Judicial Clerk, Hon. D. Price Marshall Jr., Arkansas Court of Appeals, Little Rock, AR, 2009
Judicial intern, German Federal Patent and Trademark Court, Munich, Germany, 2008
Education:
LL.M. IP, MIPLC & Max-Planck Institute for Intellectual Property and Competition Law, Munich Germany The George Washington University Law School, Washington D.C., 2008
J.D., University of Arkansas School of Law, Little Rock, AR, 2007
B.A., Economics, Centenary College of Louisiana, Shreveport, LA, 2004
B.A., English, Centenary College of Louisiana, Shreveport, LA, 2004
Admissions:
Illinois
United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois
Languages:
English
German
French
Select Publications:
Illinois Chapter in Media Libel Law 2013-2014, MLRC 50-State Survey (Media Law Resource Ctr., Inc. ed., 2013) (coauthored)
Fall 2013
Chapter 5: Enforcement Under the Freedom of Information Act, in Illinois' Freedom of Information Act and Open Meetings Acts (IICLE, 2013) (coauthored)
August 2013
#Oyez, #Oyez: Why Judges Should Let Reporters Tweet from the Courtroom, 101 Ill. B.J. 39
January 2013
Illinois Reporter's Privilege Shields Tech - Tech Blog Deemed "News Media" Under Functional Approach MLRC Media Law Letter (Media Law Resource Ctr., New York, N.Y.), at 10
July 2012
Illinois Judge Snubs Tech Blog - Holds Reporter's Privilege Inapplicable MLRC Media Law Letter (Media Law Resource Ctr., New York, N.Y.), at 29
January 2012
Illinois Chapter in Open Government Guide: Access to Public Records and Meetings in 50 States and D.C., 6th ed, The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, ISBN 1-58078-200-0 (coauthored)
Fall 2011
Unscrambling the Confusion: Applying the Correct Standard of Review for Rape-Shield Evidentiary Rulings, 34:2 AM. J. Trial AD. (coauthored)
Fall 2012
Privacy (or Piracy) of Medical Records: HIPPAA and Its Enforcement, 102 J.Nat'l Med. Assoc. 745-48
August 2010
Fact-Gathering in Patent Infringement Cases: Rule 34 Discovery and The SAISIE-CONTREFAÇON, MIPLC Studies Series, Vol. 4 Nomos Publ., ISBN 978-3-8329-4855-9
Fall 2009
Select Presentations:
"Illinois Supreme Court Cams & Mics in the Courts Pilot Project," Illinois News Broadcasters Association Spring Convention, Peoria, IL
April 2014
"Courtrooms & the Press . . . The Media's Role in Transparency," North Suburban Bar Association, Skokie, IL
April 2014
Presented "Social Media and Laws" lecture to journalists and news editors, Mid-America Press Institute, Springfield, IL
November 2013
Taught continuing legal education lecture on Freedom of Information Act Central Illinois Women's Bar Association, Springfield, IL
September 2013
Taught continuing legal education seminar on Freedom of Information Act Lorman Education Services, Springfield, IL
April 2013
Presented legislative update on legal topics affecting the broadcast industry Illinois Broadcasters Association Convention, Bloomington, IL
June 2012
Moderated panel discussion on cameras in the courtroom Illinois Press Association Convention, Springfield, IL
June 2012
Presented lecture on Open Meetings Act Kaskaskia College, Centralia, IL
April 2012
Presented lecture on online journalism for Media Law Resource Center Speaker Bureau University of Illinois, Springfield, IL
April 2012
Presented lecture on"Social Media and Elections," for delegation of Egyptian Journalists for United States State Department and Springfield Commission on International Visitors, Springfield, IL
March 2012
Taught continuing legal education seminar of Freedom of Information Act Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Bloomington, IL
October 2011
Presented lecture on Freedom of Information Act and Open Meetings Act University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, IL
October 2011
Lecture on Freedom of Information Act and Open Meetings University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, IL
