

1996 – 1999
Blackwell Sander
Associate

1986 – 1996
Gross & Welch, P.C., L.L.O.
Positions of Associate, Law Clerk, and Paralegal

Education
Creighton University School of Law, 1993
Juris Doctorate

Kearney State College, 1985
Bachelor of Science

Judicial/Law Related Activities
Professional Affiliations
Nebraska State Bar Association
Nebraska State Bar Foundation

Honors and Awards
Nebraska State Bar Foundation Fellow:  Selection to become a Fellow in the Nebraska State Bar Foundation is based on the integrity and character of the lawyer/judge. The Foundation recognizes established legal professionals who are dedicated to improving the administration of justice. Fellows are accredited by colleagues as leaders of the legal profession who contribute to the charitable and community education works of Foundation.

Litigation Counsel of America Fellow
American Jurisprudence Award (Trusts and Estates, Property, and Insurance)
Creighton Law Review Associate Staff