He  received a Bachelor of Arts in Public Administration from Miami University in 1992 and a law degree from The Ohio State University College of Law in 1995.

Honors and Awards:

• Urban All-American Award Winner (2005)

Professional  Memberships: 

• Toledo Bar Association
  • Fellow
  • Toledo Bar Association Board of Directors (2005-2006)
• Ohio State Bar Association
• American Bar Association
  • Litigation Section - Corporate Counsel Committee
  • Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section
• Defense Research Institute

Representative Cases:

• The RightThing, LLC v. Brown, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 59187 (N.D. Ohio July 6, 2009)
• Winkler v. The Westhaven Group, LLC, Case No. CI 05-06854 (Lucas Cty. C.P. 2005), unreported
• Stephens v. Emanhiser, 1999 Ohio 849; 1999 Ohio App. LEXIS 3890 (Ohio Ct. App. 3d Dist. 1999)

Community Involvement:

• The Toledo Hospital Board of Directors (2010-present)
• St. Francis DeSales High School Board of Directors (2005-present)
• Economic Opportunity Planning Association of Greater Toledo, Inc.  (2003-2005)
• Neighborhood Properties, Inc. (1997-2004)
• St. Anthony's Villa, Inc. (2000-2002)
• INROADS of NW Ohio, Inc. (2000-2003)
• Jeremy Lincoln Foundation, Inc. (1998-2001)

Cooper & Walinski Involvement:

• Executive Committee
• Co-Chair of Tort Practice Group
• Commercial Litigation Practice Group
• Insurance Practice Group
• Recruiting Committee