Professional Activities
American Bankruptcy Institute
Maricopa County Bar Association
International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC)
National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT)
NAIOP Commercial Real Estate Development Association
Guest lecturer at Arizona State University, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, on topics ranging from avoidance and preference actions to ethical issues relating to the bankruptcy practice
Judge Pro Tem, Maricopa County Superior Court
Recognition & Accomplishments
The Legal 500 US, Real Estate–Real estate investment trusts (REITs), 2018-2020
The Best Lawyers in America, real estate law, 2017-2021
Named by IFLR 1000, "Rising Star—Arizona" 2018, 2019; "Highly Regarded— Arizona," 2020 for restructuring and insolvency
Named a Southwest Super Lawyer, Business Litigation, Super Lawyers magazine: 2015-2021
Named as a Southwest Super Lawyers "Rising Star," Business Litigation, Super Lawyers magazine, 2012-2014
Publications
Co-author, "Ninth Circuit Allows Leases To be Stripped in Section 363 Sale," Ballard Spahr alert, July 18, 2017
Co-author, "Ninth Circuit Finds that 1111(b) Deemed-Recourse Rights Do Not Survive Foreclosure of Underlying Property," The Bankruptcy Strategist, July 2017
Co-author, "Landlords, Beware! When Does the § 502(b)(6) Calculation Start?" American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, August 2016
Co-author, "Beware of Fed. R. Bankr. P. 7008: Seeking Attorneys’ Fees in Adversary Proceedings," American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, March 2013
Speaking Engagements
"The Inside Perspective: Commercial Real Estate Loan Sales," Ballard Spahr Webinar, October 27, 2020
"Ethical Issues in Bankruptcy," Arizona State University, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, March 5, 2020
Guest, "Retail Market Update, Trends, and Strategies," America's Commercial Real Estate Show podcast, May 1, 2019
"Cutting-Edge Issues in Avoidance Actions," American Bankruptcy Institute's Southwest Bankruptcy Conference, Las Vegas, NV, September 7, 2018
"Finding the Remedy for Retail," Turnaround Management Association and Land Economics Society, February 2018
"Protecting Your Company Against Customer & Vendor Bankruptcy," Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC), Arizona Chapter, October 2017
"Ethics & Bankruptcy: A Lesson in Professionalism," Arizona State University, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, April 2017
"Ethical Issues in Bankruptcy," Arizona State University, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, April 2016
"Tips for Developing Business as a Young Lawyer," American Bar Association / Young Lawyer Leadership Program Roundtable, July 2015
"Ethics & Bankruptcy," Arizona State University, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, April 2015
"Secured Transactions: Issues Surrounding Enforcement of Security Interests," Arizona State University, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, April 2015
"The Automatic Stay," Arizona State University, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, January 2015
"Protecting Your Business from the Bankruptcy of Your Vendors, Customers or Other Third Parties," Association of Corporate Counsel, November 2014
Roundtable Leader, "My Landlord/Tenant Filed for Bankruptcy – Now What?" International Council of Shopping Centers, 44th Annual ICSC Law Conference, October 2014
"Ethical Issues in Bankruptcy," Arizona State University, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, April 2014
"Fraudulent Conveyance and Avoidance Actions in the Bankruptcy World," Arizona State University, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, February 2014
Board Memberships
Arizona Foundation for Legal Services, Governmental Relations Committee, past Board Member (2005-2007)