I was born on April 23, 1968, in what was then Hradec Kralove, Czecholslavakia. After brief stints in Texas and New Mexico, I eventually made it to Fort Smith, Arkansas where I graduated from high school in 1987. I dabbled a bit in Louisiana while obtaining my BA in Economics in 1992 from Centenary College, Shreveport and my JD in 1996 from LSU, Baton Rouge. I eventually left practicing in Baton Rouge and made it back home to Razorback land in Fort Smith, AR where I have practiced since 2006. Yes, I did indeed go to games with the LSU Tiger fans while in Baton Rouge, but no, I never betrayed my beloved Razorbacks. In fact, I proudly wore Arkansas gear to football and basketball games at LSU.

Sorry, I digressed. As far as my practice, I started out in complex commercial and civil litigation, focusing on finding seemingly impossible solutions in varying types of cases. I strive to position my client’s case in as strong a leverage point as possible through procedural maneuvers, pre-trial motions and appellate practice. One of my partners had referred to me as the “book lawyer” and I thoroughly enjoy that part of my practice. Through the years, my practice has evolved into me being a trial lawyer; so now I get to both prepare the trial record and do the appellate work, if it is needed.