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Education

Texas Tech University School of Law

Graduated May 2021 | Doctorate of Jurisprudence


Involvement: 

  • Estate Planning and Community Property Law Journal - Editor-in-Chief
  • Board of Barristers Advocacy Competitions - Board Member, Communications Committee
  • Texas Aggie Bar Association - Treasurer
  • Student Ambassadors Program 
  • Library & Technology Committee 

Texas A&M University

Graduated May 2018 | Bachelor of Science - Visualization

Minor in Business


Involvement:

  • Spring Semester 2017: Study Abroad in Bonn, Germany at the Akademie für Internationale Bildung
  • Beta Upsilon Chi Fraternity - Cell Group Leader, Media Chair
  • TAMU ACM SIGGRAPH - Secretary, Webmaster
  • Resident Advisor 
  • IMPACT Retreat - Counselor, Media Team

Legal Experience

US Army JAG Corps

United States | Current

Judge Advocate. Attorney serving in the US Army. 

Packard, Hood, Johnson & Paul, LLP

Amarillo, TX | 2021

Associate Attorney. Junior attorney assisting in insurance defense litigation.

Sell Griffin McLain PC

Amarillo, TX | Summer I 2020

Law Clerk. Assisted partners on issues regarding land titles, estate planning, and commercial litigation. Researched and collaborated on motions before the court. 

US Navy JAG Corps

Norfolk, VA | Summer 2019

Intern. Worked for the Trial Department performing research and writing memos on new provisions of the UCMJ, drafting prosecutorial merit memorandums, charging sheets, and reviewing NCIS case files to assist my supervising attorney in preparing for trial. 

Publications and Presentations

Publication - Bringing the Dead Back to Life: Preparing the Estate for the Post-mortem Acting Role

Published in Estate Planning and Community Property Law Journal, Vol. XII, Book 2, Summer 2020.

Recipient of the EPJ Vol. XII Top Comment Award. 


An abridged version was published in the REPTL Reporter in Oct. 2020, a publication of the Texas State Bar.


To learn more, click here.

Presentation - Estate Planning CLE & Expo 2020

Lubbock, TX | Feb. 2020

Keynote over my research performed at the annual Estate Planning CLE.

To watch the video, click here. 

Service

Citizens' Climate Lobby

Lubbock, TX | March 2020 - August 2021

As a volunteer with the local CCL chapter, I spent my time creating advertisements, flyers, and tabling at community events. These actions helped Lubbock CCL promote its message of climate change awareness and the solutions we can take to solve the issue. 

Navy JAG Corps

Norfolk, VA | Summer 2019

I accumulated a summer's worth of hours of pro bono legal service while working for the Navy, as the entire public interest internship was unpaid. 

Island Party

College Station, TX | Annually, 2015-2018

I volunteered as Director of Live Action and Director of Animation on the marketing team for an annual community concert. I produced onstage animations, advertisements, and posters. All proceeds from the concert go to local and international charities. 

Interests and Hobbies

Photography

Learning Foreign Languages

Photography

Mostly for fun and creative expression. 

Finalist in Photography Forum Magazine's 2018 Spring Photography contest. 

Running

Learning Foreign Languages

Photography

Running for fun and exercise. Competed in the 2017 Bonn Marathon while studying abroad in Germany.

Learning Foreign Languages

Learning Foreign Languages

Learning Foreign Languages

Currently learning Korean. Previous experience learning German.

Banjo

Guitar

Learning Foreign Languages

Aspiring bluegrass Scruggs-style player. Former pupil of banjo champion Sue Rogers of Wheelock, TX.

Guitar

Guitar

Guitar

Acoustic and electric. 13 years experience, two different bands, countless broken strings.

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